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ⓘ About Brit Bennett
Brit Bennett is a literary fiction author born and raised in Oceanside in North San Diego County in South California. Oceanside exposed her to a lot of different cultures as it was a racially diverse town with a beach that had people from all socioeconomic backgrounds vacationing there. It was a conservative town that is pervaded with military culture, though she has always felt an inside out dynamic as her family was not a military one. As a teenager, she went to Sanford University and later attended the University of Michigan where she got her MFA in creative fiction. It was at the latter institution where she won the Wright/Hurston award for College Writers in 2014 and the Hopwood Award in Graduate Fiction. She is also a winner of the Robert M.
All Book Series by Brit Bennett
Kaya: An American Girl- 1764
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2000 Anthology · Janet Beeler Shaw
A Heart Full of Hope
Book 3 of 16 · published 2014 Anthology · Juliana Kolesova,Michael Dworkin,Connie Rose Porter
No Ordinary Sound
Book 7 of 16 · published 2016 Anthology · Denise Lewis Patrick
Never Stop Singing
Book 8 of 16 · published 2016 Anthology · Denise Lewis Patrick
Rebecca: The Sound of Applause
Book 10 of 16 · published 2019 Anthology · Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Rebecca: Lights, Camera, Rebecca!
Book 11 of 16 · published 2019 Anthology · Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Courtney Changes the Game
Book 12 of 16 · published 2020 Anthology · Kellen Hertz
Meet Isabel and Nicki
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2023 Anthology · Julia DeVillers,Jennifer Roy
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Brit Bennett?
Brit Bennett is a literary fiction author born and raised in Oceanside in North San Diego County in South California. Oceanside exposed her to a lot of different cultures as it was a racially diverse town with a beach that had people from all socioeconomic backgrounds vacationing there. It was a conservative town that is pervaded with military culture, though she has always felt an inside out dynamic as her family was not a military one.
Which Brit Bennett series should I start with?
The best place to start is the American Girl Historical Characters series, the earliest of Brit Bennett's multi-book series: it opens with Kaya: An American Girl- 1764 (2000) and runs to 16 books across 2000–2023, ending with Meet Isabel and Nicki (2023).
How many books has Brit Bennett written?
Brit Bennett has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2023. 16 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the American Girl Historical Characters series with 16 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Brit Bennett's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brit Bennett's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are American Girl Historical Characters (2000–2023, 16 books).
How are Brit Bennett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Brit Bennett's 23 books into 1 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: American Girl Historical Characters (16 books, 2000–2023).