Books, Beach, & Beyond

Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Ehrenberg

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Booking Overview

Books, Beach, & Beyond pairs bestselling fiction authors with publishing-industry conversations, blending craft talk with behind-the-scenes insight from writers and adaptation-minded authors. With Elin Hilderbrand and Tim Ehrenberg hosting, guests get a high-profile platform for reaching readers who love beach reads and mainstream literary culture.

Metrics

Episodes: 45

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

emmeduncan@n-magazine.com

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Host

Elin Hilderbrand - A #1 New York Times bestselling author with 30 titles, described as the “Queen of the Beach Reads,” and a frequent figure in Nantucket stories. She hosts the podcast’s conversations and discussion ...

Tim Ehrenberg - Creator of the popular “Tim Talks Books.” He co-hosts the podcast and sits guests down for live and/or episode conversations about books, writing, and the publishing world.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Bestselling or internationally recognized authors (often #1 New York Times authors), memoirists, and writers with active touring, current releases, or screen/film adaptation activity; also publishing insiders for broader industry perspective.
Required Achievements:  
Bestselling book performance (often #1 New York Times), Major media exposure (e.g., Oprah’s podcast referenced), Screen adaptation activity announced or in development, Participation in major literary events (e.g., Nantucket Book Festival live recording)

Recent Guest Discussions

Tayari Jones - Writing Origin Story; Choosing Point Of View; Mothers And Daughters; Writing Historical Fiction; Tour For Kin; And Related Craft Topics

Belle Burden - Writing And Reading Life; Marriage; Being On Oprah’s Podcast; And Hollywood Plans For A Screen Adaptation

Carley Fortune - Romance Genre Respect In The Industry; Journalism-to-novel Path; Literary Tropes; Point Of View; Writing Sex Scenes; Canadian Settings; And Screen Adaptation Of Every Summer After

Recent Topics

Novels, Literature, Publishing, Author, Writing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Books, Beach, & Beyond
:

Tayari Jones

July 01, 2026

This special episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond was recorded LIVE at the 15th annual Nantucket Book Festival on June 13, 2026. Tim sits Tayari Jones down to talk about one of the best-selling novels of the year so far - KIN. Tayari and Tim talk about Tayari’s origin story, choosing point of view, mothers and daughters, writing historical fiction, her tour for Kin, and much more. Thank you to Nantucket Community Television for the live audio recording of this conversation.Thank you to our E...

Belle Burden

June 30, 2026

This special episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond was recorded LIVE at the 15th annual Nantucket Book Festival on June 12, 2026. Elin sits Belle Burden down to talk about one of the best-selling memoirs of the year so far - “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage.” Elin designed the conversation to be split between before the book, about the book, and after the book came out. Belle tells us of her writing and reading life, her past, her marriage, being on Oprah’s podcast, and Hollywood plans for th...

Carley Fortune

June 16, 2026

Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After, One Golden Summer, This Summer Will Be Different, Meet Me at the Lake, and new on shelves this year, the #1 New York Times bestseller - Our Perfect Storm. Carley, Elin, and Tim start talking about the romance genre and its respect in the industry, Carley’s life as a journalist before turning into a novelist, and how she got her start. They chat about literary tropes, first person point of view, writing believabl...

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