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ⓘ About E. Lockhart
Emily Jenkins is an American author of children’s books. Lockhart was born in the year 1967 and many at times she uses her pen name, E. Lockhart. Lockhart is widely known for the Ruby Oliver Quartet, with the first novel being Boyfriend List. Jenkins was born and raised in Cambridge, before relocating to Massachusetts, then finally to Washington. Lockhart attended the summer drama schools at the North-western University, in high school as well as Minneapolis Children’s drama school. After completing her high school education, E. Lockhart attended Vassar College, where she had the opportunity of interviewing Barry Moses, for her senior thesis. While at the college, E. Lockhart also studied illustrated books as well.
All Book Series by E. Lockhart
How to Be Bad
Book 4 of 7 · published 2008 Co-authored · Lauren Myracle,Sarah Mlynowski
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is E. Lockhart?
Emily Jenkins is an American author of children’s books. Lockhart was born in the year 1967 and many at times she uses her pen name, E. Lockhart. Lockhart is widely known for the Ruby Oliver Quartet, with the first novel being Boyfriend List.
Which E. Lockhart series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ruby Oliver series, the earliest of E. Lockhart's multi-book series: it opens with The Boyfriend List (2005) and runs to 4 books across 2005–2010, ending with Real Live Boyfriends (2010). E. Lockhart's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has E. Lockhart written?
E. Lockhart has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2026. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Ruby Oliver series with 4 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should E. Lockhart's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. E. Lockhart's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ruby Oliver (2005–2010, 4 books) and We Were Liars (2014–2025, 3 books).
How are E. Lockhart's books organised into series?
This guide splits E. Lockhart's 16 books into 2 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ruby Oliver (4 books, 2005–2010); We Were Liars (3 books, 2014–2025).