Hi, book lovers. This is Ellen Hilderbrand, bestselling author of 30 books, including The Hotel Nantuckett 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 best

selling 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, the Nantucket Hotel, Cartelina, and Nantucket Looms. Without their generous support,

we wouldn't be able to bring you these fascinating conversations with some of the most dynamic

leaders from the book world. So thank you.

And now, on to the show.

Hi, Ellen.

Hi, Tim.

You've been in this business for a long time, over 20 years,

and when we recorded the promo for this podcast,

you promised me some literary gossip.

So will you tell me something that maybe readers don't know about the book business?

Well, I'm trying to, I was trying to think about like what would be juicy gossip.

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