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ⓘ About Shanna Hogan
Shanna Hogan is a New York bestselling author of crime and non-fiction books famously known for Picture Perfect, a book about convicted killer Jodi Arias. She graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 2005. 2009 she was awarded Arizona Press Club’s Virg Hill Journalist of the Year. Subsequently, she received the Journalist of the Year 2011 award from the Arizona Newspaper Association. Shanna lived in Phoenix, Arizona. She worked as a professor at the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University. She died in 2020 after she was discovered unresponsive in her swimming pool after suffering a fall.
All Book Series by Shanna Hogan
The History Book
Series opener · book 1 of 35 · published 2010 Anthology · R.G. Grant
The Psychology Book
Book 2 of 35 · published 2011 Anthology · Marcus Weeks,Catherine Collin,Joannah Ginsburg,Nigel C. Benson,Voula Grand,Merrin Lazyan
The Religions Book
Book 4 of 35 · published 2013 Anthology · Neil Philip,Michael D. Coogan,Paul Freedman,Shulamit Ambalu,Eve Levavi Feinstein,Andrew Stob
The Science Book
Book 5 of 35 · published 2014 Anthology · Dan Green,David John,Rob Scott Colson,Camilla Hallinan
The Politics Book
Book 8 of 35 · published 2015 Anthology · Kate Johnsen,Sam Atkinson
The Sociology Book
Book 10 of 35 · published 2015 Anthology · Marcus Weeks,Megan Todd,Mitchell Hobbs,Sam Atkinson,Sarah Tomley,Christopher Thorpe,Chris Yuill
The Classical Music Book
Book 16 of 35 · published 2018 Anthology · Katie Derham
The Sherlock Holmes Book
Book 19 of 35 · published 2019 Anthology · David Stuart Davies,Barry Forshaw
The Physics Book
Book 22 of 35 · published 2020 Anthology · Jim Al-Khalili,Ben Still
The Star Wars Book
Book 25 of 35 · published 2020 Anthology · Pablo Hidalgo,Cole Horton,Dan Zehr
The DC Book
Book 28 of 35 · published 2021 Anthology · Grant Morrison,Stephen Wiacek
The LGBTQ+ History Book
Book 31 of 35 · published 2023 Anthology · DK Publishing
The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Book 34 of 35 · published 2024 Anthology · DK Publishing
The Design Book
Latest in the series · book 35 of 35 · published 2024 Anthology · DK Publishing
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Shanna Hogan?
Shanna Hogan is a New York bestselling author of crime and non-fiction books famously known for Picture Perfect, a book about convicted killer Jodi Arias. She graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 2005. 2009 she was awarded Arizona Press Club’s Virg Hill Journalist of the Year. Subsequently, she received the Journalist of the Year 2011 award from the Arizona Newspaper Association.
Which Shanna Hogan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Big Ideas Simply Explained series, the earliest of Shanna Hogan's multi-book series: it opens with The History Book (2010) and runs to 35 books across 2010–2024, ending with The Design Book (2024).
How many books has Shanna Hogan written?
Shanna Hogan has 39 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2024. 35 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Big Ideas Simply Explained series with 35 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Shanna Hogan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Shanna Hogan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Big Ideas Simply Explained (2010–2024, 35 books).
How are Shanna Hogan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Shanna Hogan's 39 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Big Ideas Simply Explained (35 books, 2010–2024).