Elizabeth Strout

05/08/2025 46 min Temporada 3 Episodio 5
Elizabeth Strout

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Episode Synopsis

Next up for Books, Beach, & Beyond is the best-selling and award-winning writer Elizabeth Strout, author of Olive Kitteridge, My Name is Lucy Barton, and Tell Me Everything, just released in paperback. Elin and Tim start by discussing why they read and welcome Liz with how she got her start in this literary life along with her one night as a stand-up comedian. They continue with discussion on some of her beloved characters Olive, Lucy, and Bob, and dig into her process, point of view, her Pulitzer Prize win and Oprah’s Book Club experience. We hear about the screen adaptation of Olive Kitteridge with Frances McDormand, which two characters Liz would take to a weekly lunch, and what books her characters would recommend to read.A Special Thank you to our Episode Sponsors:Little, BrownHill House HomeElizabeth Strout Books:Amy and IsabelleOlive KitteridgeMy Name is Lucy BartonOlive, AgainTell Me EverythingOther Books Mentioned:Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood AndersonThe Good Seed by William MarchMrs. Dalloway by Virgina WoolfMiddlemarch by George EliotFollow/Subscribe to the 'Books, Beach, & Beyond' podcast now to stay current on new episodes.And find us on Instagram at @booksbeachandbeyondHappy Reading!

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