Books, Beach, & Beyond
Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine
Join Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 30 titles and the “Queen of the Beach Reads,” and Tim Ehrenberg, creator of the popular Tim Talks Books, as they talk shop and host spirited discussions with special guests from bestselling and internationally recognized authors, to publishing industry insiders, to local island legends who feature prominently in Hilderbrand’s prolific Nantucket stories. From what it’s like to take a book to the screen to the intricacies and intimate details of an author’s writing process, Hilderbrand and Ehrenberg take listeners on an exciting (and amusing) journey each episode, bringing books to life in a brand-new way in this podcast presented by N Magazine. A special thank you to our Season 2 Premier Sponsors: Nantucket Book Partners, Book of the Month, The Nantucket Hotel, Cartolina, and Triple Eight Distillery.
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Jenna Bush Hager
Books, Beach, & Beyond
07/18/23 • 44 min
Episode 3 brings us the incredible reading icon and passionate bookworm that is Jenna Bush Hager, author and the face of The Today Show’s Read with Jenna. The conversation is ripe with reading recommendations, and Elin and Tim ask all the insider questions of how Read with Jenna came about, how she chooses the titles each month, and some of her favorites over the last 4.5 years. They dive into raising children to be readers, Jenna’s writing life, and what she hopes people 200 years in the future will take away from the Read with Jenna selections. This episode is truly one for the books!
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Cartolina
Lauren Marttila Photography
Jenna Bush Hager Reading List:
Sisters First by Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush
Love Comes First by Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush
What else are we reading in this episode:
There, There by Tommy Orange
Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Night Bitch by Rachel Yoder
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins
My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Florin
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Solito by Javier Zamora
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
Other authors mentioned:
Emma Straub, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Kristin Hannah, Gillian Flynn, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Megan Abbott, Agatha Christie, Britney Spears, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Diane Sawyer, Cormac McCarthy, and Ann M Martin.
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Welcome to Books, Beach, & Beyond
Books, Beach, & Beyond
05/17/23 • 1 min
Join Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 30 titles and the “Queen of the Beach Reads,” and Tim Ehrenberg, creator of the popular Tim Talks Books, as they talk shop and host spirited discussions with special guests from bestselling and internationally recognized authors, to publishing industry insiders, to local island legends who feature prominently in Hilderbrand’s prolific Nantucket stories. From what it’s like to take a book to the screen to the intricacies and intimate details of an author’s writing process, Hilderbrand and Ehrenberg take listeners on an exciting (and amusing) journey each episode, bringing books to life in a brand-new way in this podcast presented by N Magazine.
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Jodi Picoult
Books, Beach, & Beyond
09/12/23 • 59 min
This episode features one of Elin and Tim’s favorite writers and friends, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Mad Honey, Wish You Were Here, and My Sister’s Keeper , Jodi Picoult! Jodi discusses writing from both perspectives of a controversial issue, her twist endings and intense research process, and co-writing with Samantha Van Leer and Jennifer Finney Boylan. Elin and Jodi dig into their decisions around narrative voice in their stories and their relationships and online interactions with readers, and the three discuss current book banning in America. It’s another chat where you feel like you’re having coffee with your three best friends!
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
The Nantucket Hotel
N Magazine
Nantucket Current
Jodi Picoult Reading List:
Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
What else are we reading in this episode:
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugendies
How to Give the Wrong Impression by Katherine Heiny
Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Speech Team by Tim Murphy
The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner
Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly
Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Holly by Stephen King
Other authors mentioned:
Mary Morris, Jennifer Finney Boylan, and Samantha Van Leer.
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Kristin Hannah
Books, Beach, & Beyond
07/04/23 • 42 min
In this episode, Elin and Tim speak with the incomparable Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, and The Four Winds. Kristin discusses her origin story (did you know she wrote a novel with her mom that will never be published?) and the three chat about crying while reading books, labels in literature, "blurbing" other authors’ books, characters pushed to the extremes, Hollywood adaptations, and more. It’s a real deep dive into this beloved writer’s world!
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
The Nantucket Hotel
Triple Eight Distillery
Kristin Hannah Reading List:
A Handful of Heaven by Kristin Hannah
On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
The Women by Kristin Hannah
What else are we reading in this episode:
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenberg
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Introducing... Books, Beach, & Beyond
Books, Beach, & Beyond
06/14/23 • 50 min
Welcome to Books, Beach, & Beyond! In this introductory episode, Elin and Tim have a "five-star chat" with Elin’s agent, Michael Carlisle of Inkwell Management, and her editor, Judy Clain of Little, Brown. The four reflect on Elin’s career, the editing process, the book business, and Elin’s newly released 30th book, The Five-Star Weekend. Tune in for a real insider’s dive into the team behind Elin's literary life.
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Nantucket Book Partners
Triple Eight Distillery
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Nicole Kidman
Books, Beach, & Beyond
09/12/24 • 49 min
Our guest today in this special bonus episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond is Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, and Emmy Award winner Nicole Kidman. Elin and Tim ask Nicole about what books she loved throughout her life and how that love of literature turned into the passion for storytelling as an actor. They discuss many of Nicole’s book to screen acting portrayals from the Paddington Bear film to playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours. Discussion quickly and enthusiastically segues into The Perfect Couple, Elin’s 2018 novel and the brand-new Netflix limited series of the same name. Nicole talks about her role as Greer Garrison Winbury, what leapt out at her about the project, working with director Susanne Bier, the joy of collaborating with such a dynamic ensemble cast, upcoming projects, more favorite books, Nantucket, and beyond! This is a don’t miss episode for any fan of Nicole's or literature and film and especially to learn more "behind the scenes" tidbits of your newest TV obsession - The Perfect Couple!
