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ⓘ About Jane Smiley
The full name of the writer Jane smiley is Jane graves smiley and she was born on the 26th of September in California in Los Angeles in the United States of America. Most of the writer’s works center on family and they have a pastoral setting. Jane smiley took her studies in literature at the Vassar College (B.A. in 1971) as well as in the University of Lowa (M.A. IN THE YEAR 1975, M.F.A IN 1976 and Ph.D. in 1978). From the year 1981 to the year 1996, she was an English professor at the Lowa state university and with time she resorted to writing fulltime. Jane smiley has also worn some awards as a result of her writing and the book a thousand acres, (1991 that later on in the year 1997 was filmed) won the Pulitzer prize and it is so far known as the bestselling novel for Jane Smiley.
All Book Series by Jane Smiley
The Georges and the Jewels / Nobody's Horse
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2009
The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1998
Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
Ordinary Love and Good Will: Two Novellas
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1989
Catskill Crafts: Artisans of the Catskill Mountains
Book 2 of 10 · published 1987
A Year At the Races: Reflections On Horses, Humans, Love, Money And Luck
Book 4 of 10 · published 2004
The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer
Book 7 of 10 · published 2010
An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers
Book 8 of 10 · published 2014 Co-authored · Dave Eggers
March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women
Book 9 of 10 · published 2019 Co-authored · Carmen Maria Machado,Kate Bolick,Jenny Zhang
The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2023
Abraham Lincoln
Series opener · book 1 of 32 · published 1960 Anthology · Thomas Keneally
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life
Book 12 of 32 · published 2000 Anthology · Sherwin B. Nuland
Simone Weil
Book 16 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Francine du Plessix Gray
Andy Warhol: A Biography
Book 17 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Wayne Koestenbaum
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life
Book 18 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Marshall Frady
Winston Churchill: A Life
Book 20 of 32 · published 2002 Anthology · John Keegan
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Book 24 of 32 · published 2003 Anthology · Kathryn Harrison
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life
Book 26 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Ada Louise Huxtable
George Herbert Walker Bush
Book 27 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Tom Wicker
Branch Rickey: A Life
Latest in the series · book 32 of 32 · published 2011 Anthology · Jimmy Breslin
The Way the World Ends
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Jess Walter
There's No Place Like Home
Book 4 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Edan Lepucki
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
Book 2 of 11 · published 1994
Mr. Wrong: Real-Life Stories about the Men We Used to Love
Book 9 of 11 · published 2007
Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jane Smiley?
The full name of the writer Jane smiley is Jane graves smiley and she was born on the 26th of September in California in Los Angeles in the United States of America. Most of the writer’s works center on family and they have a pastoral setting. Jane smiley took her studies in literature at the Vassar College (B.A. in 1971) as well as in the University of Lowa (M.A.
Which Jane Smiley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch series, the earliest of Jane Smiley's multi-book series: it opens with The Georges and the Jewels / Nobody's Horse (2009) and runs to 5 books across 2009–2013, ending with Gee Whiz / Star Horse (2013). Jane Smiley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jane Smiley written?
Jane Smiley has 90 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1200 and 2026. 52 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Warmer Collection series with 7 books — and 38 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jane Smiley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jane Smiley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Lidie Newton (1998–2026, 2 books), Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch (2009–2013, 5 books) and Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga (2014–2015, 3 books), plus 2 more.
How are Jane Smiley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jane Smiley's 90 books into 6 named series and 38 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Warmer Collection (7 books, 2018); Horses Of Oak Valley Ranch (5 books, 2009–2013); Ellen and Ned (3 books, 2018–2020); Last Hundred Years: A Family Saga (3 books, 2014–2015); Lidie Newton (2 books, 1998–2026), plus 1 further series.