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ⓘ About Karen Russell
She lives with her husband, editor Tony Perez, and their two children. Kent Russell, her brother, is also a writer. Her stories have been featured in The New Yorker, Zoetrope, The Best American Short Stories, Conjunctions, Oxford American, and Granta. One reason she is so drawn to the Floridian landscapes of her childhood is because she has such deep sensory memories of climbing into the mangroves, exploring all of the mucky canals near their house, and wading through the bay. The air is so humid in Florida that it is like this continuous embrace, and water is everywhere, oozing up out of the ground and hovering in the clouds. Moving through these overgrown and slippery places, you just cannot forget you’re a part of nature.
All Book Series by Karen Russell
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2005
Orange World and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Karen Russell?
She lives with her husband, editor Tony Perez, and their two children. Kent Russell, her brother, is also a writer. Her stories have been featured in The New Yorker, Zoetrope, The Best American Short Stories, Conjunctions, Oxford American, and Granta.
Which Karen Russell series should I start with?
Karen Russell's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Swamplandia! (2011).
How many books has Karen Russell written?
Karen Russell has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2025. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Collections and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Karen Russell's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 11 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 Karen Russell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Karen Russell's 11 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (4 books); Collections (3 books); Standalone Novels (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (2 books).