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My dearest Ann Patchett always says “if you haven’t read this, it’s NEW to YOU!” And if you can believe it, I had never read a Richard Russo novel. Well I corrected that oversight in 2026. I read his newest coming out this August (“Under the Falls”) then bought his Pulitzer Prize winning novel (“Empire Falls”) and currently in the middle of “Bridge of Sighs” an @oprahsbookclub pick from last year and probably my favorite of the three.

Richard Russo’s novels are so rich and the reason I love reading fiction. You sink so deeply into the story and the characters and their lives. Simple acts like walking down the street or shopping at a market are interesting and engaging. If you haven’t read a Russo yet, pick one up this year! Reminds me a bit of Wally Lamb’s and Liz Strout’s novels, which you know I adore!

Have you read and loved a Russo novel?

Who’s that author you’ve always had on your TBR, but haven’t read yet?

My dearest Ann Patchett always says “if you haven’t read this, it’s NEW to YOU!” And if you can believe it, I had never read a Richard Russo novel. Well I corrected that oversight in 2026. I read his newest coming out this August (“Under the Falls”) then bought his Pulitzer Prize winning novel (“Empire Falls”) and currently in the middle of “Bridge of Sighs” an @oprahsbookclub pick from last year and probably my favorite of the three.

Richard Russo’s novels are so rich and the reason I love reading fiction. You sink so deeply into the story and the characters and their lives. Simple acts like walking down the street or shopping at a market are interesting and engaging. If you haven’t read a Russo yet, pick one up this year! Reminds me a bit of Wally Lamb’s and Liz Strout’s novels, which you know I adore!

Have you read and loved a Russo novel?

Who’s that author you’ve always had on your TBR, but haven’t read yet?

January can be a challenging month for many; it’s long and cold. I always find January to be my best reading month of the year and I read some real gems so far this month. Stand outs have been Whistler by Ann Patchett, More than Enough by @annaqwrites, Kin by @tayari, The Calamity Club by @kathrynstockettauthor, “The Foursome” by @bakerkline and “Good People” by @patmeenasabit! Actually they all were stand outs!

What was YOUR favorite book you read this month?

January can be a challenging month for many; it’s long and cold. I always find January to be my best reading month of the year and I read some real gems so far this month. Stand outs have been Whistler by Ann Patchett, More than Enough by @annaqwrites, Kin by @tayari, The Calamity Club by @kathrynstockettauthor, “The Foursome” by @bakerkline and “Good People” by @patmeenasabit! Actually they all were stand outs!

What was YOUR favorite book you read this month?

My bestie @haleycullen is the best gift giver in the world. She spends so much time thinking up what someone would really cherish. She always gets me book themed gifts and this year she got me this vintage book from 1912 “The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters” by Logan Marshall, published the year Titanic sank so 114 years ago. I’m obsessed with all things Titanic history so it’s the perfect gift!

My bestie @haleycullen is the best gift giver in the world. She spends so much time thinking up what someone would really cherish. She always gets me book themed gifts and this year she got me this vintage book from 1912 “The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters” by Logan Marshall, published the year Titanic sank so 114 years ago. I’m obsessed with all things Titanic history so it’s the perfect gift!

2026 is BOOKED!

The first 6 months of this year are filled with some incredible releases by some of my favorite writers! Click link in bio to pre-order my “Top 26 from 2026” from @nantucketbooks. It’s the off season on the Island and the stores could use your support from afar!

Which books are you most excited about?

2026 is BOOKED!

The first 6 months of this year are filled with some incredible releases by some of my favorite writers! Click link in bio to pre-order my “Top 26 from 2026” from @nantucketbooks. It’s the off season on the Island and the stores could use your support from afar!

Which books are you most excited about?

I’m working on a “26 Books for 2026” reel, but it’s taking me forever so until then, here’s a galley stack of 26 contenders. I cannot believe how many books I want to read and devour coming out in the next 6 months.

Zoom in and tell me which ones you are excited to get your hands on!

I’m working on a “26 Books for 2026” reel, but it’s taking me forever so until then, here’s a galley stack of 26 contenders. I cannot believe how many books I want to read and devour coming out in the next 6 months.

Zoom in and tell me which ones you are excited to get your hands on!

I was looking back for photos from 2016 and I found this book spine poem I made.

YOU, Nantucket.
The island.
Away off shore, between shades of gray, and in the heart of the sea…
We are water.

I was looking back for photos from 2016 and I found this book spine poem I made.

YOU, Nantucket.
The island.
Away off shore, between shades of gray, and in the heart of the sea…
We are water.

This novel was GOOD!!! So GOOD, people! One of the better debuts I’ve read in years. I could not put it down and I read it in 24 hours. It’s an immigrant story, a mystery, and told from dozens of perspectives. I felt like I was conducting interviews with an entire community to find out what exactly happened to the Sharaf family. The suspense is just icing on the cake for this literary look at culture, country, prejudice, honor, and truth.

