Gilbert Cruz

Books, Beach, & Beyond

Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine

Arts, Nantucket, Publishing, N Magazine, Book, Books, Elin Hilderbrand

4.8 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In this episode of Books, Beach, & Beyond, we welcome Gilbert Cruz, Editor of the New York Times Book Review. Cruz discusses his childhood, schooling, and career that led to one of the most elite jobs in the book business. He gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look into the process of choosing books to review in the New York Times, who reviews them, and how the "Top Ten Books of the Year" are chosen. Tim and Gilbert bond over their love and obsession with Stephen King, while Elin a...

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0:00.0	Hi, book lovers. This is Ellen Hildebrand, best-selling author of 30 books, including the Hotel
0:07.2	Mantucket and The Perfect Couple. And this is Tim Arenberg, creator of Tim Talks Books,
0:13.3	and you're listening to Books, Beach and Beyond, presented by N Magazine.
0:17.9	We'll be diving into the wonderful world of books and featuring special guests
0:22.2	from bestselling and award-winning writers, publishing industry insiders, agents and editors,
0:28.9	book influencers, and more. There's nothing Ellen and I love more than talking about books. And our
0:34.4	favorite question to ask each other is, what are you reading? But we'll go
0:38.2	even further here on the show, exploring the craft of writing, the process of book publishing,
0:43.3	and that wonderful connection a reader has with a favorite book. But before we head into our episode,
0:49.2	we want to take this opportunity to thank our incredible premier sponsors, Nantucket Book Partners,
0:56.5	Marine Home Center, the Nantucket Hotel, Cartelina, and Nantucket Looms. Without their generous
1:03.5	support, we wouldn't be able to bring you these fascinating conversations with some of the
1:07.6	most dynamic leaders from the book world. So thank you. And now, on to the show.
1:15.4	Hello, Ellen. Hi, Tim. Here we are back in the studio. Here we are. I'm so excited for today's
1:20.7	episode. Today I want to talk reviews. Do you love reviewing books? I have never reviewed a book.
1:27.5	I've never been asked. Well, informally. Is that books? I have never reviewed a book. I've never been asked.
1:29.2	Well, informally.
1:30.0	Is that true?
1:31.4	I mean, this is the thing.
1:32.8	On my Instagram, I post about the books that I organically love, which is different from blurbs.
1:40.0	We talked about blurbs in a past episode.
1:42.5	Yes.
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