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Tom Lin

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (2021)

ⓘ About Tom Lin

“The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu” won the 2022 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, making Lin the youngest to win the award, and was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Tom had always been writing things, and wanted to write books. As a child he must have spent thousands of hours at his local library, this gorgeous glass facade triangular building at the corner of Main and Kissena. But he’d come to realize that it was not something that he would be able to pursue full time and be able to eat. So he made a resolution to be as close to literature as he could be, which was to attend grad school, study English, and attempt to close to literature through criticism and analysis. However he had this project.

All Book Series by Tom Lin

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The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu book cover

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021

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2021
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Babylon, South Dakota book cover

Babylon, South Dakota

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Tom Lin?

“The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu” won the 2022 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, making Lin the youngest to win the award, and was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Tom had always been writing things, and wanted to write books. As a child he must have spent thousands of hours at his local library, this gorgeous glass facade triangular building at the corner of Main and Kissena.

Which Tom Lin series should I start with?

Tom Lin's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (2021).

How many books has Tom Lin written?

Tom Lin has 2 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2021 and 2026. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Tom Lin's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 2 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 Tom Lin's books organised into series?

This guide splits Tom Lin's 2 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (2 books).