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Elizabeth Strout
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Elizabeth Strout, joins Simon and Matt for a chat about her brilliant new novel, 'The Things We Never Say'.
She talks about her writing routine, inspirations, listening to conversations, making every word count - and - why returning to characters and worlds is so enjoyable.
They also discuss writing about covid, and the joy of discovering what your book is about halfway through writing it!
Here's the blurb for Elizabeth's novel:
Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their…
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