The Things We Never Say
American novelist, born 1956. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009.
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The Things We Never Say is a 2026 novel by Elizabeth Strout. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2026.
In family saga
On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Elizabeth Strout
- First published
- 2026
- Length
- 208 pages (UK hardback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2026
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Psychological, Family saga
Is The Things We Never Say worth reading?
1 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026, which The End of Everything won.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2026) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Things We Never Say
The edition we link to is the Viking hardback (2026), 208 pages.
- Publisher
- Viking (hardback, 2026)
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN
- 9780241814307
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Things We Never Say
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 13% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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