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ⓘ About Meg Wolitzer
Author Meg Wolitzer was born on May 28, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York. She is the daughter of a novelist (her mother, who is named Hilma Wolitzer) and a psychologist (her father, who is named Morton Wolitzer), and was raised Jewish. She graduated in the year 1981 from Brown University, after studying the subject of creative writing at Smith College. Her first novel was published in the year 1982, and was called “Sleepwalking”. She wrote this novel while she was an undergraduate. Meg has taught creative writing at different colleges at different workshops. She lives with her husband (who is named Richard Panek, who is another writer) and their two kids in New York. Some of her work has been adapted into films, all of the films had the same names as the books that they were based on.
All Book Series by Meg Wolitzer
Found Sound
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2026 Co-authored · Charlie Panek
Millions of Maxes
Single-title series · published 2021 Co-authored · Micah Player
To Night Owl from Dogfish
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019 Co-authored · Holly Goldberg Sloan
Counting by 7s
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2013 Anthology · Holly Goldberg Sloan
Appleblossom the Possum
Book 2 of 5 · published 2015 Anthology · Holly Goldberg Sloan,Gary A. Rosen
To Night Owl from Dogfish
Book 4 of 5 · published 2019 Co-authored · Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Elephant in the Room
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2021 Anthology · Holly Goldberg Sloan
Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Meg Wolitzer?
Author Meg Wolitzer was born on May 28, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York. She is the daughter of a novelist (her mother, who is named Hilma Wolitzer) and a psychologist (her father, who is named Morton Wolitzer), and was raised Jewish. She graduated in the year 1981 from Brown University, after studying the subject of creative writing at Smith College.
Which Meg Wolitzer series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Operation Save the Teacher series, the earliest of Meg Wolitzer's multi-book series: it opens with Saturday Night Toast (1993) and runs to 3 books across 1993, ending with Tuesday Night Pie (1993). Meg Wolitzer's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Meg Wolitzer written?
Meg Wolitzer has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2026. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Holly Goldberg Sloan Children's series with 5 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Meg Wolitzer's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Meg Wolitzer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Operation Save the Teacher (1993, 3 books) and Holly Goldberg Sloan Children's (2013–2021, 5 books).
How are Meg Wolitzer's books organised into series?
This guide splits Meg Wolitzer's 32 books into 2 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Holly Goldberg Sloan Children's (5 books, 2013–2021); Operation Save the Teacher (3 books, 1993).