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Shelby Cunningham

Shelby Cunningham has 1 known credited book (1 published) across 1 series. Start with The Academy. Shelby Cunningham co-writes The Academy (created by Elin Hilderbrand).

Shelby Cunningham is the daughter of bestselling novelist Elin Hilderbrand and her co-author on The Academy (2025), a young-adult boarding-school series set at fictional Tiffin Academy -- Hilderbrand's first published collaboration and her first foray into YA after more than two decades of Nantucket-set adult fiction. Hilderbrand has described The Academy as the first of a planned two-book series, with a sequel already under contract. Beyond this collaboration, this catalogue does not hold independently verified biographical detail about Shelby Cunningham -- no confirmed birth year or separate writing credits could be established from the sources used to build this catalogue.

Series
1
Credited books
1
Published
1
Latest published book
The Academy 16 September 2025
Active
2025–present
Best known for
The Academy

Key facts about Shelby Cunningham

Shelby Cunningham has 1 book on our list. Since that book is out now, you can read it today. Their series sits on our young adult fiction shelf.

Shelby Cunningham has 1 series on file. The Academy has 1 book, starting in 2025. The Academy began with Elin Hilderbrand, while Shelby Cunningham has books in it too.

Since The Academy is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 2025. Meanwhile, The Academy is the latest published book, out on 16 September 2025. The Academy came out in 2025 and runs to 424 pages.


Series by Shelby Cunningham


Frequently asked questions

What should I read first by Shelby Cunningham?

Start with the The Academy series, since it is the first on file. Its first book came out in 2025. Then read it in publication order.

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