Mommy Bibliophiles

On October 30, UMass Lowell will host Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout to discuss her new book, Tell Me Everything. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required as space is limited. For reservations and information, visit www.uml.edu/strout.

Let's plan to attend this author event from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, then grab dinner afterward.

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in Comley-Lane Theatre at Mahoney Hall on South Campus

With her “extraordinary capacity for radical empathy” (The Boston Globe), remarkable insight into the human condition, and silences that contain multitudes, Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters—Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more—as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst; fall in love and yet choose to be apart; and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean?” Brimming with compassion and pathos, Strout illuminates the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, “Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love.”

Strout will read from her new novel, "Tell Me Everything," and join acclaimed writer and creative writing Professor Andre Dubus III for a conversation.

"Tell Me Everything" will be for sale at the event, along with a sample of her previous titles in paperback. Cash and credit cards are accepted.

Strout will sign books for 30 minutes after the discussion. To keep the line moving quickly, we ask that you write on a sticky-note (we will provide) the first name only of the person Strout should address in the book.