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ⓘ About Alissa Nutting
Alissa Nutting is an American author of fiction. Her fiction has appeared in many publications such as Bomb, Conduit, Tin House, and The Norton Introduction to Literature. She has also penned essays that have appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, Fence, and more. Alissa Nutting’s short story collection Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls was published in 2010 by Starcheron/Dzanc and it won the Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction. She is an assistant professor in creative writing as well as English literature at John Carroll University. Her first novel was published by Ecco/HarperCollins in 2013 and is called Tampa. Her second novel is titled Made for Love and was published in 2017. She lives in Ohio with her daughter, husband, and two dogs.
All Book Series by Alissa Nutting
A Sportsman's Notebook
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 1852 Anthology · Ivan Turgenev
The General Zapped an Angel
Book 2 of 18 · published 1970 Anthology · Howard Fast
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs
Book 3 of 18 · published 1981 Anthology · Tobias Wolff
The Essential Tales of Chekhov
Book 4 of 18 · published 1998 Anthology · Anton Chekhov
The Garden Party and Other Stories
Book 5 of 18 · published 2004 Anthology · Katherine Mansfield
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth
Book 8 of 18 · published 2009 Anthology · Kevin Wilson
We Are Taking Only What We Need
Book 12 of 18 · published 2018 Anthology · Stephanie Powell Watts
Catastrophe and Other Stories
Book 14 of 18 · published 2018 Anthology · Dino Buzzati
Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry
Book 15 of 18 · published 2019 Anthology · Elizabeth McCracken
Hue and Cry
Book 16 of 18 · published 2019 Anthology · Edward P. Jones,James McPherson
The Hurly Burly and Other Stories
Book 17 of 18 · published 2021 Anthology · Russell Banks,A.E. Coppard
Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Francine Prose,Johanna Kaplan
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2010
Come Here Often?: 53 Writers Raise a Glass to Their Favorite Bar
Book 4 of 6 · published 2014
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alissa Nutting?
Alissa Nutting is an American author of fiction. Her fiction has appeared in many publications such as Bomb, Conduit, Tin House, and The Norton Introduction to Literature. She has also penned essays that have appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, Fence, and more.
Which Alissa Nutting series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Art of the Story series, the earliest of Alissa Nutting's multi-book series: it opens with A Sportsman's Notebook (1852) and runs to 18 books across 1852–2022, ending with Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary (2022).
How many books has Alissa Nutting written?
Alissa Nutting has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1852 and 2025. 18 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Art of the Story series with 18 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alissa Nutting's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alissa Nutting's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Art of the Story (1852–2022, 18 books).
How are Alissa Nutting's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alissa Nutting's 26 books into 1 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Art of the Story (18 books, 1852–2022).