Episode · The Book Review · 2024-06-07
Elin Hilderbrand on The Book Review: books mentioned
Elin Hilderbrand on Her Final Nantucket Summer Book
Gilbert Cruz discussed Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand and Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand. Elin Hilderbrand recommended All Fours by Miranda July and In Memoriam by Alice Winn, and discussed Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Swan Song
Discussed“her latest release is her 30th novel and her final summer one for now it's appropriate L titled swan song”
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Golden Girl
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand is a popular summer read novel set in Nantucket where a novelist dies at the beginning of the story.
Discussed“I feel like Golden Girl your 2021 novel in which in arguably Ellen Hill de brand like novelist dies at the beginning of the book feels like it would have been a good stopping point for these novels”
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Summerland
Discussed“how did you a light on that it started in my novel Summerland which was my 2012 novel because that novel deals with a death of a teenager in a car accident and nanta did not experience that exact thing”
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All Fours
Miranda July's novel All Fours explores relationships, midlife, and identity in a deeply unconventional way.
Recommended“I saw all four is the Miranda July book that you just recommended so all fours is about it's so it's so so so good I mean it's this the premise I mean for me to tell you is just crazy a woman gets a check from writing a jingle or something I can't even remember she gets a check”
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In Memoriam
In Memoriam by Alice Winn is a poignant historical novel that charts a complicated romance and deep friendship between two young men set against the brutal backdrop of the First World War.
Recommended“I'm also going to recommend the book that I'm reading now which is the polar opposite which is in Memorial by Alice win have you read it in memorium Gilbert I have not but we wrote a profile of Alice win last year I believe pegged to that book it is going to be there's no doubt in my mind”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Golden Girl
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Silver Girl
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Endless Summer
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing 28 Summers
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Summer of '69
“it's June which means we're right on the precipice of Summer and every summer for at least a decade I have read one of Ellen Hilder Brand's nant Tucket set novels silver girl Golden Girl Endless Summer 28 Summers summer 69 the list goes on and on”
Passing Swan Song
“I'm joined by Ellen hilderbrand and we're talking about swans song her final n Tucket set summer book”
Passing All Fours
“I'd love to ask you a little bit about sex in your books all fours as I understand I have already it is pretty runchy”
Passing Nantucket Nights
“so I started out this such a funny story in I can't even remember it but my second novel was called Dan Teck at nights and I think there must be some sex in that book like I said I can't really remember it cuz my grandfather who at the time I don't know would have been probably late 70s”
Passing Swan Song
“Ellen thank you so much for coming on the book review podcast congratulations on your Swan Song on wrapping up your Nantucket summer books”