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ⓘ About Adam Haslett
Adam Haslett is an American fiction writer who was born in December 24, 1970. He is the author of the short story collection; You Are Not a Stranger Here and also the novel Union Atlantic. Adam Haslett story collection finished as runners up in the Pulitzer Prize and also the National Book Award. His works have been translated into 18 dialects. Adam Haslets’ journalism and fiction stories have also featured in, Esquire, The O’Henry Prize Stories, Zoetrope All-Story, The Atlantic Monthly, New York Magazine, The Financial Times The New Yorker, The Nation, Best American Short Stories and National Public Radio’s Selected Shorts. He has also got fellowships from, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Fine Arts Work Center.
All Book Series by Adam Haslett
Letters of James Agee to Father Flye
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1971 Anthology · James Agee,James Harold Flye
Film Writing and Selected Journalism
Book 5 of 6 · published 2005 Anthology · James Agee
Cotton Tenants
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2013 Anthology · James Agee
Hannah-Beast
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Jennifer McMahon
There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed
Book 3 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Edgar Cantero
Oak Avenue
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Brandi Reeds
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2007
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Adam Haslett?
Adam Haslett is an American fiction writer who was born in December 24, 1970. He is the author of the short story collection; You Are Not a Stranger Here and also the novel Union Atlantic. Adam Haslett story collection finished as runners up in the Pulitzer Prize and also the National Book Award.
Which Adam Haslett series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dark Corners series, the earliest of Adam Haslett's multi-book series: it opens with Hannah-Beast (2018) and runs to 7 books across 2018, ending with Oak Avenue (2018).
How many books has Adam Haslett written?
Adam Haslett has 38 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1971 and 2025. 24 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Dark Corners series with 7 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Adam Haslett's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Adam Haslett's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dark Corners (2018, 7 books).
How are Adam Haslett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Adam Haslett's 38 books into 2 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dark Corners (7 books, 2018); Selected Shorts (17 books, 1993–2012).