BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: The Things They Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

BookTalk introduces readers to a carefully chosen, provocative selection of novels for reading and informal discussion, considering the author’s writing techniques and the character’s personal journeys. Readings include translations of books from other countries and cultures in the search for fictions that illuminate the lives and understanding of those from all across the globe.
 
This class focuses on The Things We Never Say (2026) by Elizabeth Strout. The novel follows Artie Dam, a long?married history teacher whose calm routines on the Massachusetts coast mask a deep sense of solitude. When an unforeseen revelation shakes him, he is pushed to reassess his closest bonds and navigate the unspoken currents between himself and others.