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ⓘ About Lauren Markham
“The Far Away Brothers” won a California Book Award Silver Prize and the Northern California Book Award. It was named a New York Times Book Critics’ Book of 2017, a Barnes & Noble Discover Selection, the LA Times Book Award, and was shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. Lauren’s work has appeared in outlets like VQR (where she’s a Contributing Editor), The Guardian, The New Republic, Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Freeman’s, Guernica, Lithub, Zyzzyva, and Narrative Magazine. She has been awarded fellowships from UC Berkeley, the McGraw Center, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, The Mesa Refuge, and the French American Foundation.
All Book Series by Lauren Markham
The Cheap Bastard's Guide to San Francisco, 2nd: Secrets of Living the Good Life--For Less!
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life
Book 2 of 3 · published 2017
A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lauren Markham?
“The Far Away Brothers” won a California Book Award Silver Prize and the Northern California Book Award. It was named a New York Times Book Critics’ Book of 2017, a Barnes & Noble Discover Selection, the LA Times Book Award, and was shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize.
Which Lauren Markham series should I start with?
Lauren Markham's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Cheap Bastard's Guide to San Francisco, 2nd: Secrets of Living the Good Life--For Less! (2011).
How many books has Lauren Markham written?
Lauren Markham has 3 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2024. They all sit in a single category — Non-Fiction — rather than in numbered series.
In what order should Lauren Markham's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 3 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 Lauren Markham's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lauren Markham's 3 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (3 books).