Books, Beach, & Beyond

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Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the Practical Magic series. We start this episode talking about beginnings and our favorite fi

Sep 8
47 min

Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben joins Books, Beach, & Beyond this week for such an entertaining conversation about reading and writing. Harlan is a #1 best-selling author and one of the wor

Aug 25
56 min

Anna Quindlen

Please welcome to the podcast one of Elin's very favorite writers (and now Tim’s), - Anna Quindlen! Anna is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Ris

Aug 11
46 min

Mary Kay Andrews

They say “Summer begins with MKA” and we are thrilled to welcome New York Times best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews this summer to Books, Beach, & Beyond. Mary Kay Andre

Jul 28
46 min

Jennifer Garner

Welcome to the podcast Jennifer Garner, actor and entrepreneur and star of The Five-Star Weekend, the 8 episode series from Peacock adapted from the novel by your co-host

Jul 14
47 min

Tayari Jones

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

Jul 1
46 min

Belle Burden

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 on

Jun 30
49 min

Carley Fortune

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 shelve

Jun 16
52 min

Ann Patchett & Emma Straub

Elin Hilderbrand and Tim Ehrenberg of Tim Talks Books are back for Season 4 of Books, Beach, & Beyond! The two co-hosts update listeners on their years so far and then in

Jun 2
59 min

Season 3 Wrap-Up with Brady Lockerby and Katie Shober

Elin and Tim end Season 3 of Books, Beach, & Beyond with two of their favorite book influencers: Katie Shober of @beachreadsandbubbly and Brady Lockerby @bradylockerby. T

Dec 3 2025
1 h 06 min

Dan Brown

Please welcome to Books, Beach, & Beyond Dan Brown, the author of nine #1 bestselling novels, including The Da Vinci Code, which has become one of the bestselling books o

Nov 5 2025
54 min

John Grisham

All rise for the honorable John Grisham on Books, Beach, & Beyond this week. The G.O.A.T of the legal thriller and the author of A Time To Kill, The Firm, The Confession,

Sep 16 2025
52 min

Shelby Cunningham

This is a very special episode for Books, Beach, & Beyond celebrating Elin’s 31st novel written with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham – The Academy, publishing this Septem

Sep 2 2025
47 min

Lily King

Next up is Lily King, the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Euphoria and Writers & Lovers, and coming in the fall, Heart the Lover. Pre-order tod

Aug 19 2025
48 min

Elizabeth Strout

Next up for Books, Beach, & Beyond is the best-selling and award-winning writer Elizabeth Strout, author of Olive Kitteridge, My Name is Lucy Barton, and Tell Me Everythi

Aug 5 2025
46 min

Catherine Newman

Next on Books, Beach, & Beyond is Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich, We All Want Impossible Things, and Wreck, (forthcoming from HarperCollins in October 2025.) Elin a

Jul 22 2025
53 min

Curtis Sittenfeld

Elin and Tim welcome to the podcast Curtis Sittenfeld, the author of Prep, American Wife, and Show, Don’t Tell. They start with Curtis’s favorite books, her time at the I

Jul 8 2025
51 min

Wally Lamb

This bonus episode features the live conversation with your host, Tim Ehrenberg of Tim Talks Books, at the Nantucket Book Festival with one of his favorite novelists, Wal

Jul 2 2025
43 min

Adam Ross

This bonus episode features the live conversation with your host, Elin Hilderbrand, at the Nantucket Book Festival with Adam Ross, author of Playworld. Playworld is one o

Jul 1 2025
40 min

Carl Hiaasen

Books, Beach, & Beyond’s first LIVE podcast recording was June 14th at the Nantucket Book Festival where Elin and Tim were in conversation with best-selling author Carl H

Jun 24 2025
45 min

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What listeners say

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I love listening to Elin and Tim interview iconic authors and actors and talk about their book recommendations. Listening to this podcast makes me feel like I’m getting together with my favorite pals to chitchat.

GoldenGal007 · Sep 2026

There are 3 main reasons. (1) The chatty conversations of Tim and Elin. (2) The guests talk about their start, what they like about writing, where they write, books they love, people they meet during book signings, their favorite authors, everything. And no. (3) is Nantucket. I don’t know where Nantucket is, but I want to walk the streets, visit bookstores, eat in restaurants, stay in the hotel. I listen to Podcast when exercising on the treadmill for 30 minutes and can’t wait for next day to hear more. Thank you Tim and Elin.

romari17 · Feb 2026

I LOVE this podcast but would greatly appreciate links to the books mentioned. If they could be listed in the order they are discussed, even better. It gets frustrating to stop repeatedly to search the list in the notes and then look them up. Other than that, the podcast is 5+ stars-informative, fast-paced in a good way, and completely entertaining!

Tari J · Dec 2025

Love the questions and love how humble Elin and Colleen are. I learned about this podcast Tuesday at Lisa’s Book Club featuring Elin Hilderbrand and am going to check out the rest of the episodes and share with my reader friends. It was a perfect addition to my 3 mile dog walk! Thank you Elin, Tim and Colleen.

Coho/Elin · Oct 2025

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