Elizabeth Strout

4 weeks ago | fivebooks.com | Aria Aber |Miranda July |Sanam Mahloudji |Elizabeth Strout

recommended by Kit de Waal The 2025 shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction features a family saga about formerly rich Iranian refugees, a surprisingly funny tale of ISIS brides and a "weird" midlife crisis adventure in suburban California. We asked the bestselling novelist—chair of this year's judging panel—to talk us through the six finalists. Thank you for joining me to discuss the 2025 shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. What were the judges looking for?

2 months ago | barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Karen Jennings |Miranda July |Elizabeth Strout

The 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist We’re thrilled to celebrate 30 years of the Women’s Prize for Fiction! Established in 1996, the Women’s Prize for Fiction is meant to “highlight and remedy the imbalance in coverage, respect and reverence given to women writers versus their male peers, creating a platform for exceptional writing by women to shine.” With previous winners like Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell, Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver, Ruth Ozeki, Tayari Jones, A.M. Homes and...

Feb 4, 2025 | womensprize.com | Parini Shroff |Ruth Ozeki |Elizabeth Strout |Hanya Yanagihara

Each has their own unique story to tell. Let’s hear from some of the longlisted, shortlisted and winners about their books and inspirations. Find out more about the twenty-five books selected to celebrate the prize at WHSmith’s here. The Bandit Queensby Parini Shroff Find out more Describe your novel in one sentence as if you were telling a friend.

Nov 28, 2024 | lesen.de | Samuel Burr |Haruki Murakami |Elizabeth Strout |Naoise Dolan

The extraordinary, gloriously uplifting and hotly-anticipated debut novel from Samuel Burr - available to pre-order now!Clayton Stumper is an enigma... He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution.

Nov 20, 2024 | penguinrandomhouse.co.za | Elizabeth Strout

A hopeful novel about friendship, love, and the desire to leave a mark on the world by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout. In Maine, lawyer Bob Burgess defends a man accused of murder while forming a deep bond with writer Lucy Barton. Lucy also befriends Olive Kitteridge, and together they share stories of “unrecorded lives,” giving them meaning. Through their connections, they explore hopes, regrets, and the power of relationships.