Elizabeth Strout's Blog / en-US Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:41:57 -0800 60 Elizabeth Strout's Blog / 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg /author_blog_posts/25260673-time-tell-me-everything-in-the-100-must-read-books-of-2024 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:01:26 -0800 <![CDATA[TIME: Tell Me Everything, in The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024]]> /author_blog_posts/25260673-time-tell-me-everything-in-the-100-must-read-books-of-2024
posted by Elizabeth Strout on November, 14 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25111446-oprah-daily-elizabeth-strout-s-universe-explained Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:49:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Oprah Daily: Elizabeth Strout’s Universe, Explained]]> /author_blog_posts/25111446-oprah-daily-elizabeth-strout-s-universe-explained “In Oprah’s most recent Book Club pick, Tell Me Everything, Olive � returns � and she is not alone. Throughout Strout’s work, 25 characters appear in more than one of her novels; Tell Me Everything features 23 of them. For an author renowned for her ability to capture the overlapping histories and rich particularities of each and every character, bringing so many of them together is an ecstatic gift to her readers: a literary fantasy fulfilled.� � Oprah Daily

Charley Burlock, � Oprah Daily, Sep 18, 2024.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 21 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25086674-tell-me-everything-oprah-s-book-club-pick Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:45:34 -0700 <![CDATA[Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club Pick!]]> /author_blog_posts/25086674-tell-me-everything-oprah-s-book-club-pick I’m absolutely thrilled that Tell Me Everything was chosen to be !

It was where we had a warm, fun chat. Oprah is amazing.

How can you participate? Get the book, follow the schedule below, and join the weekly Oprah’s Book Club discussions on , , and ! by following and posting: #ReadWithUs.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 12 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25080776-ny-times-an-abundance-of-insights Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:56:44 -0700 <![CDATA[NY Times: An abundance of insights]]> /author_blog_posts/25080776-ny-times-an-abundance-of-insights
““Tell Me Everything� offers readers an abundance of the searing and plain-spoken insights for which Strout is beloved.... Strout looks, she sees. And when we read her books � oh! � so do we.�
� New York Times

Alexis Schaitkin, �,� New York Times, Sept 9, 2024.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 10 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25080777-guardian-interview-all-ordinary-people-are-extraordinary Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:23:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Guardian Interview: ‘All ordinary people are extraordinary’]]> /author_blog_posts/25080777-guardian-interview-all-ordinary-people-are-extraordinary “I’ve always been fascinated with this sense that every single person walking down the street has a whole story. …And nobody ever really knows it, because we only tell parts of our story to different people, and oh, I just want to know it so much! I always have, so I make it up.� � Elizabeth Strout

Hephzibah Anderson, �,’� The Guardian, Sept 7, 2024.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 10 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25073168-tell-me-everything-comes-out-soon Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:33:39 -0700 <![CDATA[TELL ME EVERYTHING comes out soon!]]> /author_blog_posts/25073168-tell-me-everything-comes-out-soon

My new book, TELL ME EVERYTHING, comes out soon in both the US and the UK. Both covers are just lovely, I couldn’t be happier with them.

I’ll be , so please check the tour schedule and come say hello if you’re in the area!



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 07 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25080778-boston-globe-a-rich-tapestry-intricately-wrought-yet-effortlessly-real Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:06:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Boston Globe: A rich tapestry, intricately wrought yet effortlessly realized]]> /author_blog_posts/25080778-boston-globe-a-rich-tapestry-intricately-wrought-yet-effortlessly-real
“‘Tell Me Everything� � brings together Strout’s most indelible characters in a rich tapestry, intricately wrought yet effortlessly realized, both suspenseful and meditative.�
� Boston Globe

Priscilla Gilman, �,� Boston Globe, Sept 4, 2024.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 10 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25080779-ft-a-book-with-a-big-heart Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:47:00 -0700 FT: A book with a big heart /author_blog_posts/25080779-ft-a-book-with-a-big-heart “Strout delivers that most terrible and yet important of literary clichés: a book with heart.� Like all the best literary landscapes, [the town of] Crosby is everywhere, its people are all of us and their stories matter. � � The Financial Times

Alice Fishburn, �,� The Financial Times, Sept 4, 2024.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 10 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25080780-sf-chronicle-a-generous-compassionate-novel Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:51:00 -0700 <![CDATA[SF Chronicle: A generous, compassionate novel]]> /author_blog_posts/25080780-sf-chronicle-a-generous-compassionate-novel “Set in Maine, Elizabeth Strout’s “Tell Me Everything� is a generous, compassionate novel about the human need for connection, understanding and love, and the damage that occurs when those things are denied. The story brings together Strout’s most beloved characters from previous books � Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton and the Burgess Boys � in a series of episodes that span a year, a time of great change.� � San Francisco Chronicle

Laurie Hertzel, �,� Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle, Aug 30, 2024.



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 10 ]]> /author_blog_posts/25080781-tell-me-everything-out-soon Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:33:00 -0700 TELL ME EVERYTHING out soon! /author_blog_posts/25080781-tell-me-everything-out-soon

My new book, TELL ME EVERYTHING, comes out soon in both the US and the UK. Both covers are just lovely, I couldn’t be happier with them.

I’ll be , so please check the tour schedule and come say hello if you’re in the area!



posted by Elizabeth Strout on September, 10 ]]>