The publisher describes it as a literary game of ping pong because “on one page you think one thing and then on the next the complete opposite.” I could barely sit still and I was pacing around the house reading this one to see how it all ended. Brava @patmeenasabit! Obsessed with this one.

The novel is out February 3rd. Pre-order now from @nantucketbooks so you get it right on pub date!

This novel was GOOD!!! So GOOD, people! One of the better debuts I’ve read in years. I could not put it down and I read it in 24 hours. It’s an immigrant story, a mystery, and told from dozens of perspectives. I felt like I was conducting interviews with an entire community to find out what exactly happened to the Sharaf family. The suspense is just icing on the cake for this literary look at culture, country, prejudice, honor, and truth.

The publisher describes it as a literary game of ping pong because “on one page you think one thing and then on the next the complete opposite.” I could barely sit still and I was pacing around the house reading this one to see how it all ended. Brava @patmeenasabit! Obsessed with this one.

The novel is out February 3rd. Pre-order now from @nantucketbooks so you get it right on pub date!

This novel is so hilarious you’ll be laughing out loud on every page. The characters and their situations and conversations and inner dialogues are so unique and specific and I just could *gnat get enough of Bud, Catherine, Abigail, Louise, Harper, Miss Winkle, Perry, Father Andrew, and War Crime Wes! The writing is also just refreshingly witty to me. I absolutely loved it! Thank you @madelinecash for this stellar read to start the reading year!

“Lost Lambs” is on shelves this Tuesday, January 13th. P.S.
The potted plants in this photo are gnat free. If you know, you know. 😂

This novel is so hilarious you�’ll be laughing out loud on every page. The characters and their situations and conversations and inner dialogues are so unique and specific and I just could *gnat get enough of Bud, Catherine, Abigail, Louise, Harper, Miss Winkle, Perry, Father Andrew, and War Crime Wes! The writing is also just refreshingly witty to me. I absolutely loved it! Thank you @madelinecash for this stellar read to start the reading year!

“Lost Lambs” is on shelves this Tuesday, January 13th. P.S.
The potted plants in this photo are gnat free. If you know, you know. 😂

Turning the page on 2025 and I’m thankful for every opportunity, every book I read, every author I interviewed, every reader I met, and every place I visited. It’s been one of the most exciting professional years of my life.

Thanks for following @timtalksbooks and for sharing your love of literature along with me. Happy New Year to all!
Here’s to 2026 filled with good books and good people.

Turning the page on 2025 and I’m thankful for every opportunity, every book I read, every author I interviewed, every reader I met, and every place I visited. It’s been one of the most exciting professional years of my life.

Thanks for following @timtalksbooks and for sharing your love of literature along with me. Happy New Year to all!
Here’s to 2026 filled with good books and good people.

I take a long time trying to decide the book I want to be reading to ring in the New Year! This year was a quick decision because my dear Ann Patchett’s newest arrived. It’s one of my most anticipated books for 2026. Pre-order “WHISTLER” today. It’s out June 2nd. Thanks for the early copy @harperbooks

What will YOU be reading to ring in the New Year???

I take a long time trying to decide the book I want to be reading to ring in the New Year! This year was a quick decision because my dear Ann Patchett’s newest arrived. It’s one of my most anticipated books for 2026. Pre-order “WHISTLER” today. It’s out June 2nd. Thanks for the early copy @harperbooks

What will YOU be reading to ring in the New Year???

What a fun way to celebrate Christmas morning to be featured on @nbcnewsnow talking about my favorite books of the year, what to read this holiday week, and my most anticipated books coming up in 2026! Thank you @jessicalaytoncatalon for the chat! Happy Holidays and Happy Reading to all!

Favorite Books of 2025
Buckeye by @patrickryannyc
The Artist and the Feast by @lucysteeds
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

Books to read during holiday break
King of Ashes by S A Cosby
The Correspondent by @virginia.l.evans

Upcoming Books for 2026
Whistler by Ann Patchett @parnassusbooks
American Fantasy by @emmastraub
Kin by @tayari
London Falling by @praddenkeefe
Contrapposto by @iam_daveeggers

What a fun way to celebrate Christmas morning to be featured on @nbcnewsnow talking about my favorite books of the year, what to read this holiday week, and my most anticipated books coming up in 2026! Thank you @jessicalaytoncatalon for the chat! Happy Holidays and Happy Reading to all!

Favorite Books of 2025
Buckeye by @patrickryannyc
The Artist and the Feast by @lucysteeds
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

Books to read during holiday break
King of Ashes by S A Cosby
The Correspondent by @virginia.l.evans

Upcoming Books for 2026
Whistler by Ann Patchett @parnassusbooks
American Fantasy by @emmastraub
Kin by @tayari
London Falling by @praddenkeefe
Contrapposto by @iam_daveeggers

Catch me on NBC News Now @nbcnewsnow this Christmas morning talking about my favorite books of the year, what to read this holiday season, and my most anticipated books for 2026!

