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Kaye Gibbons

3 Series • 13 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Ellen Foster (1987)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: How I became a writer (1988)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Eudora Welty: Writers' Reflections Upon First Reading Welty (1999)

ⓘ About Kaye Gibbons

Kaye Gibbons is a renowned writer from the United States, who is famous for writing literature & fiction, historical fiction, contemporary, young adult, southern, and coming of age novels. She has written several standalone books in her career, most of which are widely famous for their unique contents. Author Gibbons is particularly very famous for her first book, Ellen Foster, which was released in 1987. This book helped Gibbons establish herself as a noteworthy writer as it went on to win the Sue Kaufman Award in the category of the Best First Fiction novel from the Institute and Academy of Arts & Letters of America. Gibbons also became very famous for her debut novel as the foundation of Ernest Hemingway gave it a Special Citation.

All Book Series by Kaye Gibbons

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Ellen Foster

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1987

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1987
2
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A Virtuous Woman

Book 2 of 9 · published 1989

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1989
3
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A Cure for Dreams

Book 3 of 9 · published 1991

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1991
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Charms for the Easy Life

Book 4 of 9 · published 1993

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1993
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Sights Unseen

Book 5 of 9 · published 1995

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1995
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On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon

Book 6 of 9 · published 1998

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1998
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Divining Women

Book 7 of 9 · published 2004

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2004
8
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The Life All Around Me By Ellen Foster

Book 8 of 9 · published 2005

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2005
9
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The Lunatics Ball

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2011

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2011
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How I became a writer

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1988

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1988
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Frost and Flower

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1995

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1995
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Eudora Welty: Writers' Reflections Upon First Reading Welty

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1999

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1999
2
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The Best American Essays of the Century

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kaye Gibbons?

Kaye Gibbons is a renowned writer from the United States, who is famous for writing literature & fiction, historical fiction, contemporary, young adult, southern, and coming of age novels. She has written several standalone books in her career, most of which are widely famous for their unique contents. Author Gibbons is particularly very famous for her first book, Ellen Foster, which was released in 1987.

Which Kaye Gibbons series should I start with?

Kaye Gibbons's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Ellen Foster (1987).

How many books has Kaye Gibbons written?

Kaye Gibbons has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2011. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Anthologies.

In what order should Kaye Gibbons's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 13 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 Kaye Gibbons's books organised into series?

This guide splits Kaye Gibbons's 13 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (9 books); Non-Fiction (2 books); Anthologies (2 books).