🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Curtis Sittenfeld
On 23rd August 1975, a child was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Paul George an investment adviser and Elizabeth “Besty” Curtis a teacher and librarian. This was their second born child who they named Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld. As for religion, Sittenfeld is half Jewish and half catholic. She got her basic education at Seven Hills schools then attended Groton school in Massachusetts for her high school education. It is here that her writing skills became evident as she won the fiction contest organized by Seventeen Magazine in the summer of 1992, a year before she graduated from high school. During vacations, she would go to a big house near the ocean in Westpot, Massachusetts. Here, she wrote chronicles about her family in the house’s guest book.
All Book Series by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sense & Sensibility
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2013 Anthology · Joanna Trollope
Me and Carlos
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2020 Anthology · Tom Perrotta
I Would Be Doing This Anyway
Book 7 of 8 · published 2021 Anthology · Jia Tolentino
If You Are Lonely and You Know It
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2021 Anthology · Yiyun Li
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Curtis Sittenfeld?
On 23rd August 1975, a child was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Paul George an investment adviser and Elizabeth “Besty” Curtis a teacher and librarian. This was their second born child who they named Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld. As for religion, Sittenfeld is half Jewish and half catholic.
Which Curtis Sittenfeld series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Austen Project series, the earliest of Curtis Sittenfeld's multi-book series: it opens with Sense & Sensibility (2013) and runs to 4 books across 2013–2016, ending with Eligible (2016).
How many books has Curtis Sittenfeld written?
Curtis Sittenfeld has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2025. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Austen Project series with 4 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Curtis Sittenfeld's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Curtis Sittenfeld's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Austen Project (2013–2016, 4 books).
How are Curtis Sittenfeld's books organised into series?
This guide splits Curtis Sittenfeld's 24 books into 2 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Austen Project (4 books, 2013–2016); Currency (8 books, 2020–2021).