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Garth Greenwell

2 Series • 5 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: What Belongs to You (2011)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Mitko (2011)

ⓘ About Garth Greenwell

Garth Greenwell is a renowned American author, poet, educator, and literary critic. He is famous for writing contemporary, literary fiction, LGBT stories, and short fiction. Greenwell is particularly popular for writing the 2011 novella called Mitko and full-length standalone novels, What Belongs to You and Cleanness. Additionally, he has published stories in A Public Space and The Paris Review. He also writes criticism for The Atlantic and The New Yorker. In 2013, Greenwell came back to the US after residing in Bulgaria to participate in the Iowa University Writers’ Workshop. He was one of the Arts Fellows who attended the workshop. Author Greenwell was born on March 19, 1978, in Louisville, Kentucky, the U.S.

All Book Series by Garth Greenwell

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What Belongs to You

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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Cleanness

Book 2 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
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Small Rain

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024

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2024
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Mitko

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011

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2011
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The Frog King

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Garth Greenwell?

Garth Greenwell is a renowned American author, poet, educator, and literary critic. He is famous for writing contemporary, literary fiction, LGBT stories, and short fiction. Greenwell is particularly popular for writing the 2011 novella called Mitko and full-length standalone novels, What Belongs to You and Cleanness.

Which Garth Greenwell series should I start with?

Garth Greenwell's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is What Belongs to You (2011).

How many books has Garth Greenwell written?

Garth Greenwell has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2024. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Short Stories/Novellas.

In what order should Garth Greenwell's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 5 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 Garth Greenwell's books organised into series?

This guide splits Garth Greenwell's 5 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (3 books); Short Stories/Novellas (2 books).