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Henry has three of her bestselling novels headed for the big screen -- \"Beach Read,\" \"People We Meet on Vacation\" and \"Book Lovers\" -- which she said is \"surreal.\"

She said that's not on her mind when she's writing though: \"Honestly I'm not thinking, 'Oh, this could be an adaptation,' but I'm such a visual person, I see it all play out, so there's a piece of me that is like, yeah, it's a movie in my head already.\"

When asked about the rumored casting of Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri for \"Book Lovers,\" Henry shared her thoughts.

\"I think my readers are so smart and have such good taste,\" she said. \"So obviously if they think it's a good idea then I'm like, yeah, that would be amazing. They're very talented actors.\"

Neither of the actors have publicly commented on the rumors.

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