It was fun to do the segment in my childhood bedroom in Wisconsin that my parents turned into a home library. I should be on around 9am EST on Christmas morning. 🎄 📚 Thanks @nbcnewsnow !

Catch me on NBC News Now @nbcnewsnow this Christmas morning talking about my favorite books of the year, what to read this holiday season, and my most anticipated books for 2026!

It was fun to do the segment in my childhood bedroom in Wisconsin that my parents turned into a home library. I should be on around 9am EST on Christmas morning. 🎄 📚 Thanks @nbcnewsnow !

What a season for @booksbeachandbeyond this year!

We can’t believe the powerhouse guests we hosted in 2025. Did you have a favorite episode?

🎙️ @gayleking
🎙️ @carl_hiaasen
🎙️ @wallylambauthor
🎙️ @adamrosswriter
🎙️ @csittenfeld
🎙️ @catherinewman
🎙️ @lizstroutauthor
🎙️ @lilykingbooks
🎙️ @shelbykcunningham
🎙️ @johngrisham
🎙️ @authordanbrown
🎙️ @bradylockerby + @beachreadsandbubbly

What a season for @booksbeachandbeyond this year!

We can’t believe the powerhouse guests we hosted in 2025. Did you have a favorite episode?

🎙️ @gayleking
🎙️ @carl_hiaasen
🎙️ @wallylambauthor
🎙️ @adamrosswriter
🎙️ @csittenfeld
🎙️ @catherinewman
🎙️ @lizstroutauthor
🎙️ @lilykingbooks
🎙️ @shelbykcunningham
🎙️ @johngrisham
🎙️ @authordanbrown
🎙️ @bradylockerby + @beachreadsandbubbly

25 authors for 2025!!!

As we near the end of this exciting year, I am so grateful and honored to have interviewed these 25 incredible writers either in person or on our podcast @booksbeachandbeyond! Connecting with authors on AND off the page is one of my FAVORITE parts of my job! Some of these conversations were filmed. Click link “Author Talks” in my bio to watch or listen!

Thank you to
@authordanbrown
@johngrisham
@lizstroutauthor
@tayari
@wallylambauthor
@oceanvuong
@carl_hiaasen
@thedogist
@chriswhitakerauthor
@elinhilderbrand
@lilykingbooks
@catherinewman
@gayleking
@xochitltheg
@adrianatrigiani
@pattichenry
@isabelcanas_
@launger
@drdanielblack
@janehamiltonwriter
@nathanhillbooks
@emmastraub
@bruceholsingerauthor
@jesswalterbooks
@csittenfeld

25 authors for 2025!!!

As we near the end of this exciting year, I am so grateful and honored to have interviewed these 25 incredible writers either in person or on our podcast @booksbeachandbeyond! Connecting with authors on AND off the page is one of my FAVORITE parts of my job! Some of these conversations were filmed. Click link “Author Talks” in my bio to watch or listen!

Thank you to
@authordanbrown
@johngrisham
@lizstroutauthor
@tayari
@wallylambauthor
@oceanvuong
@carl_hiaasen
@thedogist
@chriswhitakerauthor
@elinhilderbrand
@lilykingbooks
@catherinewman
@gayleking
@xochitltheg
@adrianatrigiani
@pattichenry
@isabelcanas_
@launger
@drdanielblack
@janehamiltonwriter
@nathanhillbooks
@emmastraub
@bruceholsingerauthor
@jesswalterbooks
@csittenfeld

We end Season 3 of @booksbeachandbeyond with two of our favorite book influencers Katie Shober of @beachreadsandbubbly and Brady Lockerby @bradylockerby. Click the link in bio or listen wherever you podcast.

My co-host @elinhilderbrand and I recap all seasons of the pod by getting to know Katie and Brady as readers with a long list of reading recommendations perfect for holiday shopping. Then we dig into how Katie and Brady started as social media influencers, how their day works, what they do when they don’t like a book, their advice for emerging influencers, and their favorite books of the year. It’s like listening to four best friends talk at a book club!

Special thanks to our episode sponsors @bookofthemonth and @serenaandlily as well as Season 3’s epic Premiere Sponsors @nantucketbooks, @thenantucket, @bookofthemonth, @shopcartolina, and @littlebrown and of course, our producer @nantucket_magazine.

We end Season 3 of @booksbeachandbeyond with two of our favorite book influencers Katie Shober of @beachreadsandbubbly and Brady Lockerby @bradylockerby. Click the link in bio or listen wherever you podcast.

My co-host @elinhilderbrand and I recap all seasons of the pod by getting to know Katie and Brady as readers with a long list of reading recommendations perfect for holiday shopping. Then we dig into how Katie and Brady started as social media influencers, how their day works, what they do when they don’t like a book, their advice for emerging influencers, and their favorite books of the year. It’s like listening to four best friends talk at a book club!

