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ⓘ About Jeanette Winterson
About Jeanette Winterson Known for being a versatile and outspoken author, Jeanette Winterson is a British novelist who writes in a whole variety of different styles. Creative and intelligent, she really sets herself apart with her unique and incisive brand of fiction that immediately gets to the point on many different issues. Exploring ideas of identity, gender, and sexuality, she really is an uncompromising voice when it comes to the forward thinking fiction. Not only that, but she’s amassed a large following of readers worldwide, becoming a hugely influential household name for many. From science-fiction and horror to children’s literature and journalism, she’s a writer known for the huge scope and range of her work.
All Book Series by Jeanette Winterson
Stop What You're Doing and Read This!
Book 4 of 6 · published 2011 Co-authored · Michael Rosen,Mark Haddon,Zadie Smith
Macbeth
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2018 Anthology · Jo Nesbø
A Short History of Myth
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2004 Anthology · Karen Armstrong
Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson
Book 2 of 9 · published 2005 Anthology · David Grossman
The Goddess Chronicle
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2013 Anthology · Natsuo Kirino
Motherhood
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2017 Anthology · Helen Simpson
Psychedelics
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2017 Anthology · Aldous Huxley
The Forward Book of Poetry 1993
Series opener · book 1 of 26 · published 1992 Anthology · Stephen Spender
The Forward Book of Poetry 1994
Book 2 of 26 · published 1993 Anthology · Jeremy Paxman
The Forward Book of Poetry 1995
Book 3 of 26 · published 1995 Anthology · Margaret Drabble
The Forward Book of Poetry 1996
Book 4 of 26 · published 1996 Anthology · Carol Ann Duffy
The Forward Book of Poetry 1997
Book 5 of 26 · published 1996 Multi-author collection
The Forward Book Of Poetry 1998
Book 6 of 26 · published 1997 Anthology · John Fuller
The Forward Book Of Poetry 1999
Book 7 of 26 · published 1998 Anthology · Geordie Greig
The Forward Book Of Poetry 2000
Book 8 of 26 · published 1999 Anthology · Simon Armitage
The Forward Book of Poetry 2001
Book 9 of 26 · published 2000 Anthology · John Walsh
The Forward Book of Poetry 2002
Book 10 of 26 · published 2001 Anthology · John Walsh
The Forward Book of Poetry 2003
Book 11 of 26 · published 2002 Anthology · Michael Donaghy
The Forward Book Of Poetry 2004
Book 12 of 26 · published 2003 Anthology · Peter Stothard
The Forward Book of Poetry 2005
Book 13 of 26 · published 2004 Anthology · Peter Greenlaw
The Forward Book Of Poetry 2006
Book 14 of 26 · published 2005 Anthology · Tim Dee
The Forward Book Of Poetry 2007
Book 15 of 26 · published 2006 Anthology · Matthew Hollis
The Forward Book of Poetry 2008
Book 16 of 26 · published 2007 Anthology · Michael Symmons Roberts
The Forward Book Of Poetry 2009
Book 17 of 26 · published 2008 Anthology · Freida Hughes
The Forward Book Of Poetry 2010
Book 18 of 26 · published 2009 Anthology · Cecily Gayford
The Forward Book of Poetry 2011
Book 19 of 26 · published 2010 Anthology · Ruth Padel
The Forward Book of Poetry 2012
Book 20 of 26 · published 2011 Anthology · Andrew Motion
The Forward Book of Poetry 2013
Book 21 of 26 · published 2012 Anthology · William Sieghart
The Forward Book of Poetry 2015
Book 23 of 26 · published 2014 Anthology · Jeremy Paxman
The Forward Book of Poetry 2016
Book 24 of 26 · published 2015 Anthology · William Sieghart
The Forward Book of Poetry 2017
Book 25 of 26 · published 2016 Anthology · William Sieghart
The Forward Book of Poetry 2018
Latest in the series · book 26 of 26 · published 2018 Anthology · William Sieghart
Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology
Book 3 of 11 · published 1993
Stories for Mothers and Daughters
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jeanette Winterson?
About Jeanette Winterson Known for being a versatile and outspoken author, Jeanette Winterson is a British novelist who writes in a whole variety of different styles. Creative and intelligent, she really sets herself apart with her unique and incisive brand of fiction that immediately gets to the point on many different issues. Exploring ideas of identity, gender, and sexuality, she really is an uncompromising voice when it comes to the forward thinking fiction.
Which Jeanette Winterson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Forward Books of Poetry series, the earliest of Jeanette Winterson's multi-book series: it opens with The Forward Book of Poetry 1993 (1992) and runs to 26 books across 1992–2018, ending with The Forward Book of Poetry 2018 (2018). Jeanette Winterson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jeanette Winterson written?
Jeanette Winterson has 84 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2026. 48 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Forward Books of Poetry series with 26 books — and 36 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jeanette Winterson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jeanette Winterson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Forward Books of Poetry (1992–2018, 26 books), Canongate's The Myths (2004–2013, 9 books) and Tanglewreck (2006–2009, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Jeanette Winterson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jeanette Winterson's 84 books into 5 named series and 36 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Forward Books of Poetry (26 books, 1992–2018); Canongate's The Myths (9 books, 2004–2013); Hogarth Shakespeare (7 books, 2015–2018); Vintage Minis (4 books, 2017); Tanglewreck (2 books, 2006–2009).