Elizabeth Stroutย is the #1ย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย Olive Kitteridge,ย winner of the Pulitzer Prize;ย Olive, Again,ย an Oprahโs Book Club pick;ย Anything Is Possible,ย winner of the Story Prize;ย My Name is Lucy Barton, longlisted forย the Man Booker Prize;ย The Burgess Boys,ย named one of the best books of the year byย The Washington Postย and NPR;ย Abide with Me,ย a national bestseller; andย Amy and Isabelle,ย winner of theย Los Angeles Timesย Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and theย Chicago Tribuneย Heartland Prize. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Orange Prize. Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, includingย The New Yorkerย andย O: The Oprah Magazine.ย Elizabeth Strout lives in New York City.