Watch Maxine Peake read from The Things We Never Say, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by Elizabeth Strout. The story so far: Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbours, and, on weekends, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is, by all appearances, present and alive. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad – at himself and the people around him – and turns a question over and over in his mind: how is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us? Discover the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/the-things-we-never-say Directed by Holly Blakey and produced in partnership with Park Pictures. -- Director: Holly ...