Special thanks to our episode sponsors @bookofthemonth and @serenaandlily as well as Season 3’s epic Premiere Sponsors @nantucketbooks, @thenantucket, @bookofthemonth, @shopcartolina, and @littlebrown and of course, our producer @nantucket_magazine.

Here are my Top Ten Favorite Books of 2025!

Real talk. If you have ever liked a book recommendation from me, consider supporting @nantucketbooks on this Small Business Saturday! Click link in bio to shop these titles online at Nantucket’s two island independent bookshops.

Supporting these shops today on Small Business Saturday helps preserve the island’s literary culture and ensures that these welcoming, story-rich spaces continue to thrive all year long.

Here are my Top Ten Favorite Books of 2025!

Real talk. If you have ever liked a book recommendation from me, consider supporting @nantucketbooks on this Small Business Saturday! Click link in bio to shop these titles online at Nantucket’s two island independent bookshops.

Supporting these shops today on Small Business Saturday helps preserve the island’s literary culture and ensures that these welcoming, story-rich spaces continue to thrive all year long.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

If you have time to read any book today, make it this one. It will make you thankful for being a reader!

@virginia.l.evans THANK YOU for Sybil and her story! I hope it pushes everyone to write someone a hand-written letter this holiday season.

Also, I have to know… what is everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving food? Mine is the stuffing!

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

If you have time to read any book today, make it this one. It will make you thankful for being a reader!

@virginia.l.evans THANK YOU for Sybil and her story! I hope it pushes everyone to write someone a hand-written letter this holiday season.

Also, I have to know… what is everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving food? Mine is the stuffing!

11/22/63 on 11/22/25

If you read one Stephen King novel, make it this one. I’ve reread this book a handful of times and I always discover something new in it. Have YOU read it?

11/22/63 on 11/22/25

If you read one Stephen King novel, make it this one. I’ve reread this book a handful of times and I always discover something new in it. Have YOU read it?

Thank you @nantucket_magazine and editor Brian Bushard for this kind write up in the winter issue of N Magazine on stands now!

What a year filled with incredible moments, experiences, writers, readers, and of course, BOOKS! I love this line “the saying that if you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life - at least for Ehrenberg - is true!”

Thank you @nantucket_magazine and editor Brian Bushard for this kind write up in the winter issue of N Magazine on stands now!

What a year filled with incredible moments, experiences, writers, readers, and of course, BOOKS! I love this line “the saying that if you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life - at least for Ehrenberg - is true!”

I was so sad to hear about the passing of @gregiles earlier this year. He was such an exquisite writer, rich in character and plot and prose and he will be missed from my auto-buy author list. My favorite of his was “Blood Memory”, but all of the Penn Cage novels were also fantastic! “Southern Man” was the most recent. I got to meet Greg @nantucketbookfestival as he was part of the “Rock Bottom Remainders”, a band of writers and musicians.

RIP Greg! Thanks for your stories!

I was so sad to hear about the passing of @gregiles earlier this year. He was such an exquisite writer, rich in character and plot and prose and he will be missed from my auto-buy author list. My favorite of his was “Blood Memory”, but all of the Penn Cage novels were also fantastic! “Southern Man” was the most recent. I got to meet Greg @nantucketbookfestival as he was part of the “Rock Bottom Remainders”, a band of writers and musicians.

RIP Greg! Thanks for your stories!

Consider me INFLUENCED!!!

I saw @bradylockerby reading the “Shady Hollow” series so I started reading the “Shady Hollow” series.

I always loved that “Mean Girls” quote, but in all seriousness, I did hear about these novels from Brady and they are so sweet and cozy and exactly what I need right now in my reading life. Written by @juneau_black, they are a mystery series with a twist. All the characters are woodland creatures. A fox named Vera is the newspaper reporter, a raven named Lenore owns the bookstore, a moose named Joe owns the coffee shop, a bear is the sherrif, and so on. Think Louise Penny’s “Three Pines Village” mysteries, but make it with animals instead of humans. Actually just don’t overthink it and read them. While these books could be for many ages, it reminded me of when I was a young bookworm falling in love with a literary place and characters.
I truly can’t wait to be done posting this and go spend some time in Shady Hollow with Vera, and Gladys, and Anastasia and Esmerelda von Beaverpelt.

Thanks, Brady for the recommendation. Support our local Nantucket bookstores @nantucketbooks for the holidays and get yours with link in my bio. They would make a GREAT gift!

Consider me INFLUENCED!!!

I saw @bradylockerby reading the “Shady Hollow” series so I started reading the “Shady Hollow” series.

I always loved that “Mean Girls” quote, but in all seriousness, I did hear about these novels from Brady and they are so sweet and cozy and exactly what I need right now in my reading life. Written by @juneau_black, they are a mystery series with a twist. All the characters are woodland creatures. A fox named Vera is the newspaper reporter, a raven named Lenore owns the bookstore, a moose named Joe owns the coffee shop, a bear is the sherrif, and so on. Think Louise Penny’s “Three Pines Village” mysteries, but make it with animals instead of humans. Actually just don’t overthink it and read them. While these books could be for many ages, it reminded me of when I was a young bookworm falling in love with a literary place and characters.
I truly can’t wait to be done posting this and go spend some time in Shady Hollow with Vera, and Gladys, and Anastasia and Esmerelda von Beaverpelt.

