🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Diane Cook
Diane Cook is a literary fiction author from Oakland, California best known for her debut collection of short fiction “Man v, Nature.” Her debut collection was the finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, the Believer Book Award, and the Guardian First Book Award. Cook’s work has been published in “Granta,” “Tin House” and “Harper’s” while her stories have been included in several short story collections that included “The O. Henry Prize Stories” and the “Best American Short Stories” among many others. Diane attended Columbia University for her MFA in creative writing where she was also a Teaching Fellow. Diane has also written nonfiction articles for “This American Life” and “The New York Times Magazine.
All Book Series by Diane Cook
Uganda
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2004 Anthology · Lauri Kubuitsile
Sudan and Southern Sudan
Book 18 of 25 · published 2014 Anthology · Dorothy Kavanaugh
Democratic Republic of Congo
Book 24 of 25 · published 2014 Anthology · Rita Milios
Angola
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2014 Anthology · Rob Staeger
Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Diane Cook?
Diane Cook is a literary fiction author from Oakland, California best known for her debut collection of short fiction “Man v, Nature.” Her debut collection was the finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, the Believer Book Award, and the Guardian First Book Award. Cook’s work has been published in “Granta,” “Tin House” and “Harper’s” while her stories have been included in several short story collections that included “The O. Henry Prize Stories” and the “Best American Short Stories” among many others.
Which Diane Cook series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Evolution of Africa's Major Nations series, the earliest of Diane Cook's multi-book series: it opens with Uganda (2004) and runs to 25 books across 2004–2014, ending with Angola (2014).
How many books has Diane Cook written?
Diane Cook has 29 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2020. 25 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Evolution of Africa's Major Nations series with 25 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Diane Cook's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Diane Cook's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Evolution of Africa's Major Nations (2004–2014, 25 books).
How are Diane Cook's books organised into series?
This guide splits Diane Cook's 29 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Evolution of Africa's Major Nations (25 books, 2004–2014).