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ⓘ About Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett is a renowned American novelist, librarian, columnist, and scholar. She is famous for writing essays and queer fiction novels. Arnett is particularly popular for her novels, Mostly Dead Things and Felt in the Jaw. In 2015, she won the Ninth Letter’s Literary Award and was the runner-up for the Robert Watson Literary Award in 2016. She was also a finalist for the Fiction Prize by Indiana Review in 2016. In addition to her writing projects, she writes columns for Literary Hub.
All Book Series by Kristen Arnett
Stop Me If You've Heard This One
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025
We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kristen Arnett?
Kristen Arnett is a renowned American novelist, librarian, columnist, and scholar. She is famous for writing essays and queer fiction novels. Arnett is particularly popular for her novels, Mostly Dead Things and Felt in the Jaw.
Which Kristen Arnett series should I start with?
Kristen Arnett's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Mostly Dead Things (2019).
How many books has Kristen Arnett written?
Kristen Arnett has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2025. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Short Stories/Novellas.
In what order should Kristen Arnett's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 7 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 Kristen Arnett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kristen Arnett's 7 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (3 books); Anthologies (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book); Short Story Collections (1 book).