Thanks, Brady for the recommendation. Support our local Nantucket bookstores @nantucketbooks for the holidays and get yours with link in my bio. They would make a GREAT gift!

That’s why we call her the “Grey Lady.”

#NANTUCKET

That’s why we call her the “Grey Lady.”

#NANTUCKET

Some stellar photos by @michaelblanchard from the @grubwriters LIT UP Gala last week! These are three of my favorite humans - @jmscheurell and @elinhilderbrand and @jodipicoult!

What a joy to host this event and what a wonderful evening produced by @ajwevents for Boston readers and writers! 📚📚📚

Some stellar photos by @michaelblanchard from the @grubwriters LIT UP Gala last week! These are three of my favorite humans - @jmscheurell and @elinhilderbrand and @jodipicoult!

What a joy to host this event and what a wonderful evening produced by @ajwevents for Boston readers and writers! 📚📚📚

Shhh I’m reading!

What is everyone else reading this week??

Shhh I’m reading!

What is everyone else reading this week??

This weekend was Elin weekend on Nantucket and the theme was Winter Street. Last year I taught the Perfect Couple dance, Meghan Trainor’s “Criminals” to the attendees. Anyone who knows me knows I love a choreographed dance and when I saw Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” music video I knew I found this year’s dance I would teach.

Thanks to all the ladies for learning the dance and traveling to Nantucket this weekend! Thanks to @thenantucket and @heatherthorpe136 and of course, @elinhilderbrand! We hope you all had a blast!

#keepit100 #fateofopehlia #taylorswift #swiftie #nantucket #thefateofophelia #thefateofopheliadance

This weekend was Elin weekend on Nantucket and the theme was Winter Street. Last year I taught the Perfect Couple dance, Meghan Trainor’s “Criminals” to the attendees. Anyone who knows me knows I love a choreographed dance and when I saw Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia” music video I knew I found this year’s dance I would teach.

Thanks to all the ladies for learning the dance and traveling to Nantucket this weekend! Thanks to @thenantucket and @heatherthorpe136 and of course, @elinhilderbrand! We hope you all had a blast!

#keepit100 #fateofopehlia #taylorswift #swiftie #nantucket #thefateofophelia #thefateofopheliadance

What an absolute honor to host the @grubwriters LIT UP Gala last night in the Boston Seaport where I got to honor my bestie @jodipicoult with an award, pay tribute to GrubStreet’s founder Eve Bridburg, hear inspiring stories from Grub Street’s “Grubbies”, and celebrate 28 years of literary achievement.

There was so much literary talent in one room and I was thrilled to be there! Thank you @ajwevents for inviting me to be a part of this special event. They were able to raise $400K for the GrubStreet cause! 📚📚📚

What an absolute honor to host the @grubwriters LIT UP Gala last night in the Boston Seaport where I got to honor my bestie @jodipicoult with an award, pay tribute to GrubStreet’s founder Eve Bridburg, hear inspiring stories from Grub Street’s ��“Grubbies”, and celebrate 28 years of literary achievement.

There was so much literary talent in one room and I was thrilled to be there! Thank you @ajwevents for inviting me to be a part of this special event. They were able to raise $400K for the GrubStreet cause! 📚📚📚

Happy Publication Week to @therealmargaretatwood and her “memoir of sorts!” It’s an incredibly entertaining “book of lives” and filled with her signature charming humor and majestic prose. Don’t miss it!

I will never forget how I got to welcome the crowd @nantucketbookfestival with Ms. Atwood seated right below me. What a legend!

Happy Publication Week to @therealmargaretatwood and her “memoir of sorts!” It’s an incredibly entertaining “book of lives” and filled with her signature charming humor and majestic prose. Don’t miss it!

I will never forget how I got to welcome the crowd @nantucketbookfestival with Ms. Atwood seated right below me. What a legend!

We're back for two more episodes this season!

Please welcome to @booksbeachandbeyond, the author of nine #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the bestselling books of all time, as well as Origin, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, and Angels & Demons - @authordanbrown! Click link in bio to listen.

We discuss Dan’s newest #1 bestselling novel The Secret of Secrets, the mystical city of Prague, his epic international tour, consciousness, the afterlife, religion and science, the character of Robert Langdon, Hollywood, and so much more.

Thank you to our Season 3 Premier Sponsors @nantucketbooks, @thenantucket, @bookofthemonth, @shopcartolina, and @littlebrown A Special Thank you to our Episode Sponsors @thenantucket and @nantucketcurrent

We're back for two more episodes this season!

