“‘What has motivated me for so many years to be a writer is the question: What does it feel like to be a different person?’
Like Ms. Strout’s other novels, Oh William! is primarily about how hard it is ever to know anyone, including ourselves. ‘Who we are is always mirrored back to us from different people, so our sense of self is always a little nebulous,’ she says.”
Emily Bobrow, “Novelist Elizabeth Strout Never Judges Her Characters,” Wall Street Journal, October 15, 2021.
“As with Strout’s previous works of fiction, Oh William! tackles big questions about love, loss and the meaning of humanity through the ordinary moments that comprise everyday living and growing older. TIME spoke to the author about the novel, common marital follies and trying to escape the past.”
Annabel Gutterman, “Elizabeth Strout Knows We Can’t Escape the Past,” TIME, October 13, 2021.
I'm excited to meet and talk with readers and other authors. It has been so long! Please come out and ask me all your questions.
I’m excited to announce my new book, Oh William!, coming out this fall from Penguin Random House!
Oprah Daily had the story yesterday, revealing the book's lovely cover by Brooklyn-based graphic designer Anna Kochman. I couldn’t be happier with it. Visit Oprah Daily to learn more.
Leigh Haber, “Elizabeth Strout Reveals the Cover for Her New Novel Oh William!: Exclusive,” Oprah Daily, April 6, 2021.Sign up for Elizabeth’s newsletter, with exclusive content from Elizabeth to her readers.