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ⓘ About Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti is a literature and fiction writer born in Toronto, Canada. She has written novels, including Motherhood and How Should a Person Be? new York Times named her one of The New Vanguard’. She was also on the list of fifteen writers around the globe who are shaping the way people read and write fiction in the 21st century. The author published her first novel, The Middle Stories, at twenty-four. Her novels have been translated into twenty-three languages. The book critics selected Motherhood novel at New York Times as one of the top books of 2018. The New York Magazine also chose it as the best book of the year. The novel spans several years, talking about the influence of partner peers and her tasks to her forbearers as she strains to make a wise decision.
All Book Series by Sheila Heti
The Chairs Are Where the People Go
Book 2 of 3 · published 2011 Co-authored · Misha Glouberman
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2011
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2019
Margaret Atwood Presents: Stories by Canada’s Best New Women Writers
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1987
Where You Are of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost
Book 5 of 11 · published 2013
Margaret Atwood Presents: Stories by Canada’s Best New Women Writers
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 1987
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sheila Heti?
Sheila Heti is a literature and fiction writer born in Toronto, Canada. She has written novels, including Motherhood and How Should a Person Be? new York Times named her one of The New Vanguard'. She was also on the list of fifteen writers around the globe who are shaping the way people read and write fiction in the 21st century.
Which Sheila Heti series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series, the earliest of Sheila Heti's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011) and runs to 9 books across 2011–2019, ending with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019 (2019).
How many books has Sheila Heti written?
Sheila Heti has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2024. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series with 9 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sheila Heti's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sheila Heti's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (2011–2019, 9 books).
How are Sheila Heti's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sheila Heti's 32 books into 1 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (9 books, 2011–2019).