Winnie M Li: What We Left Unsaid

Join us for the 2026 Liverpool Literary Festival Winnie M Li’s latest novel What We Left Unsaid reconsiders the Great American Road Trip from the perspective of people of colour and uses the story of a single family to reflect on the political, economic and ideological divisions shaping contemporary America, and the possibility of reconciliation. Winnie M Li is an American author, activist, and educator, and Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham. A former film producer, her debut novel Dark Chapter won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, was nominated for an Edgar Award, and translated into ten languages. She has recently adapted it for the screen, funded by Northern Ireland Screen and the British Film Institute. Her follow-up Complicit was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award. A Harvard graduate, Winnie’s work explores gender and racial inequality, trauma, and displacement. Click here to book a festival pass. All passes will include reserved seating in the lecture theatre, plus a host of other exclusive VIP benefits. Please note, the weekend pass does include the launch event with Roger McGough on Friday 16th October. There are a number of FREE University of Liverpool student tickets at all festival events. Students who sign up to receive their free ticket will need to add the code STUDENT26 when ordereing and show their student ID when they arrive at the venue. To visit the festival website and take a look at the rest of the programme please click here We are committed to maintaining your privacy and you can view our data protection policy and privacy statements online. Data protection policy Corporate Events Privacy Notice