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Book of the Month
Nantucket Book Partners
Nantucket DreamlandReading List
- The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
- The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
- The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Jaws by Peter Benchley
- The Famous Five by Enid Blyton
- The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton
- Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
- Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
- Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
- Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frasier
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
- Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
- Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
- The Human Stain by Philip Roth
- Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
- All Fours by Miranda July
- Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judy Dench
Other Authors Mentioned
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, John Steinbeck, Tim Winton, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Patrick White, Liane Moriarty, Patricia Cornwell, Elizabeth Strout
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Claire Lombardo
Books, Beach, & Beyond
08/06/24 • 53 min
Claire Lombardo is the best-selling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had (the April 2024 Reese’s Book Club pick) and the recently released Same As It Ever Was. We start with Claire’s origin story, her social work and family therapist background, as well as her time at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. Claire discusses teaching writing classes, point of view, first sentences, writing flawed characters, and growing up in the Midwest and how that comes across on the page. We dive into her new book Same As It Ever Was and the characters you meet in it, editing such a long story, long marriages, and more. Claire mentions her part-time job as a bookseller at Prairie Lights, her best book recommendations, and Tim and Claire try to solve the Jon-Benet Ramsey murder case.
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Cartolina
Nantucket Wine & Spirits
Reading List:
- The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
- Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
- Leaving by Roxanna Robinson
- Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
- American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
- Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
- The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West
Other Authors Mentioned:
Ethan Canin, Frank Conroy, John Irving
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Ann Patchett
Books, Beach, & Beyond
08/01/23 • 53 min
Episode 4 brings us the incredible writing talent that is Ann Patchett, an "auto-buy" author for our hosts and the 2023 National Humanities Medal recipient for "putting into words the beauty, pain and complexity of human nature." The three start their conversation by diving into Elin and Ann's respective years at the Iowa Writers' Workshop before exploring Ann's writing process, her friendship with Lucy Grealy, and her ability to nail human relationships on the page. They also discuss the release of Ann's latest novel Tom Lake, as well as Ann's favorite writers and what it's like owning Parnassus Books in Nashville.
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Nantucket Looms - limited time, 15% off with code BOOKS15
Triple Eight Distillery
Ann Patchett Reading List:
The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
What else are we reading in this episode:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Other authors mentioned:
Jane Smiley, Anna Quindlen, Tim Winton, Stephen King, Jodi Picoult, Frank Conroy, Allan Gurganus, Russel Banks, Grace Paley, John Irving, Lucy Grealy, Colson Whitehead, Colleen Hoover, Joyce Carol Oates, Tom Hanks, Kate DiCamillo, Elizabeth McCracken, Louise Erdrich, Elizabeth Strout, Harlan Coben, Andrew Sean Greer, Zadie Smith, Margaret Atwood, and V, formerly Eve Ensler.
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
Books, Beach, & Beyond
06/20/23 • 50 min
Buckle up for an entertaining and profound talk with best-selling sensation Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones and the Six, and Carrie Soto is Back. Elin, Tim, and Taylor discuss creating iconic characters, the price of celebrity as a writer, juggling family and career, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this one - it’s laugh out loud funny and full of heart!
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Marine Home Center
Nantucket Wine & Spirits
Taylor Jenkins Reid Reading List:
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
What else are we reading in this episode:
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
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Season 1 Wrap Up
Books, Beach, & Beyond
12/13/23 • 54 min
The final bonus episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond for 2023 features a friendly conversation between your beloved hosts, Elin Hilderbrand and Tim Ehrenberg! The two recap the first season of the podcast, dish on their favorite episodes, favorite books of 2023, most anticipated books of 2024, their reading routines, offer writing and reading advice, discuss Elin's final Nantucket novel Swan Song and her upcoming The Perfect Couple show, and answer wonderful questions from all of YOU listeners. It’s the perfect listen for those wanting to get to know your hosts more!
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Book of the Month - limited time, first book for just $5 with code ELIN
Nantucket Book Partners
What are we reading in this episode:
Then We Came To An End by Joshua Ferris
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
Everything’s Fine by Cecelia Rabbes
A Quitter’s Paradise by Elysha Chang
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Speech Team by Tim Murphy
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Blackouts by Justin Torres
We the Animals by Justin Torres
Everyone on this Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand
Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Street Series by Elin Hilderbrand
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Wishin’ and Hopin’ by Wally Lamb
Family Happiness by Laurie Colwin
Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Fates & Furies by Lauren Groff
Hope by Andrew Ridker
Wellness by Nathan Hill
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
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How many episodes does Books, Beach, & Beyond have?
Books, Beach, & Beyond currently has 27 episodes available.
What topics does Books, Beach, & Beyond cover?
The podcast is about Publishing, Podcasts, Books, Book and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Books, Beach, & Beyond?
The episode title 'Jodi Picoult' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Books, Beach, & Beyond?
The average episode length on Books, Beach, & Beyond is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of Books, Beach, & Beyond released?
Episodes of Books, Beach, & Beyond are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond?
The first episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond was released on May 17, 2023.
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