The Things We Never Say: A Conversation with Elizabeth Strout

Elizabeth Strout tells the story of a beloved teacher, Artie Dam. In her most recent novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout tells the story of a beloved teacher, Artie Dam, and a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization and change in his life. He looks out at the world—at himself and the people around him—and turns a question over and over in his mind: How is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us? With exquisite prose and profound insight, Strout’s new novel provides a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world. “A stunning new novel from one of our most acclaimed observers of the human heart.” —The Guardian Photo credit: Leonardo Cendamo.