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ⓘ About Chelsea Cain
Chelsea Cain is an American author out of Iowa. She is best known for the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series of books and the Kick Lannigan series of books. Cain was born in February of 1972 in Iowa City, Iowa to Mary Cain and Larry Schmidt. Her father dodged the Vietnam draft which sent the family underground for several years. This lead to them living in a hippie commune outside of Iowa City for much of her early life. She ended up moving to Washington state with her mother in 1978 where she would attend school. She would then live in a split parenting situation where she spent the school year in Bellingham, Washington with her mother and then would head down to Florida to spend time with her father and his new family.
All Book Series by Chelsea Cain
Man-Eaters, Vol. 4: The Cursed
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022
Mockingbird Vol. 2: My Feminist Agenda
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017
Does This Cape Make Me Look Fat?
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2006
Chewing the Page: The Mourning Goats Interviews
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Chelsea Cain?
Chelsea Cain is an American author out of Iowa. She is best known for the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series of books and the Kick Lannigan series of books. Cain was born in February of 1972 in Iowa City, Iowa to Mary Cain and Larry Schmidt.
Which Chelsea Cain series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series, the earliest of Chelsea Cain's multi-book series: it opens with Heartsick (2007) and runs to 6 books across 2007–2013, ending with Let Me Go (2013). Chelsea Cain's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Chelsea Cain written?
Chelsea Cain has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2022. 14 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series with 6 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Chelsea Cain's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Chelsea Cain's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell (2007–2013, 6 books), Kick Lannigan (2014, 1 book) and Mockingbird Graphic Novels (2016–2017, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Chelsea Cain's books organised into series?
This guide splits Chelsea Cain's 22 books into 5 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell (6 books, 2007–2013); Man-Eaters Graphic Novels (4 books, 2019–2022); Mockingbird Graphic Novels (2 books, 2016–2017); Kick Lannigan (1 book, 2014); Spy Island (1 book, 2021).