Please welcome to @booksbeachandbeyond, the author of nine #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the bestselling books of all time, as well as Origin, Inferno, The Lost Symbol, and Angels & Demons - @authordanbrown! Click link in bio to listen.

We discuss Dan’s newest #1 bestselling novel The Secret of Secrets, the mystical city of Prague, his epic international tour, consciousness, the afterlife, religion and science, the character of Robert Langdon, Hollywood, and so much more.

Thank you to our Season 3 Premier Sponsors @nantucketbooks, @thenantucket, @bookofthemonth, @shopcartolina, and @littlebrown A Special Thank you to our Episode Sponsors @thenantucket and @nantucketcurrent

LIT UP is sold out! Who will be there?

I’m excited to host GrubStreet’s LIT UP Gala this Thursday, November 6th to celebrate 28 years of Grub Street’s Center for creative writing. We’ll honor acclaimed author and one of my favs @jodipicoult, pay tribute to Grub Street’s founder Eve Bridburg, and hang out with literary legends like @perrotta696, @elinhilderbrand, @ahoffmanwriter, @benmezrich, @tonyamezrich, @marjankamali7, @gishjen, @theofficialmargotlivesey, @karenwinnauthor, and many more! I hope to see you there, Boston! 📚📚📚

LIT UP is sold out! Who will be there?

I’m excited to host GrubStreet’s LIT UP Gala this Thursday, November 6th to celebrate 28 years of Grub Street’s Center for creative writing. We’ll honor acclaimed author and one of my favs @jodipicoult, pay tribute to Grub Street’s founder Eve Bridburg, and hang out with literary legends like @perrotta696, @elinhilderbrand, @ahoffmanwriter, @benmezrich, @tonyamezrich, @marjankamali7, @gishjen, @theofficialmargotlivesey, @karenwinnauthor, and many more! I hope to see you there, Boston! 📚📚📚

Happy Halloween! 🎃

What’s your favorite scary book?

Mine are It and Pet Sematary by the KING, Whispers by Dean Koontz, and Nighfilm by Marisha Pessl.

Happy Halloween! 🎃

What’s your favorite scary book?

Mine are It and Pet Sematary by the KING, Whispers by Dean Koontz, and Nighfilm by Marisha Pessl.

I can’t believe it’s been 10 years of @alittlelifebook.

I still remember that reading experience. I started the book on a Nantucket beach in 2015 and there was a point that I was so invested in the story and characters’ lives that when we returned home I stayed in my jeep in our driveway to keep reading it.

10 years ago I got to attend a small publishers’ event with @hanyayanagihara in Boston and ask her a bunch of questions. I’ll never forget that event and I’ll never forget Jude & JB & Willem & Malcolm.

And now 2025 brings us this new gorgeous box set from @doubledaybooks! Get yours @nantucketbooks with link in bio. I wonder if it’s time for a reread and if my heart can take it. It might just have healed from my first read through a decade ago. Happy 10 years, A Little Life! We love you! #alittlelife #alittlelifebook #hanyayanigahara

I can’t believe it’s been 10 years of @alittlelifebook.

I still remember that reading experience. I started the book on a Nantucket beach in 2015 and there was a point that I was so invested in the story and characters’ lives that when we returned home I stayed in my jeep in our driveway to keep reading it.

10 years ago I got to attend a small publishers’ event with @hanyayanagihara in Boston and ask her a bunch of questions. I’ll never forget that event and I’ll never forget Jude & JB & Willem & Malcolm.

And now 2025 brings us this new gorgeous box set from @doubledaybooks! Get yours @nantucketbooks with link in bio. I wonder if it’s time for a reread and if my heart can take it. It might just have healed from my first read through a decade ago. Happy 10 years, A Little Life! We love you! #alittlelife #alittlelifebook #hanyayanigahara

Happy Publication Day to @catherinewman and “WRECK!” If you missed her on @booksbeachandbeyond earlier this year, make sure to go back and listen. We love you, Catherine!

Happy Publication Day to @catherinewman and “WRECK!” If you missed her on @booksbeachandbeyond earlier this year, make sure to go back and listen. We love you, Catherine!

Fun event with my “book wife” @elinhilderbrand to close out the @bostonbookfest! I’ve interviewed Elin a hundred times, but this one felt elevated. Thanks, Boston for showing up!

Fun event with my “book wife” @elinhilderbrand to close out the @bostonbookfest! I’ve interviewed Elin a hundred times, but this one felt elevated. Thanks, Boston for showing up!

Good morning from downtown Nantucket.

I’m obsessed with the new @michaelconnellybooks “Lincoln Lawyer” novel - “The Proving Ground!” I shared on @booksbeachandbeyond that one of my favorite types of scenes in a book or movie is a courtroom scene and Connelly knows how to deliver the suspense in a courtroom trial.

We find Mickey Haller taking on an AI giant accused of causing the murder of a young woman. It’s one of my favorites in the series, very timely, and I can’t put it down. Don’t miss it!

I’m on my way to @bostonbookfest ! Hope to see you there!

