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ⓘ About Jennifer Haigh
Jennifer Haigh is a literary fiction author that is best known for the “Bakerton Stories.” The author was born in the small town of Barnesboro Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1990, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in French and then got her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers Workshop. The professor told her to live more, read more and write more before he would provide a recommendation. She knew what she needed to do was fail fast so that she could decide if writing was for her or if not she could find something else to do.
All Book Series by Jennifer Haigh
The Complete Book of Alternative Nutrition
Single-title series · published 1997 Co-authored · Selene Yeager
Everything My Mother Taught Me
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2019 Anthology · Alice Hoffman
The Weddings
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019 Anthology · Alexander Chee
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jennifer Haigh?
Jennifer Haigh is a literary fiction author that is best known for the “Bakerton Stories.” The author was born in the small town of Barnesboro Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1990, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in French and then got her Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers Workshop. The professor told her to live more, read more and write more before he would provide a recommendation.
Which Jennifer Haigh series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bakerton Stories series, the earliest of Jennifer Haigh's multi-book series: it opens with Baker Towers (2004) and runs to 3 books across 2004–2016, ending with Heat & Light (2016). Jennifer Haigh's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jennifer Haigh written?
Jennifer Haigh has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2025. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Inheritance Collection series with 5 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jennifer Haigh's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jennifer Haigh's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bakerton Stories (2004–2016, 3 books) and Inheritance Collection (2019, 5 books).
How are Jennifer Haigh's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jennifer Haigh's 19 books into 2 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Inheritance Collection (5 books, 2019); Bakerton Stories (3 books, 2004–2016).