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Jennifer Close

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Girls in White Dresses (2011)

ⓘ About Jennifer Close

Close has said that she used to write in a male voice while in college so that she would not be too revelatory. She would then go on to work for “The New Yorker,” “Vogue,” and finally ended up at “Portfolio,” which was a subsidiary of “Conde Nast.” It was while she was working for “Portfolio” as an editor that she began writing stories about the lives of her friends and her own life. She wrote about the endless bachelorette parties, showers, and weddings that left all of them broke and exhausted. It was these writings that would eventually evolve into “Girls in White Dresses.” When Tim Hartz her then-boyfriend that would become her husband was hired by the Obama White House, she moved to Washington, where she got even more material for her novels.

All Book Series by Jennifer Close

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Girls in White Dresses book cover

Girls in White Dresses

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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The Smart One / Things We Need book cover

The Smart One / Things We Need

Book 2 of 4 · published 2013

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2013
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The Hopefuls

Book 3 of 4 · published 2016

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2016
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Marrying the Ketchups

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jennifer Close?

Close has said that she used to write in a male voice while in college so that she would not be too revelatory. She would then go on to work for “The New Yorker,” “Vogue,” and finally ended up at “Portfolio,” which was a subsidiary of “Conde Nast.” It was while she was working for “Portfolio” as an editor that she began writing stories about the lives of her friends and her own life. She wrote about the endless bachelorette parties, showers, and weddings that left all of them broke and exhausted.

Which Jennifer Close series should I start with?

Jennifer Close's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Girls in White Dresses (2011).

How many books has Jennifer Close written?

Jennifer Close has 4 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2022. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Jennifer Close's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 4 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 Jennifer Close's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jennifer Close's 4 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (4 books).