On March 28, 2023, Tango Entertainment bought the rights to create a film adaptation, with Sarah Heyward attached to write the script.

New York literary agent Nora Stephens is convinced to take a vacation at Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, for the entire month of August by her younger sister, Libby.

Henry draws in themes of family and mental health, holding and taking space for self and loved ones, and the power of books to heal, soothe and reveal."

[4] Carole V. Bell, writing for NPR, also commented on the ways the novel both utilizes and subverts class romance tropes: "The story is multilayered and the characters' familial challenges are complex.

"[6] On behalf of Paste, Natalie Zutter discussed how Book Lovers "continues a growing trend in contemporary romance that I hope is here to stay, wherein the love affair isn’t the only heartstring being tugged ...

Booklist's Keira Soleore described Nora as "scary, precise, and organized" and Charlie as having "a reputation for brusqueness, broodiness, and acerbic editorial comments", though "they are both true big-city workaholics who appreciate each other’s ethics and brilliance, but both struggle with insecurities and the sense that they will always be watching life from the outside.

[2] It won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance,[10] and the Reference and User Services Association included the audiobook on their 2022 Listen List.

[11] On March 28, 2023, Tango Entertainment bought the rights to create a film adaptation, with Sarah Heyward attached to write the script.