Jenny Offill

Jenny Offill

4 Series • 10 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Last Things (1999)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore (2004)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Friend Who Got Away (2005)

ⓘ About Jenny Offill

Jenny Offill is an American author of contemporary, children’s, literature and fiction books best known for her debut novel Last Things. This book was featured in the New York Times best-sellers list, and it was a finalist in the First Book Award by L.A. Times. Other Offill’s works include two anthologies she coedits with Elissa Schappel and several children’s books. This American born author is an MFA programs teacher at Queens University, Brooklyn College, and Colombia University. Dept. of Speculation Dept. of Speculation is a story that portrays marriage. The heroine in this story only referred to as “the wife” exchanged love letters with her husband marked Dept. of Speculations. In these letters, the couple discussed everything from stalled ambitions to a colicky baby.

All Book Series by Jenny Offill

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Last Things

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1999

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1999
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Dept. of Speculation

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Weather

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
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17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2004

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2004
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11 Experiments That Failed

Book 2 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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Sparky!

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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While You Were Napping

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2014

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2014
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The Friend Who Got Away

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2005

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2005
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Money Changes Everything

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2007

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2007
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The Literary Review: Refrigerator Mothers

Single-title series · published 2010

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2010

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jenny Offill?

Jenny Offill is an American author of contemporary, children’s, literature and fiction books best known for her debut novel Last Things. This book was featured in the New York Times best-sellers list, and it was a finalist in the First Book Award by L.A. Times. Other Offill’s works include two anthologies she coedits with Elissa Schappel and several children’s books.

Which Jenny Offill series should I start with?

Jenny Offill's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Last Things (1999).

How many books has Jenny Offill written?

Jenny Offill has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2020. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Picture, Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.

In what order should Jenny Offill's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 10 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 Jenny Offill's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jenny Offill's 10 books into categories rather than numbered series: Picture (4 books); Standalone Novels (3 books); Non-Fiction (2 books); Anthologies (1 book).