Good morning from downtown Nantucket.

I’m obsessed with the new @michaelconnellybooks “Lincoln Lawyer” novel - “The Proving Ground!” I shared on @booksbeachandbeyond that one of my favorite types of scenes in a book or movie is a courtroom scene and Connelly knows how to deliver the suspense in a courtroom trial.

We find Mickey Haller taking on an AI giant accused of causing the murder of a young woman. It’s one of my favorites in the series, very timely, and I can’t put it down. Don’t miss it!

I’m on my way to @bostonbookfest ! Hope to see you there!

Happy Publication Day @johngrisham!

“The Widow” is on shelves now. If you missed John on our podcast @booksbeachandbeyond, make sure to tune in this week in celebration of the new release! Click link in bio to listen to this iconic episode with a literary legend.

Happy Publication Day @johngrisham!

“The Widow” is on shelves now. If you missed John on our podcast @booksbeachandbeyond, make sure to tune in this week in celebration of the new release! Click link in bio to listen to this iconic episode with a literary legend.

What time is it?

Time to start another week with a new stack of books!

What are YOU reading !

What time is it?

Time to start another week with a new stack of books!

What are YOU reading !

Don’t miss @elinhilderbrand + @timtalksbooks, co-hosts of the @booksbeachandbeyond podcast LIVE in Boston for the @bostonbookfest on Saturday, October 25th at 4:30pm.

We’ll dish on it all: The Academy, filming of Five-Star Weekend, three seasons of the podcast, reading life, writing tips, and beyond! Who’s coming to see us?

Don’t miss @elinhilderbrand + @timtalksbooks, co-hosts of the @booksbeachandbeyond podcast LIVE in Boston for the @bostonbookfest on Saturday, October 25th at 4:30pm.

We’ll dish on it all: The Academy, filming of Five-Star Weekend, three seasons of the podcast, reading life, writing tips, and beyond! Who’s coming to see us?

Calling all @elinhilderbrand fans! If you want signed and personalized books and gifts from @nantucketbooks for the holidays, click link in bio to shop the Hilderbrand Holiday Collection.

We have exclusive signed sets of the Winter Street Series and The Paradise Trilogy with special gifts, three Elin ornaments, signed tote bags, autographed copies of The Academy, Swan Song, The Blue Book, luggage tags, pouches, and much more.

We know it’s early, but all personalized book orders need to be in by tomorrow October 11th so order today! You can click the first link in my bio or go to nantucketbookpartners.com click shop and scroll down to Elin Hilderbrand. These gifts are perfect for friends, family members, teachers, co-workers, book club buddies, and beyond.

Swipe to see all the gift options we are featuring this “Hilderbabe” holiday season.

Calling all @elinhilderbrand fans! If you want signed and personalized books and gifts from @nantucketbooks for the holidays, click link in bio to shop the Hilderbrand Holiday Collection.

We have exclusive signed sets of the Winter Street Series and The Paradise Trilogy with special gifts, three Elin ornaments, signed tote bags, autographed copies of The Academy, Swan Song, The Blue Book, luggage tags, pouches, and much more.

We know it’s early, but all personalized book orders need to be in by tomorrow October 11th so order today! You can click the first link in my bio or go to nantucketbookpartners.com click shop and scroll down to Elin Hilderbrand. These gifts are perfect for friends, family members, teachers, co-workers, book club buddies, and beyond.

Swipe to see all the gift options we are featuring this “Hilderbabe” holiday season.

Today I got to go “back to school” and meet @rutasepetysauthor and @stevesheinkin, authors of “The Bletchley Riddle” and our @nantucketbookfestival “Visiting Authors in Schools” for Fall 2025. I loved chatting with them and witness how they are inspiring a whole new generation of bookworms and readers today on Nantucket and beyond.

Special thanks for realizing this Visiting Authors program each year go to co-founder Mary Haft, our librarians and Board members Becky Hickman and Jill Surprenant, @nantucketbooks for selling books, and to all of our @ackcps and @ackhighschool teachers. Thank you to @charitygrace_photography for capturing this special visit.

The Visiting Author Program is supported in part by grants from the @cfnantucket’s Nantucket Fund, @nantucketgolfclubfoundation, and Nantucket Cultural Council.

Seeing the teachers and students so excited about books and these writers make it all worth it! Thank you RUTA and STEVE! If you’re looking for a good book for your young bookworms, get “The Bletchley Riddle!”

Today I got to go “back to school” and meet @rutasepetysauthor and @stevesheinkin, authors of “The Bletchley Riddle” and our @nantucketbookfestival “Visiting Authors in Schools” for Fall 2025. I loved chatting with them and witness how they are inspiring a whole new generation of bookworms and readers today on Nantucket and beyond.

Special thanks for realizing this Visiting Authors program each year go to co-founder Mary Haft, our librarians and Board members Becky Hickman and Jill Surprenant, @nantucketbooks for selling books, and to all of our @ackcps and @ackhighschool teachers. Thank you to @charitygrace_photography for capturing this special visit.

