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Nanci Kincaid

3 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Crossing Blood (1992)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Pretending the Bed is a Raft (1997)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Walking on Water and Other Stories (1996)

ⓘ About Nanci Kincaid

Nanci Kincaid is an American novelist of literary fiction who was born in Tallahassee, Florida. She spent her childhood in Richmond and went to Huguenot High School. After graduating from high school, she attended several colleges including Athens State College, University of Wyoming, and Virginia Tech from where she got her bachelor’s degree. Later, she went to the University of Alabama where she got her Masters in Fine Art in creative fiction. Nanci would then publish her debut novel “Crossing Blood” in 1992 and has since published more than half a dozen works of fiction. In addition to her single-standing novels, she has also published “Pretending the Bed is a Raft,” which would then be adapted into “My Life Without Me,” the film.

All Book Series by Nanci Kincaid

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Crossing Blood

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1992

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1992
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Balls

Book 2 of 5 · published 1998

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1998
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Verbena

Book 3 of 5 · published 2002

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2002
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As Hot as It Was You Ought to Thank Me

Book 4 of 5 · published 2005

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2005
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Eat, Drink, and Be From Mississippi

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2008

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2008
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Pretending the Bed is a Raft

Single-title series · published 1997

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1997
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Walking on Water and Other Stories

Single-title series · published 1996

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1996

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Nanci Kincaid?

Nanci Kincaid is an American novelist of literary fiction who was born in Tallahassee, Florida. She spent her childhood in Richmond and went to Huguenot High School. After graduating from high school, she attended several colleges including Athens State College, University of Wyoming, and Virginia Tech from where she got her bachelor's degree.

Which Nanci Kincaid series should I start with?

Nanci Kincaid's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Crossing Blood (1992).

How many books has Nanci Kincaid written?

Nanci Kincaid has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2008. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Story Collections and Anthologies.

In what order should Nanci Kincaid's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 7 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 Nanci Kincaid's books organised into series?

This guide splits Nanci Kincaid's 7 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (5 books); Short Story Collections (1 book); Anthologies (1 book).