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ⓘ About Maggie Nelson
Maggie Nelson is a published American author. Born in 1973, Nelson is an author who is often described as defying classification. She has worked in a variety of arenas, everywhere from philosophy to poetry to art criticism and autobiography. She has received a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, a 2011 NEA Fellowship in poetry, a 2012 Creative Capital Literature Fellowship, and a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship. She has also received a 2007 Andy Warhol Foundation/Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant and a 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in criticism. The author grew up in California in Marin County, the second daughter to her parents. Bruce and Barbara divorced when Maggie was 8 years old. Her father would pass away of a heart attack in 1984.
All Book Series by Maggie Nelson
Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2007
The Slicks: On Sylvia Plath and Taylor Swift
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2025
Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Maggie Nelson?
Maggie Nelson is a published American author. Born in 1973, Nelson is an author who is often described as defying classification. She has worked in a variety of arenas, everywhere from philosophy to poetry to art criticism and autobiography.
Which Maggie Nelson series should I start with?
Maggie Nelson's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions (2007).
How many books has Maggie Nelson written?
Maggie Nelson has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2025. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Poetry Collections and Anthologies.
In what order should Maggie Nelson's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 15 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 Maggie Nelson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Maggie Nelson's 15 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (7 books); Poetry Collections (6 books); Anthologies (2 books).