Susan Choi

Susan Choi

3 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Foreign Student (1998)
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Publication Order of Picture Books
Start with: Camp Tiger (2019)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Wonderful Town (2000)

ⓘ About Susan Choi

Susan Choi is a renowned American writer of the Korean descent, who is famous for writing fiction stories. She is particularly popular for writing the standalone books, A Person of Interest and American Woman. Choi was born in 1969 in South Bend, Indiana, the United States to a Jewish mother and a Korean father. She completed her schooling by studying in public schools. Following the divorce of her parents when Choi was 9 years old, she shifted to Houston, Texas along with her mother. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the Yale University in Literature. Later, she joined the Cornell University and earned an MFA. After earning the graduate degree, Choi started working as a fact checker for The New Yorker.

All Book Series by Susan Choi

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The Foreign Student

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1998

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1998
2
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American Woman

Book 2 of 6 · published 2003

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2003
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A Person of Interest

Book 3 of 6 · published 2008

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2008
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My Education

Book 4 of 6 · published 2013

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2013
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Trust Exercise

Book 5 of 6 · published 2019

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2019
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Flashlight

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025

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2025
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Camp Tiger

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019
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Wonderful Town

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2000

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2000
2
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The Future Dictionary of America

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2004

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2004

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Susan Choi?

Susan Choi is a renowned American writer of the Korean descent, who is famous for writing fiction stories. She is particularly popular for writing the standalone books, A Person of Interest and American Woman. Choi was born in 1969 in South Bend, Indiana, the United States to a Jewish mother and a Korean father.

Which Susan Choi series should I start with?

Susan Choi's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Foreign Student (1998).

How many books has Susan Choi written?

Susan Choi has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2025. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Picture.

In what order should Susan Choi's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 9 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 Susan Choi's books organised into series?

This guide splits Susan Choi's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (6 books); Anthologies (2 books); Picture (1 book).