Adam Haslett Reading Order

3 books (2007–2012)

Adam Haslett edited three complete anthology collections between 2007 and 2012 that should be read in publication order. The series includes The New Granta Book of the American Short Story, Selected Shorts, and Radio Silence, offering curated selections of short fiction across different themes and periods.

Start with The New Granta Book of the American Short Story and read in order.

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1	The New Granta Book of the American Short Story 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Selected Shorts 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Radio Silence 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2018–2018)

The Dark Corners series comprises seven complete fantasy books published in 2018, with each entry written by a different author including Jennifer McMahon, Joyce Carol Oates, Lisa Unger, and others. These standalone stories should be read in publication order, beginning with Hannah-Beast and concluding with There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed. The series brings together multiple voices to explore darker themes across its seven installments.

Start with Hannah-Beast(By: Jennifer McMahon), the first of 7 books in the Dark Corners series.

7 books (1941–2013)

This seven-book non-fiction series spans from 1941 to 2013 and is now complete. The collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, which features work by James Agee and photographer Walker Evans. The series includes Agee's letters, journalism, and rediscovered writings, offering a comprehensive exploration of his life and work across multiple formats and time periods.

Start with Let Us Now Praise Famous Men(By: James Agee,Walker Evans), the first of 7 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Let Us Now Praise Famous Men(By: James Agee,Walker Evans) 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	James Agee Letters(By: James Agee) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Letters of James Agee to Father Flye(By: James Agee,James Harold Flye) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Selected Journalism(By: James Agee) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	James Agee Rediscovered(By: James Agee) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Film Writing and Selected Journalism(By: James Agee) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cotton Tenants(By: James Agee) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (1993–2012)

The Selected Shorts series comprises 17 complete works published between 1993 and 2012, spanning diverse thematic collections from fantasy and literary classics to contemporary short fiction. Each volume focuses on a specific topic or literary theme, including entries devoted to authors like Edith Wharton, classic American literature, mystery stories, travel narratives, and romance. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with For Better and for Worse and concluding with the final two volumes in the sequence.

Start with For Better and for Worse, the first of 17 books in the Selected Shorts series.

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1	For Better and for Worse 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Even More Laughs 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Timeless Classics 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Edith Wharton 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Falling in Love 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Family Matters 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Food Fictions 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pets! 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tales of Betrayal 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Travel Tales 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Are We There Yet? 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Touch of Magic 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The William Hurt Collection 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Whodunit? 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	American Classics 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	New American Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Poe! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

1 book (2002–2002)

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1	You Are Not a Stranger Here 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2025)

Adam Haslett's standalone novels span from 2010 to 2025 and should be read in publication order beginning with Union Atlantic. The series currently comprises three books with more potentially to come. Each novel stands alone as an independent work while forming part of Haslett's broader literary output across fantasy and non-fiction genres.

Start with Union Atlantic and read in order.

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1	Union Atlantic 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Imagine Me Gone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mothers and Sons 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible