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Beach Read takes place on an imaginary shore of Michigan Lakes, which was inspired by the area near where she went to school at Hope College.

In interviews Henry admits that she prefers an extremely rough first draft, as done with “Beach Read”, so as to at least have words on a page. While a direction might not be chosen yet, she points out that at least the conversations are there. Writer’s block is a common phenomenon which Emily claims to have also had struggles with. She states that Beach Read will most likely be her only book that was inspired by the source. Common writers’ struggles are used as inspiration for this book: writer’s block as stated, and criticism of women’s fiction. The latter is addressed both in interviews and the book. Henry states in an interview with London Magazine that in comparison to male authors, women authors are often limited as being labeled domesticated women's art. She relates that female authors and their stories are often seen as very small-scale and that it is only inspired by their immediate surroundings and circle of people around them.