The Visiting Author Program is supported in part by grants from the @cfnantucket’s Nantucket Fund, @nantucketgolfclubfoundation, and Nantucket Cultural Council.

Seeing the teachers and students so excited about books and these writers make it all worth it! Thank you RUTA and STEVE! If you’re looking for a good book for your young bookworms, get “The Bletchley Riddle!”

Congratulations @beirutiguy for being shortlisted for your novel “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and his mother)” for the @nationalbookfoundation awards. I am only a few chapters in, but I am just loving the voice and the characters and the witty writing and I can already see why it made the list.

Who wants to read this with me and cheer author Rabih Alameddine on? Who else are you excited about on the National Book Award shortlists?

Congratulations @beirutiguy for being shortlisted for your novel “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and his mother)” for the @nationalbookfoundation awards. I am only a few chapters in, but I am just loving the voice and the characters and the witty writing and I can already see why it made the list.

Who wants to read this with me and cheer author Rabih Alameddine on? Who else are you excited about on the National Book Award shortlists?

@literatibookstore one of the great indie bookstores in the country! 📚📚📚

I bought “Alchemised” by @senlinyuwrites and Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother).” @beirutiguy

@literatibookstore one of the great indie bookstores in the country! 📚📚📚

I bought “Alchemised” by @senlinyuwrites and Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother).” @beirutiguy

Orange ya glad you’re a reader?

Ok, bad joke, but these are some amazing books you should be reading! 🧡🧡🧡

Orange ya glad you’re a reader?

Ok, bad joke, but these are some amazing books you should be reading! 🧡🧡🧡

Ok, it’s time for my favorite question.
What is everybody reading right now?

Ok, it’s time for my favorite question.
What is everybody reading right now?

Happy October! As Anne of Green Gables says, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!”

Happy October! As Anne of Green Gables says, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers!”

Happy Publication Day to @lilykingbooks and “Heart the Lover!” If you missed Lily on our podcast @booksbeachandbeyond, make sure to click link in bio to listen. It’s a lovely conversation with this “writer’s writer” about all her novels, love in all its forms, process, point of view, and so much more.

Happy Publication Day to @lilykingbooks and “Heart the Lover!” If you missed Lily on our podcast @booksbeachandbeyond, make sure to click link in bio to listen. It’s a lovely conversation with this “writer’s writer” about all her novels, love in all its forms, process, point of view, and so much more.

The last few days have been a literary love fest in gorgeous Aspen for the first ever Aspen Literary Festival presented by @aspenwords and @bookofthemonth.

I had the honor to be in conversation with so many of my favorite writers @xochitltheg @drdanielblack @pattichenry @adrianatrigiani @isabelcanas_ @janehamiltonwriter @jesswalterbooks @tayari and @nathanhillbooks. Thank you, all for your stories and for our thoughtful discussions.

Thank you to @adriennebrodeur from @aspenwords as well as the entire staff and co-chairs John Lippman and Brianna Goodman from @bookofthemonth. It was an incredible Festival, a library without walls, and I leave inspired with a “reading high” from the landscape, the literature, the lack of oxygen, and all the new friendships! 📚❤️🙏

The last few days have been a literary love fest in gorgeous Aspen for the first ever Aspen Literary Festival presented by @aspenwords and @bookofthemonth.

I had the honor to be in conversation with so many of my favorite writers @xochitltheg @drdanielblack @pattichenry @adrianatrigiani @isabelcanas_ @janehamiltonwriter @jesswalterbooks @tayari and @nathanhillbooks. Thank you, all for your stories and for our thoughtful discussions.

Thank you to @adriennebrodeur from @aspenwords as well as the entire staff and co-chairs John Lippman and Brianna Goodman from @bookofthemonth. It was an incredible Festival, a library without walls, and I leave inspired with a “reading high” from the landscape, the literature, the lack of oxygen, and all the new friendships! 📚❤️🙏

The final event of the Aspen Literary Festival was one for the books! I had the absolute pleasure talking with @tayari and @nathanhillbooks on their iconic novels “An American Marriage” and “Wellness” today @wheeleropera .

@aspenwords and @bookofthemonth and @adriennebrodeur, “No notes! Flawless Festival!” Congratulations!

The final event of the Aspen Literary Festival was one for the books! I had the absolute pleasure talking with @tayari and @nathanhillbooks on their iconic novels “An American Marriage” and “Wellness” today @wheeleropera .

@aspenwords and @bookofthemonth and @adriennebrodeur, “No notes! Flawless Festival!” Congratulations!

The second panel I moderated today was with literary legends @janehamiltonwriter and @jesswalterbooks. We chatted all about “Ambition, Scope, and the modern American novel.”

The second panel I moderated today was with literary legends @janehamiltonwriter and @jesswalterbooks. We chatted all about “Ambition, Scope, and the modern American novel.”

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