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ⓘ About Bobbie Ann Mason
Bobbie enjoyed reading with encouragement from her parents, but her choices were limited. She mainly had popular fiction about the Bobbsey Twins and all the Nancy Drew mysteries. She’d later write a book about these books she read during her adolescence called “The Girl Sleuth: A feminist guide to the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Their Sisters”. She credits her time in a grade school in Cuba, Kentucky with influencing some of her adult characters. Bobbie became interested in writing when she was a kid, while writing imitations of the mystery series books that she read. She was especially inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women”, however it wasn’t until she got into college that she found other writers, like the fiction of Salinger, Hemingway, and Salinger.
All Book Series by Bobbie Ann Mason
Abraham Lincoln
Series opener · book 1 of 32 · published 1960 Anthology · Thomas Keneally
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life
Book 12 of 32 · published 2000 Anthology · Sherwin B. Nuland
Simone Weil
Book 16 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Francine du Plessix Gray
Andy Warhol: A Biography
Book 17 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Wayne Koestenbaum
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life
Book 18 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Marshall Frady
Winston Churchill: A Life
Book 20 of 32 · published 2002 Anthology · John Keegan
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Book 24 of 32 · published 2003 Anthology · Kathryn Harrison
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life
Book 26 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Ada Louise Huxtable
George Herbert Walker Bush
Book 27 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Tom Wicker
Branch Rickey: A Life
Latest in the series · book 32 of 32 · published 2011 Anthology · Jimmy Breslin
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Bobbie Ann Mason?
Bobbie enjoyed reading with encouragement from her parents, but her choices were limited. She mainly had popular fiction about the Bobbsey Twins and all the Nancy Drew mysteries. She’d later write a book about these books she read during her adolescence called “The Girl Sleuth: A feminist guide to the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Their Sisters”.
Which Bobbie Ann Mason series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Penguin Lives series, the earliest of Bobbie Ann Mason's multi-book series: it opens with Abraham Lincoln (1960) and runs to 32 books across 1960–2011, ending with Branch Rickey: A Life (2011).
How many books has Bobbie Ann Mason written?
Bobbie Ann Mason has 55 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1960 and 2020. 32 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Penguin Lives series with 32 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Bobbie Ann Mason's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Bobbie Ann Mason's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Penguin Lives (1960–2011, 32 books).
How are Bobbie Ann Mason's books organised into series?
This guide splits Bobbie Ann Mason's 55 books into 1 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Penguin Lives (32 books, 1960–2011).