Celebrate the Release of Emily Henry's Great Big Beautiful Life!
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Get ready for an evening of romance, fun, and celebration! Join us at Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore for the launch of Emily Henry's highly anticipated new novel, Great Big Beautiful Life. Be among the first to experience the magic with exclusive giveaways, themed activities, and a chance to meet fellow book lovers.
Pre-order your book for a chance to receive one of our limited signed books!
Don't miss out on this unforgettable event—pre-order your copy, join the festivities, and toast to love and literature!
No registration required.
Event Details:
- Location — Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore; 413 Main St, Middletown, CT 06457
- Date — Tuesday, April 22
- Time — 6:00 pm
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry.
Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: to write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years—or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the twentieth century.
When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game.
One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over.
Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication.
Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition.
But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can’t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room.
And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad…depending on who’s telling it.
Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Funny Story, Happy Place, Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation, and Beach Read. She studied creative writing at Hope College, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it. Find her on Instagram @emilyhenrywrites.
*Great Big Beautiful Life is published on April 22, 2025. Pre-orders must be pre-paid, and winners must be present to claim their prize. Winners will be announced at 6:30 PM. Please carefully note the event location and start time and plan accordingly.