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ⓘ About Kawai Strong Washburn
Kawai Strong Washburn is a literary fiction author from Hawaii whose work has been featured in “Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading,” “McSweeney’s,” and “Best American Nonrequired Reading” among many other outlets. Washburn was born on the Hamakua Coast on Hawaii’s Big Island and was the Bread Loaf Work-Study scholar in 2015 and a Tin House Summer Scholar in 2015. He was born on the Hamakua Coast, in the small town of Honoka’a and lived there until his teenage years when he moved to Portland on the mainland. Washburn has asserted that life in Hawaii was incredibly formative and enriching, as it was so much different from anything he has ever experienced since then.
All Book Series by Kawai Strong Washburn
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2011
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kawai Strong Washburn?
Kawai Strong Washburn is a literary fiction author from Hawaii whose work has been featured in “Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading,” “McSweeney’s,” and “Best American Nonrequired Reading” among many other outlets. Washburn was born on the Hamakua Coast on Hawaii’s Big Island and was the Bread Loaf Work-Study scholar in 2015 and a Tin House Summer Scholar in 2015. He was born on the Hamakua Coast, in the small town of Honoka’a and lived there until his teenage years when he moved to Portland on the mainland.
Which Kawai Strong Washburn series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series, the earliest of Kawai Strong Washburn's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011) and runs to 9 books across 2011–2019, ending with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019 (2019).
How many books has Kawai Strong Washburn written?
Kawai Strong Washburn has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series with 9 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kawai Strong Washburn's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kawai Strong Washburn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (2011–2019, 9 books).
How are Kawai Strong Washburn's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kawai Strong Washburn's 11 books into 1 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (9 books, 2011–2019).