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Garth Risk Hallberg

3 Series • 5 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: City on Fire (2015)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: A Field Guide to the North American Family (2007)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3 (2017)

ⓘ About Garth Risk Hallberg

Garth Risk Hallberg is a relatively familiar word in the literary world, but the man behind the name is a surprisingly low key individual. His works have been published in The Pinch, Canteen, Slate, Glimmer Train, New York magazine, Prairie Schooner, The New York Times Magazine, and just recently The Millions, where he is currently a contributing editor. On the side, Garth Hallberg is a lecturer at Sarah Lawrence College, and holds an MFA from New York University and a BA from Washington University in St. Louis. When he was 9, Bill, his father, published a novel titled “The Rub of the Green” in Richard Ford’s mode about a professional golfer who was imprisoned after being entangled in a love triangle.

All Book Series by Garth Risk Hallberg

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City on Fire

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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The Eleventh Grieve

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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The Second Coming

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

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2024
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A Field Guide to the North American Family

Single-title series · published 2007

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2007
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Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Garth Risk Hallberg?

Garth Risk Hallberg is a relatively familiar word in the literary world, but the man behind the name is a surprisingly low key individual. His works have been published in The Pinch, Canteen, Slate, Glimmer Train, New York magazine, Prairie Schooner, The New York Times Magazine, and just recently The Millions, where he is currently a contributing editor. On the side, Garth Hallberg is a lecturer at Sarah Lawrence College, and holds an MFA from New York University and a BA from Washington University in St.

Which Garth Risk Hallberg series should I start with?

Garth Risk Hallberg's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is City on Fire (2015).

How many books has Garth Risk Hallberg written?

Garth Risk Hallberg has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2024. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Anthologies.

In what order should Garth Risk Hallberg'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 Risk Hallberg's books organised into series?

This guide splits Garth Risk Hallberg's 5 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (3 books); Non-Fiction (1 book); Anthologies (1 book).