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ⓘ About Leslie Jamison
Leslie Jamison is a bestselling author and essayist, popularly known for the book, Gin Closet and a 2014 essay collection titled Empathy Exams. Before becoming an accomplished author, Leslie Jamison took some odd jobs where she served as a baker, tutor, in-keeper, a medical actor, and an office temp. Currently, Jamison is completing her Yale University doctoral dissertation. Various leading presses in the world including Oxford America, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Believer and a Public Space have featured Leslie Jamison’s work. After completing her high school education, Leslie Jamison joined Harvard University, where she took a major in English. Jamison’s senior thesis dealt with the topic of incest, mainly in the works of William Shakespeare.
All Book Series by Leslie Jamison
Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024
The Best American Essays 2021
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2021
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Leslie Jamison?
Leslie Jamison is a bestselling author and essayist, popularly known for the book, Gin Closet and a 2014 essay collection titled Empathy Exams. Before becoming an accomplished author, Leslie Jamison took some odd jobs where she served as a baker, tutor, in-keeper, a medical actor, and an office temp. Currently, Jamison is completing her Yale University doctoral dissertation.
Which Leslie Jamison series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Essays series, the earliest of Leslie Jamison's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Essays 2011 (2011) and runs to 11 books across 2011–2021, ending with The Best American Essays 2021 (2021).
How many books has Leslie Jamison written?
Leslie Jamison has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2024. 11 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Essays series with 11 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Leslie Jamison's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Leslie Jamison's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Essays (2011–2021, 11 books).
How are Leslie Jamison's books organised into series?
This guide splits Leslie Jamison's 20 books into 1 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Essays (11 books, 2011–2021).