New York Times Bestsellers
Elizabeth Strout has placed 9 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 167 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.
87 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jan 2009
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14 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #4 · debuted Oct 2019 · 22 weeks across 2 NYT lists
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Reading Order
4 series · 15 books
Olive Kitteridge Series
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olive Kitteridge | 2008 | 🏆 Pulitzer Prize 2009National Book Critics Circle Award 2008Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Olive, Again | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | 2016 | 🏆 NAIBA Book of the Year 2016Dublin Literary Award 2018Andrew Carnegie Medal 2017Booker Prize 2016Women's Prize for Fiction 2016Goodreads Choice Award 2016Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Anything Is Possible | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Oh William! | 2021 | Booker Prize 2022Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Lucy by the Sea | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Tell Me Everything | 2024 | Women's Prize for Fiction 2025Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Elizabeth Strout Other Novels
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy and Isabelle | 1998 | 🏆 Los Angeles Times Book Prize 1999Orange Prize 2000Women's Prize for Fiction 2000Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Abide with Me | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Burgess Boys | 2013 | Women's Prize for Fiction 2014Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Elizabeth Strout Anthologies
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ploughshares at Emerson College Vol. 36, No. 1, Spr. 2010 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Best American Short Stories 2013 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Stories of Frederick Busch | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Fight of the Century | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Elizabeth Strout (born January 6, 1956) is an American novelist and author. She is widely known for her works in literary fiction and her descriptive characterization. She was born and raised in Portland, Maine, and her experiences in her youth served as inspiration for her novels—the fictional "Shirley Falls, Maine" is the setting of four of her ten novels.