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ⓘ About Lily King
Lily King is an American published author. The author spent her childhood growing up in Massachusetts. She would go on to transfer states to attend the University of North Carolina and study English literature. She graduated with her B.A. and then pursued her M.A., receiving it in creative writing when she graduated from Syracuse University. Once done with grad school, King decided to work abroad. She would teach English to high school students in Valencia, Spain. It was there that she would get to work on her first book. This would be The Pleasing Hour. It would come out in 1999, after several moves around the United States and eight years after she started it. The work paid off as the novel won critical acclaim and multiple awards.
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Who is Lily King?
Lily King is an American published author. The author spent her childhood growing up in Massachusetts. She would go on to transfer states to attend the University of North Carolina and study English literature.
Which Lily King series should I start with?
Lily King's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Pleasing Hour (1999).
How many books has Lily King written?
Lily King has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2025. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Anthologies.
In what order should Lily King's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 8 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 Lily King's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lily King's 8 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (7 books); Anthologies (1 book).