Olive, Again

Olive, Again
First edition cover
AuthorElizabeth Strout
Audio read byKimberly Farr[1]
Cover artistDana Leigh Blanchette[2]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesOlive Kitteridge
Release number
2
Set inCrosby, Maine
Shirley Falls, Maine
Oslo, Norway
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
October 15, 2019
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages304
ISBN978-0-8129-9654-8
813/.54
LC ClassPS3569.T736 O45 2019
Preceded byOlive Kitteridge 

Olive, Again is a novel by the American author Elizabeth Strout. The book was published by Random House on October 15, 2019.[3] It is a sequel to Olive Kitteridge (2008), which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[4][5][6] In November 2019, the novel was selected for the revival of Oprah's Book Club.[7] Similar to the first novel, Olive, Again takes the form of 13 short stories that are interrelated but discontinuous in terms of narrative.[8] It follows Olive Kitteridge from her seventies into her eighties.

  1. ^ Powers, Katherine A. (November 21, 2019). "The best audiobooks of 2019". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout". Penguin Random House. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Treisman, Deborah (July 29, 2019). "Elizabeth Strout on Returning to Olive Kitteridge". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Warner, John (March 5, 2019). "A sequel to 'Olive Kitteridge' is coming this fall, but will it capture the same magic?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)". Pulitzer.org. 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Italie, Hillel (November 7, 2019). "Winfrey picks 'Olive, Again' for her next book club read". Associated Press. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Weaver, Kendal (October 14, 2019). "New stories of an aging Olive in 'Olive, Again'". Associated Press. Retrieved October 19, 2019.