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ⓘ About Kit de Waal
Kit de Waal is a multi-award-winning writer of novels, short stories, and a bestselling autobiography. The author was born to an Irish mother and a Caribbean father in Birmingham and at sixteen, she quit school and proceeded to work a variety of jobs, Her debut novel “My Name is Leon” was first published in 2016 and became a critically acclaimed work of fiction. de Waal grew up in Birmingham in a very Irish suburb and loved living with the great Irish storytellers in her community. As such when she began writing, she did it to imitate her heroes. Kit de Waal intended to take everyday ordinary people and put them into the center of her stories. There is also the man nicknamed The Zebra a social worker and a colorful community of West Indian political activists and local gardeners.
All Book Series by Kit de Waal
Fewer Things
Series opener · book 1 of 82 · published 2011 Anthology · Adam Marek
The Virgin and the Soldier
Book 12 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Jonathan Wright
The Bicycle Express
Book 17 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Antonia Lloyd-Jones,Paweł Huelle
The Flight into Egypt
Book 18 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Antonia Lloyd-Jones,Paweł Huelle
Abulafia
Book 19 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Antonia Lloyd-Jones,Paweł Huelle
Everything Is Moving, Everything Is Joined
Book 20 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Stella Duffy
The Heart of Denis Noble
Book 23 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Alison MacLeod
Red Lights
Book 27 of 82 · published 2017 Anthology · Talal Abu Shawish,Alice Guthrie
Many Years Ago, I Was Standing In A Meydan
Book 28 of 82 · published 2017 Anthology · Maureen Freely,Sema Kaygusuz
The War of All Against All
Book 29 of 82 · published 2017 Multi-author collection
The Mastiff
Book 32 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Matthew Holness,John Rees,Mark Stoyle
Heavy Clay Soil: A story from the Midlands Rising
Book 33 of 82 · published 2018 Multi-author collection
A Fiery Flag Unfurled in Coleman Street
Book 34 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Frank Cottrell Boyce
Trying Lydia
Book 35 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Andy Hedgecock,Katrina Navickas
Banner Bright
Book 36 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Alexei Sayle,Russ Hickman
Kick-Start: A story on the National Blind March
Book 37 of 82 · published 2018 Multi-author collection
For the Tape
Book 38 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Stuart Evers,Michael Randle
There Are Five Ways Out Of This Room
Book 39 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Unknown,Elizabeth Crawford
May Hobbs
Book 42 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Maggie Gee,Sally Alexander
The Beckhams are in Betty's
Book 45 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Martyn Bedford
The Opposite of Drowning
Book 46 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Francesca Rhydderch,Ned Thomas
Never Going Underground
Book 47 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Juliet Jacques,Em Temple-Malt
The Turd Tree
Book 49 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Kate Clanchy,Laleh Khalili
Bed 45
Book 52 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Jacob Ross,Stephen D. Reicher
The Abandoned Person's Tale
Book 54 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Olivia Laing
The Hare's Declaration
Book 60 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Juris Zvirgzdiņš,Marta Ziemelis
The Birds of Kipsala Island
Book 61 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Dace Ruksane,Zanete Vevere Pasqualini
Bird of Paradise
Book 62 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp,Rania Mamoun
The Slow Man
Book 63 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Wajdi Al-Ahdal,William M. Hutchins
The Beginner's Guide to Smuggling
Book 64 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Basma Ghalayini,Zaher Omareen,Perween Richards
Return Ticket
Book 66 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Sawad Hussain,Najwa Binshatwan
The Child in the Lock
Book 67 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Robin Ince,Glen Newey
Benzene Dreams
Book 68 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Sarah Schofield,Robert Stickgold
From Above
Book 69 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Lyn Marven,Larissa Boehning
The Biggest Bridge in the World
Book 71 of 82 · published 2018 Multi-author collection
Inertia
Book 72 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Anneliese Mackintosh,Michela Massimi
Testicular Cancer vs. the Behemoth
Book 75 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Adam Marek
The Sayer of the Sooth
Book 79 of 82 · published 2019 Anthology · Martyn Bedford
The Longhand Option
Book 80 of 82 · published 2019 Anthology · Dinesh Allirajah
Passing
Book 81 of 82 · published 2019 Anthology · Elisabeth Jaquette,Rania Mamoun
Living in Hope
Latest in the series · book 82 of 82 · published 2021 Anthology · David Constantine
The Mechanics' Institute Review: New Stories from Birkbeck: 13
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kit de Waal?
Kit de Waal is a multi-award-winning writer of novels, short stories, and a bestselling autobiography. The author was born to an Irish mother and a Caribbean father in Birmingham and at sixteen, she quit school and proceeded to work a variety of jobs, Her debut novel “My Name is Leon” was first published in 2016 and became a critically acclaimed work of fiction. de Waal grew up in Birmingham in a very Irish suburb and loved living with the great Irish storytellers in her community. As such when she began writing, she did it to imitate her heroes.
Which Kit de Waal series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Comma Singles series, the earliest of Kit de Waal's multi-book series: it opens with Fewer Things (2011) and runs to 82 books across 2011–2021, ending with Living in Hope (2021).
How many books has Kit de Waal written?
Kit de Waal has 94 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2026. 82 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Comma Singles series with 82 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kit de Waal's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kit de Waal's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Comma Singles (2011–2021, 82 books).
How are Kit de Waal's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kit de Waal's 94 books into 1 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Comma Singles (82 books, 2011–2021).