Cathleen Schine

Cathleen Schine

2 Series • 13 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Alice in Bed (1983)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The Best American Essays 2005 (2005)

ⓘ About Cathleen Schine

Called the modern-day Jane Austen, Cathleen Schine is an international bestselling author of literary fiction. Her first novel was “The Love Letter” that was first published in 1983 and became a huge success that it was made into a movie that starred Kate Capshaw as the lead. “Rameau’s Niece” another popular novel by Schine was also made into the film “The Misadventures of Margaret” that had Parker Posey as the lead. “The Grammarians” published in 2019 has received widespread critical acclaim and has become one of her most popular novels ever. In addition to writing literary fiction, she has also been writing for “The New York Times Book Review,” “The New Yorker,” “The New York Times Sunday Magazine,” and “The New York Review of Books” among others.

All Book Series by Cathleen Schine

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Alice in Bed

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1983

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1983
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To the Birdhouse

Book 2 of 12 · published 1990

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1990
3
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Rameau's Niece

Book 3 of 12 · published 1993

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1993
4
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The Love Letter

Book 4 of 12 · published 1995

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1995
5
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The Evolution of Jane

Book 5 of 12 · published 1998

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1998
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She Is Me

Book 6 of 12 · published 2003

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2003
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The New Yorkers

Book 7 of 12 · published 2007

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2007
8
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The Three Weissmanns of Westport

Book 8 of 12 · published 2010

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2010
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Fin & Lady

Book 9 of 12 · published 2013

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2013
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They May Not Mean To, But They Do

Book 10 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
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The Grammarians

Book 11 of 12 · published 2019

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2019
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Künstlers in Paradise

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2023

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2023
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The Best American Essays 2005

Single-title series · published 2005

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2005

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Cathleen Schine?

Called the modern-day Jane Austen, Cathleen Schine is an international bestselling author of literary fiction. Her first novel was “The Love Letter” that was first published in 1983 and became a huge success that it was made into a movie that starred Kate Capshaw as the lead. “Rameau’s Niece” another popular novel by Schine was also made into the film “The Misadventures of Margaret” that had Parker Posey as the lead. “The Grammarians” published in 2019 has received widespread critical acclaim and has become one of her most popular novels ever. In addition to writing literary fiction, she has also been writing…

Which Cathleen Schine series should I start with?

Cathleen Schine's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Alice in Bed (1983).

How many books has Cathleen Schine written?

Cathleen Schine has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1983 and 2023. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Anthologies.

In what order should Cathleen Schine's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 13 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Cathleen Schine's books organised into series?

This guide splits Cathleen Schine's 13 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (12 books); Anthologies (1 book).