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ⓘ About Patricia Lockwood
Priest Daddy is a memoir that highlights Patricia Lockwood’s childhood into adulthood. Patricia’s childhood was unusual in many ways. For one, Patricia grew in an unfortunate waste-riddled part of the American Midwest. Her mother spoke in a strange language and kept of warning about a looming danger, and her father was a man who not only loved guns, but he went through a religious conversion and became a catholic priest. At 30 years of age, Patricia moves back to her parents’ house with her husband in tow. A medical procedure had exhausted all the money they had, and the couple had no choice but to live with a family filled with simmering madness and the rituals of the Catholic Church. At home, Patricia will have to live with her parents and five siblings.
All Book Series by Patricia Lockwood
Will There Ever Be Another You
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014
The Best American Essays 2021
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Patricia Lockwood?
Priest Daddy is a memoir that highlights Patricia Lockwood’s childhood into adulthood. Patricia’s childhood was unusual in many ways. For one, Patricia grew in an unfortunate waste-riddled part of the American Midwest.
Which Patricia Lockwood series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Essays series, the earliest of Patricia Lockwood's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Essays 2011 (2011) and runs to 11 books across 2011–2021, ending with The Best American Essays 2021 (2021).
How many books has Patricia Lockwood written?
Patricia Lockwood has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2025. 11 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Essays series with 11 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Patricia Lockwood's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patricia Lockwood's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Essays (2011–2021, 11 books).
How are Patricia Lockwood's books organised into series?
This guide splits Patricia Lockwood's 18 books into 1 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Essays (11 books, 2011–2021).