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ⓘ About Sam J. Miller
Author Sam J. Miller grew up in Hudson, New York, where his family owned and ran a butcher shop. He is the last in a long line of butchers, as his dad was a butcher and his dad’s dad before him was a butcher. Their butcher shop failed when Sam was only seventeen and the small town they lived in was eaten up by Wal-Mart. Ever since, he has been a vegetarian. He has worked as a grocery bagger, a film critic, a secretary, a community organizer, a painter’s assistant and model, and played guitar in a punk band. During high school, he was called the Most Valuable Swimmer, as he was the only swimmer that did not get kicked off of the team. Miller has been married to a man, who works as a nurse practitioner, he finds smarter and more handsome than himself.
All Book Series by Sam J. Miller
The Heat of Us: Notes Toward an Oral History
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2015
The Future of Hunger in the Age of Programmable Matter
Book 2 of 5 · published 2017
If Someone You Love Has Become a Vurdalak
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023
Horror After 9/11: World of Fear, Cinema of Terror
Single-title series · published 2011 Co-authored · Aviva Briefel
The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2010
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
Book 5 of 25 · published 2015
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Book 12 of 25 · published 2019
Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology
Book 16 of 25 · published 2020
Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy
Book 17 of 25 · published 2021
Wilde Stories 2014: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
Book 23 of 25 · published 2014
Wilde Stories 2017: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction
Book 24 of 25 · published 2017
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sam J. Miller?
Author Sam J. Miller grew up in Hudson, New York, where his family owned and ran a butcher shop. He is the last in a long line of butchers, as his dad was a butcher and his dad's dad before him was a butcher. Their butcher shop failed when Sam was only seventeen and the small town they lived in was eaten up by Wal-Mart.
Which Sam J. Miller series should I start with?
Sam J. Miller's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Art of Starving (2017).
How many books has Sam J. Miller written?
Sam J. Miller has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2025. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Short Stories/Novellas and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Sam J. Miller's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 36 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 Sam J. Miller's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sam J. Miller's 36 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (25 books); Short Stories/Novellas (5 books); Standalone Novels (4 books); Short Story Collections (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book).