Season 1 Wrap Up

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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Previous Episode

Fredrik Backman

For our second bonus episode for 2023, we stay across the pond and get to chat with the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Beartown Series, A Man Called Ove, and Anxious People - Fredrik Backman! Elin and Tim chat with Fredrik about his origin story, his debut novel A Man Called Ove and where the idea for this iconic story came from, his Beartown series and the hockey team and town in the trilogy, and his writing process. We hear the differences between publishing in the U.S. and Sweden, why he thinks his characters resonate so much with people, the stigmas around mental health, and the screen adaptation A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks.
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Marine Home Center
Book of the Month - limited time, first book for just $5 with code ELIN
Fredrik Backman Reading List:
A Man Called Ove
Britt- Marie Was Here
Beartown
Us Against You
The Winners
Anxious People
What else are we reading in this episode:
The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Street Series by Elin Hilderbrand
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Other Side of Sadness by George A. Bonanno
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Next Episode

Introducing… Season 2

Welcome back into the studio with your hosts of Books, Beach, & Beyond, Elin Hilderbrand and Tim Ehrenberg, for an incredible introductory episode of Season 2. The episode is a quick catch-up with Elin and Tim... where they traveled this winter and what they’ve recently been reading and recommending. The two then dive into Swan Song, Elin’s final Nantucket novel publishing June 11th, and discuss its plot and characters, the Nantucket Special Edition from Nantucket Book Partners, and nostalgic summer traditions. Conversation segues into the audio book world and the episode concludes with special guest Erin Bennett, the award-winning and dynamic audio book narrator of 22 of Elin’s novels.
A special thank you to our Episode Sponsors:
Libro.FM – Get 3 audiobooks for the price of 1 as a new member with promo code ELIN
N Magazine and Nantucket CurrentWhat else are we reading in this episode:

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan

Other authors mentioned:
Tim Winton and Louise Penny

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