Craig Lancaster

An exemplary essayist and veteran journalist, Craig Lancaster is a American man of letters who is renowned for his much-admired series, a notable list of standalone novels, acclaimed anthologies, and non-fiction work among others. Lancaster is a classic example of the significance of the popular National Novel Writing Month. His literary work, which has an out-and-out autobiographical element, is especially based, at least partly, on Montana and his own treasured childhood moments.

The best place to start is the Edward series, the earliest of Craig Lancaster's multi-book series: it opens with 600 Hours of Edward (2009) and runs to 3 books across 2009–2016, ending with Edward Unspooled (2016).

Craig Lancaster has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2009 and 2025. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Edward series with 3 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Craig Lancaster's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Edward (2009–2016, 3 books).

This guide splits Craig Lancaster's 14 books into 1 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Edward (3 books, 2009–2016).