The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Anna and Geoff react to the 2026 Booker Prize Shortlist.
Our book of the week is THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout. The latest novel by the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize winning author centres on Artie Dam, a history teacher who has a full life but is upended by feelings of isolation and a secret that is revealed. This has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize.
Is this a political book?
Will there be a spin-off novel about Flossie?
Where do we rank it in the Booker shortlist?
Coming up: THE RENOVATION by Kenan Ohran
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