The Next Chapter is proud to celebrate the launch of #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Elizabeth Strout's The Things We Never Say (release date: May 5th, 2026).
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Olive Kitteridge and Tell Me Everything launches her poignant new novel. The Things We Never Say is the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher's life, a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, and parenthood from the maestro of exploring the human condition.
At the Thalia Book Club, readers and writers meet for intimate conversations about compelling new books and favorite classics in fiction, essays, memoirs, and more. Evenings include an actor performing an excerpt, an interview, and a conversation with the audience.
Harvard Book Store welcomes Elizabeth Strout— #1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Olive Kitteridge — for a discussion of her highly anticipated new novel, The Things We Never Say.
Elizabeth will be joining us to discuss her new novel "The Things We Never Say" publishing on May 5th, 2026
[words] hosts more than 100 author events every year. The Things We Never Say is a stunning new novel from one of our most acclaimed observers of the human heart.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author’s new novel is a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world.
Elizabeth will be in the UK in late May with appearances at these venues:
Mr B's Emporium (May 26)
Hay Festival (May 27)
Waterstones, London (May 29)
Borris Festival, County Carlow, Ireland (details to come)
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During this ILFU Book Talk, Elizabeth Strout will be interviewed about her new book Tell Me Everything, and the long-awaited Dutch translation of The Burgess Brothers, and her work and writing in general. Beforehand, Jaap Robben will give a laudation for Elizabeth Strout.
ILFU is the biggest literature festival in the low countries, lasting two weeks, presenting over 200 authors and reaching 20,000+ visitors.
On September 11, Elizabeth Strout will make two special appearances in Ravenna, Italy as part of the city's annual commemoration of Dante Alighieri.
At 6:00 PM, Elizabeth will read from Dante's Divine Comedy at the poet's tomb as part of "L'ora che volge il disìo" (The Hour That Turns Desire), a daily reading project that began on September 13, 2020, to mark the 700th anniversary of Dante's death.
At 9:00 PM, she will present a lectio magistralis at the historic Teatro Alighieri as part of Invèl, the storytelling school created by Matteo Cavezzali within the "In cerca di guai" cultural project organized by Ravenna's Biblioteca Classense.
Elizabeth Strout with Laura Imai Messina
A LONG-AWAITED REUNION
In conversation with the writer Laura Imai Messina (Tutti gli risposte perduti ), Elizabeth Strout returns to Mantua to share with the public the new stages of her literary journey.
The author will speak in English, with consecutive interpretation in Italian.
On the eve of the winners announcement, the 12 shortlisted authors of both prizes will be taking to the stage in conversation with their respective Chair of Judges, Kit de Waal and Kavita Puri.
For the first time the shortlist readings will be livestreamed!
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Strout
Presented by Pulitzer-prize-winning novelist and screenwriter, Richard Russo
This black-tie-optional event is the Associates annual opportunity to honor outstanding writers from the Northeast and to celebrate their contributions to literature, while raising vital funds to support the preservation of the Boston Public Library's Special Collections.
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