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ⓘ About Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan is American short story writer and a best-selling novelist. She was born in Chicago but was raised in San Francisco. Egan graduated from Lowell High School and later joined the university of Pennsylvania where she majored in English Literature. While studying for her undergraduate degree, Egan dated Steve Jobs who helped her install Macintosh computer in her bedroom. After her graduation, she spent two years St. John’s College, Cambridge under the sponsorship of Thouron Award. Egan has published several short fictions in The New Yorker, among other periodicals, and her journalism works have frequently been featured in The New York Times Magazine. The author has been reluctant to classify A Visit…..
All Book Series by Jennifer Egan
Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia
Book 5 of 9 · published 2008
Making the Trees Shiver: An Anthology of the First Six Years of the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival
Book 6 of 9 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jennifer Egan?
Jennifer Egan is American short story writer and a best-selling novelist. She was born in Chicago but was raised in San Francisco. Egan graduated from Lowell High School and later joined the university of Pennsylvania where she majored in English Literature.
Which Jennifer Egan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Goon Squad series, the earliest of Jennifer Egan's multi-book series: it opens with A Visit from the Goon Squad (2010) and runs to 2 books across 2010–2022, ending with The Candy House (2022).
How many books has Jennifer Egan written?
Jennifer Egan has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2022. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Goon Squad series with 2 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jennifer Egan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jennifer Egan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Goon Squad (2010–2022, 2 books).
How are Jennifer Egan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jennifer Egan's 18 books into 1 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Goon Squad (2 books, 2010–2022).