Elizabeth Strout is our guest this week, and our conversation couldn’t be more timely. First, her novel, Oh William! has just been short listed for the Booker Prize - perhaps the most prestigious award for a writer of literary fiction. And second, her latest novel in the Lucy Barton series has just been published - Lucy by the Sea. For those who love her writing, and we are among her greatest admirers, you know that Lucy by the Sea represents a continuation of the series that includes Oh William! The book allows us to see the chaos of the last years through Lucy's eyes, and it's a tumultuous, beautiful journey. The independent bookstore this week is Tattered Cover and we talk to Jeremy Patlen, their head buyer.

Books mentioned in the podcast:

• Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
• Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
• Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout
• Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
• Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout
• The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
• My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
• Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
• This is Happiness by Niall Williams
• The Collected Stories of William Trevor
• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories by John Updike
• Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
• Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
• Upgrade by Blake Crouch
• Just Kids by Patti Smith
• We are the Light by Matthew Quick
• Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer

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