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New York Public Library 2018 Library Lion

I'm deeply honored to be named a 2018 Library Lion by the New York Public Library, a library that reaches out to everyone, no matter who they are or where they came from.

Guest of Honor at Yaddo Summer Benefit

“These places—like Yaddo—don’t just happen by magic. You people put your trust and your resources into those whose work may not show up for years, or may never show up. But you do it anyway. Because you know that a society must value the arts. And what you are doing here is an act of faith.”

— Elizabeth Strout, Remarks at Yaddo Summer Benefit 2018

Taobuk Award for Literary Excellence

Honored to receive the Taobuk International Award for Literary Excellence from the Annual Taobuk Taormina festival in gorgeous Taormina, Sicily.

Interview on the Bridge Theatre production of LUCY

“There’s so much that’s not said and that has to be hard! But they’re doing it. They’re doing it.”

"My Name Is Lucy Barton | Elizabeth Strout," Bridge Theatre Interview, Facebook, June 7, 2018.

The Guardian: Bridge Theatre's LUCY "beautifully nuanced"

“Elizabeth Strout’s first-person narrative, longlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2016 … fits perfectly on the stage. That’s partly because of the quality of the writing and partly because of a beautifully nuanced solo performance by Laura Linney.”

— Michael Billington for
Michael Billington, "," The Guardian, June 7, 2018.

See also: Ian Shuttleworth, "My Name Is Lucy Barton, Bridge Theatre, London — Laura Linney in an impressively pure adaptation," The Financial Times, June 7, 2018.

Dublin Literary Award Shortlist: My Name is Lucy Barton

“The author tells a story both beautiful and haunting, revealed piecemeal through the memories and conversations of a mother and her adult daughter.… This is a deceptively simple novel that uses its sparseness to ensure each word and sentence are weighted to provide a taut, compelling novel.”

Lovely to find MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON on the shortlist for the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award.

The Nominees: My Name is Lucy Barton
Geraldine Plunkett reads from My Name is Lucy Barton [video]

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Wins The Story Prize

Very happy ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE won The Story Prize! Thanks to the judges and my fellow finalists.

Elizabeth Strout's Anything Is Possible is the 14th Winner of The Story Prize
TSP: The official blog of The Story Prize, February 28, 2018

What the Judges Had to Say About Elizabeth Strout's Anything Is Possible

Anything is Possible Wins The Story Prize

Very happy ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE won The Story Prize! Thanks to the judges and my fellow finalists. 

LUCY BARTON Stage Production with Laura Linney

 



























 

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON has been adapted for the stage in a British production starring Laura Linney. Perfect!

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Mark Brown, The Guardian, January 24, 2018

LUCY BARTON Stage Produiction with Laura Linney

I'm excited to announce that MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON has been adapted for the stage in a British production starring Laura Linney. Perfect!

Mark Brown, "," The Guardian, Jan 24, 2018.