Shelby Cunningham
From Books, Beach, & Beyond by Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine
September 2, 2025 · 48 min · Season 3 · Episode 7
About this episode
Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter Shelby Cunningham discuss the writing of their novel The Academy and its inspirations.
This is a very special episode for Books, Beach, & Beyond celebrating Elin’s 31st novel written with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham – The Academy, publishing this September 16th. Our guest for this episode is Elin’s daughter Shelby and they dig into the writing of The Academy, Shelby growing up on Nantucket and heading to boarding school at St. George’s Academy in Rhode Island, and how that inspired the writing of the novel and the fictional Tiffin Academy. The three discuss the differen...
People in this episode
Host: Elin Hilderbrand
Guest: Shelby Cunningham
Topics covered
- writing process
- mother-daughter relationship
- boarding school
- Nantucket
- novel inspiration
Keywords
- Elin Hilderbrand
- Shelby Cunningham
- The Academy
- Nantucket
- boarding school
- writing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Academy
Places: Nantucket, St. George’s Academy, Rhode Island, Tiffin Academy
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