NYT Bestselling Author Elin Hilderbrand at Lovestruck Books

Join us for a special evening at Lovestruck Books with #1 NYT bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand! Elin will sign her latest novel, The Academy, co-written with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, which Kirkus Reviews calls “Delicious...A boarding-school fantasia.” Don’t miss this memorable meet-and-greet event with one of our favorite writers.

Doors will open at 6:00 PM. Elin will sign and personalize The Academy as well as any of her previous books.

EVENT DETAILS

6:00 PM: Doors Open –Door opens promptly at 6PM. Guests will line up outside the A.D.A door, on the side of Lovestruck Books, and will enter the store single file to meet Elin and get their books signed.

Lovestruck Book’s staff will manage the line, help take photos and will pass out books. Please do not go to the cash wrap to claim your book. You will get it at check-in at the A.D.A door.

Once you’re in the store with your book signed, head to the bar for a drink!

Additional titles can be purchased on a first come, first served basis in our store.

Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the waitlist. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer them to the next person.

ACCESSIBILITY

Check-in will take place at our front entrance on Brattle Street. If you have any accessibility needs, you're welcome to use our side entrance (located on the right side of the building), which is wheelchair accessible and has a ramp.

Guests who would benefit from priority seating or any additional assistance are encouraged to reach out in advance — just email us at [email protected]. We're more than happy to make arrangements to ensure you feel comfortable and supported.

We’re always learning and looking for ways to make our events more accessible. If you have suggestions or feedback, we’d love to hear from you!

BOOK PICKUP POLICY

If you purchased a book with your event ticket but can’t make it to the event—and don’t request a refund—we’ll happily hold your book for pickup for up to 6 months after the event date.

We’ll be in touch via the email you provided at checkout to help coordinate pickup. After 6 months, if we haven’t heard from you or made other arrangements, we’ll consider the book abandoned property and may donate it or return it to inventory so it can find a new home.

Thanks so much for your understanding and for supporting our events—we love doing this with you!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elin Hilderbrand is the bestselling author of  31 novels, most based on Nantucket, an island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, where she has lived for over 30 years, earning her the title 'Queen of the Beach Reads.' Elin grew up outside of Philadelphia, PA., and is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

She is also the co-host of the hit literary podcast 'Books, Beach, & Beyond' with the creator of Tim Talks Books, Tim Ehrenberg. The Academy is the first in a two-book series written with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It’s a seventeen-spot jump – was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let’s just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun—lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night.

But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn – and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin’s campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology – everyone has something to hide.

As if high school wasn’t dramatic enough...As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin’s students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand’s fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America’s most satisfying and popular storytellers.

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

Your presence at the Lovestruck Books event acknowledges that you have been informed of the potential to be documented as part of a video or photo release, and that you grant permission for your likeness to be included in publication of any footage.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lovestruck Books, 44 Brattle Street, Cambridge, United States