TIME: Elizabeth Strout Knows We Can’t Escape the Past

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.

My New Newsletter

It has been a hard pandemic so I'm starting a newsletter.

Every month, readers will receive a newly written personal essay by me. The first newsletter comes out on June 10.

To celebrate, my publisher is giving away a bundle of my books and a bouquet of tulips from 1-800-Flowers to one subscriber who signs up by June 5!

The sweepstakes is open only to US residents (18 and over) but anyway can sign up for the newsletter.

My New Book: Oh William!

 
 

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.