Aug 13, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min · 31 segments
On today’s episode, we’re reviewing the bestselling beach read: The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand. Tune in to hear us discuss the dreamy hotel setting, the multiple character POVs, and a…
So Ellen Hildebrand, Hilderbrand, whatever, is a best-selling author of over 30 novels.
I believe that.
I do believe that.
Most are based on Nantucket.
And this earned her the title of Queen of the Beach Reeds, which I also agree with, to
be
quite
honest.
Wow.
Yeah.
She's also lived year round on Nantucket for more than like 30 years.
So I was reading a little bit in the back of the book and she like visited there randomly when she was in college and she like stayed for a good portion of the summer.
And then like she moved, she came back to Manhattan and hated her life.
And then like the next, the next year, like just took a chance and moved to Nantucket.
That's crazy.
Yeah.
So I was like, wish that was me, to be quite honest.
She
took
this
chance and then ended up becoming the queen of beach reads
based on her new home.
Yeah.
That's pretty sick.
Okay, Ellen.
So Ellen Hildebrand, Hilderbrand, whatever, is a best-selling author of over 30 novels.
I believe that.
I do believe that.
Most are based on Nantucket.
And this earned her the title of Queen of the Beach Reeds, which I also agree with, to
be
quite
honest.
Wow.
Yeah.
She's also lived year round on Nantucket for more than like 30 years.
So I was reading a little bit in the back of the book and she like visited there randomly when she was in college and she like stayed for a good portion of the summer.
And then like she moved, she came back to Manhattan and hated her life.
And then like the next, the next year, like just took a chance and moved to Nantucket.
That's crazy.
Yeah.
So I was like, wish that was me, to be quite honest.
She
took
this
chance and then ended up becoming the queen of beach reads
based on her new home.
Yeah.
That's pretty sick.
Okay, Ellen.
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