Elizabeth Strout

About this episode

Elin and Tim interview best-selling author Elizabeth Strout about her literary career and characters.

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...

People in this episode

Hosts: Elin Hilderbrand, Tim

Guest: Elizabeth Strout

Topics covered

• literary life
• writing process
• character development
• best-selling authors
• stand-up comedy

Keywords

• Elizabeth Strout
• Olive Kitteridge
• My Name is Lucy Barton
• Tell Me Everything
• writing process
• literary life
• stand-up comedian

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Olive Kitteridge, My Name is Lucy Barton, Tell Me Everything

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