Hilde Hinton

For many years, Hilde was a secondhand book dealer who read in her spare time. Then she found the courage to write her first novel and was brave enough to share it with a publisher.

That critically acclaimed novel, The Loudness of Unsaid Things, made a number of bestseller lists. 

She has since published two more novels, A Solitary Walk on the Moon and The Opposite of Lonely. Hilde is still a reader, and now a best-selling writer. She lives in Melbourne and is an avid collector of glass fruit, Lego and interesting stories.

"I can’t wait to see Antarctica because I want to be reminded of the magic in the world.

Literature and Antarctica go hand in hand because its vastness, extreme conditions, beauty, silence and pace invoke examination...of ourselves, humanness, and our place in the world.

This trip is going to be unique and exciting because we're bound by more than curiosity. Book lovers understand the value of story, which will elevate our shared experience." - Hilde Hinton

Hilde will be joining our special cruise departure Frozen Chapters: A Literary retreat to Antarctica in November 2026