Hi, book lovers. This is Ellen Hildebrand, best-selling author of 30 books, including The Hotel Mantucket and The Perfect Couple.

And this is Tim Arenberg, creator of Tim Talks Books. And you're listening to Books, Beach and Beyond, presented by N Magazine.

We'll be diving into the wonderful world of books and featuring special guests from

bestselling and award-winning writers, publishing industry insiders, agents and editors, book

influencers, and more.

There's nothing Ellen and I love more than talking about books.

And our favorite question to ask each other is, what are you reading? But we'll go even

further here on the show, exploring the craft of writing, the process of book publishing, and

that wonderful connection a reader has with a favorite book. But before we head into our episode,

we want to take this opportunity to thank our incredible premier sponsors, Nantucket Book Partners, Marine Home Center,

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And now, on to the show.

Hi, Ellen.

Hi, Tim.

How are you?

I'm good.

Okay, today I want to start this episode by talking about auto buy authors.

So those writers that have a book come out, it doesn't matter what it is, it could be the phone book and you automatically buy it. Who are they for you? For me, Jane Smiley, Anna Quinlan. And then one of my

very favorite writers who basically no one has ever heard of, and you heard it here first,

and a Western Australian writer named Tim Winton.

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