Elizabeth Strout Books in Order
Elizabeth Strout has written 11 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is Amy and Isabelle (1998) and the newest is The Things We Never Say (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1998–2026
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,077 in 7 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 35–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,077 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Elizabeth Strout is an American literary novelist, born January 6, 1956, and raised in Portland, Maine. Shirley Falls, a fictional Maine town, is the setting of four Strout novels. The first novel, Amy and Isabelle (1998), became a national bestseller and a film starring Elisabeth Shue. The catalogue lists 11 books through The Things We Never Say (2026), including Olive Kitteridge (2008), My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) and Lucy by the Sea (2022). Amgash and Olive Kitteridge are the two named series.
The Amgash series is set in Amgash, Illinois, a small town whose residents' lives are interconnected, and moves between past and present as earlier events shape the characters' current lives.
How many Elizabeth Strout books are there?
Elizabeth Strout has 11 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Elizabeth Strout Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Elizabeth Strout books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119983204/4
- 220063204/4
- 320082864/4
- 420133524/4
- 52016–4/4
- 620172543/4
- 720192894/4
- 820212563/4
- 92022–3/4
- 102024–4/4
- 112026–4/4
Elizabeth Strout series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Olive Kitteridge books in order 2 books
Elizabeth Strout books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Amgash in order
5 booksElizabeth Strout Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Elizabeth Strout Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Elizabeth Strout books run from Amy and Isabelle (1998) to The Things We Never Say (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Elizabeth Strout in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Elizabeth Strout books in order?
You only need to read Elizabeth Strout books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Elizabeth Strout books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Olive Kitteridge (2008), the first Olive Kitteridge book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Amy and Isabelle (1998).
What is the newest Elizabeth Strout book?
The Things We Never Say (2026) is the newest Elizabeth Strout book released so far.
Is there a new Elizabeth Strout book coming?
No next Elizabeth Strout book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Elizabeth Strout has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 2 nominations for Elizabeth Strout. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bancarella Literary Prize2010Wonfor Olive Kitteridge
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2009Won
- Booker Prize2022Shortlistedfor Oh William!
- Booker Prize2016Shortlistedfor My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout at a glance
- Still publishing
- Elizabeth Strout published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Elizabeth Strout books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,077 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 289 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elizabeth Strout books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Elizabeth Strout books are about
9 of the 11 Elizabeth Strout books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 3 of 9 books
- Maine 3 of 9 books
- Women 3 of 9 books
- Mothers and daughters 2 of 9 books
- Retired teachers 2 of 9 books