Elin Hilderbrand

The recording of Elin Hilderbrand's AViD event will remain available to view through Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Wednesday, June 9, 7:00 PM, Zoom

Elin Hilderbrand is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and the Iowa Writers Workshop. She has become known as “The Queen of Beach Reads,” having written more than 20 novels, including romance novels, murder mysteries, historical fiction, and more. She’s perhaps most well-known for her “Summer Books,” including Summer of ’69, The Identicals, and The Perfect Couple. Her newest book, Golden Girl, is set to come out in June. Other series include The Winter Street Series and the recently concluded Paradise trilogy.

Her most recent novel, 28 Summers, is about a love affair that spans several decades. Mallory Blessing was a young woman when she met her brother’s friend, Jake McCloud. Over the next several years, Jake and Mallory form a bond that will persevere – through marriage, children, and Jake’s wife’s eventual rise to White House hopeful. Now, as Mallory is on her deathbed, her son Link uncovers the truth of their one-weekend-per-year affair, and everyone learns the way the relationship complicates and enriches their lives.

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Non-Series

• 28 Summers (2020)
• Summer of '69 (2019)
• The Identicals (2017)
• Here's To Us (2016)
• The Rumor (2015)
• The Matchmaker (2014)
• The Tailgate: An Original Short Story (2014)
• Beautiful Day (2013)
• Summerland (2012)
• Silver Girl (2011)
• The Island (2010)
• Barefoot (2007)
• The Love Season (2006)
• The Blue Bistro (2005)
• Summer People (2003)
• Nantucket Nights (2002)
• The Beach Club (2000)

Nantucket Books

1. A Summer Affair (2008)
2. The Castaways (2009)
3. The Perfect Couple (2018)

Paradise

1. Winter in Paradise (2018)
2. What Happens in Paradise (2019)
3. Troubles in Paradise (2020)

Winter Street Series

1. Winter Street (2014)
2. Winter Stroll (2015)
3. Winter Storms (2016)
4. Winter Solstice (2017)

• "Elin Hilderbrand Will See You Now, From a Safe Distance" (New York Times)
• "Elin Hilderbrand reinvented the beach read — and created a community in the process" (The Washington Post)
• "Elin Hilderbrand on resilience and routine" (The Boston Globe)
• "What's a Beach Read Anyway? Elin Hilderbrand Has the Answers (and Recommendations!" (Parade)
• "Writer Elin Hilderbrand, 'Queen Of Summer,' Wears Her Crown Proudly" (NPR)