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Eric Puchner

3 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Model Home (2010)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Music Through the Floor (2005)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Glimmer Train Stories, #46 (2003)

ⓘ About Eric Puchner

Eric Puchner is a published author known for his novels Model Home and Dream State as well as his collections of short stories, Last Day on Earth and Music Through the Floor. His novel Model Home was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. It also won a California Book Award and was second place for a Barnes & Noble Discover Award. It also made the longlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His short story collection Music Through the Floor was a finalist for the Young Lions Award from the New York Public Library. Eric’s stories and personal essays have been featured in publications such as Granta, GQ, Chicago Tribune, Zoetrope: All Story, The Sun, Glimmer Train, Best New American Voices, McSweeney’s, Tin House, and The Best American Short Stories 2012 and 2017.

All Book Series by Eric Puchner

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Model Home

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010

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2010
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Dream State book cover

Dream State

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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Music Through the Floor book cover

Music Through the Floor

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2005

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2005
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Last Day on Earth book cover

Last Day on Earth

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
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Glimmer Train Stories, #46 book cover

Glimmer Train Stories, #46

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2003

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2003
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The Best American Short Stories 2012 book cover

The Best American Short Stories 2012

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012

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2012

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Eric Puchner?

Eric Puchner is a published author known for his novels Model Home and Dream State as well as his collections of short stories, Last Day on Earth and Music Through the Floor. His novel Model Home was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. It also won a California Book Award and was second place for a Barnes & Noble Discover Award.

Which Eric Puchner series should I start with?

Eric Puchner's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Model Home (2010).

How many books has Eric Puchner written?

Eric Puchner has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2025. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Story Collections and Anthologies.

In what order should Eric Puchner's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 6 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Eric Puchner's books organised into series?

This guide splits Eric Puchner's 6 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (2 books); Short Story Collections (2 books); Anthologies (2 books).