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Melissa Febos

2 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Whip Smart (2010)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Crush: 26 Real-life Tales of First Love (2011)

ⓘ About Melissa Febos

About Melissa Febos Largely writing literary fiction, Melissa Febos has become world-renowned due to her intelligent and incisive style of writing. Knowing her audience inside out, she really deliver on every single level, writing stories that reach readers around the world. With many of her books being well received by the critical establishment too, she’s a hugely relatable author with much to say. Keeping her audience hooked to the page too, she knows exactly what her stories are looking for, really moving the genre forwards. Often drawing inspiration and creativity from her own life, Febos perfectly understands what’s needed from her work. Putting all of her ideas into her novels, Febos is another level when it comes to gifted fantasy titles, and literature in general.

All Book Series by Melissa Febos

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Whip Smart

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2010

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2010
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Abandon Me

Book 2 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
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Girlhood

Book 3 of 5 · published 2021

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2021
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Body Work

Book 4 of 5 · published 2022

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2022
5
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The Dry Season

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025

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2025
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Crush: 26 Real-life Tales of First Love

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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The Beautiful Anthology

Book 2 of 6 · published 2012

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2012
3
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Goodbye to All That

Book 3 of 6 · published 2013

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2013
4
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence book cover

What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence

Book 4 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
5
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Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger

Book 5 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
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Eat Joy

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019

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2019

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Melissa Febos?

About Melissa Febos Largely writing literary fiction, Melissa Febos has become world-renowned due to her intelligent and incisive style of writing. Knowing her audience inside out, she really deliver on every single level, writing stories that reach readers around the world. With many of her books being well received by the critical establishment too, she's a hugely relatable author with much to say.

Which Melissa Febos series should I start with?

Melissa Febos's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Whip Smart (2010).

How many books has Melissa Febos written?

Melissa Febos has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2025. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies and Non-Fiction.

In what order should Melissa Febos's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 11 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 Melissa Febos's books organised into series?

This guide splits Melissa Febos's 11 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (6 books); Non-Fiction (5 books).