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ⓘ About Ali Smith
Ali Smith is a published author, journalist, playwright, and academic. Ali Smith was born August 24, 1962, in Scotland in Inverness. Her parents were working class. She grew up in a local council house. She moved to Cambridge, where she currently resides. She attended Aberdeen for her higher education and then pursued her Ph.D. at Cambridge but didn’t finish it. She talks about how she started writing in a magazine interview in 2004, where she briefly spoke about how coming down with chronic fatigue syndrome for the better part of a year. Smith talked about how she did have to give up working at the University of Strathclyde lecturing. Even though this was tough, it also came with a silver lining for the author as it finally allowed her the chance to pursue her passion.
All Book Series by Ali Smith
Public Library and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2015
Out There: An Anthology of Scottish LGBT writing
Book 15 of 20 · published 2014
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ali Smith?
Ali Smith is a published author, journalist, playwright, and academic. Ali Smith was born August 24, 1962, in Scotland in Inverness. Her parents were working class.
Which Ali Smith series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Seasonal series, the earliest of Ali Smith's multi-book series: it opens with Autumn (2016) and runs to 4 books across 2016–2020, ending with Summer (2020).
How many books has Ali Smith written?
Ali Smith has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2025. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Seasonal series with 4 books — and 38 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ali Smith's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ali Smith's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Seasonal (2016–2020, 4 books) and Gliff (2025, 2 books).
How are Ali Smith's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ali Smith's 44 books into 2 named series and 38 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Seasonal (4 books, 2016–2020); Gliff (2 books, 2025).