Carmen Maria Machado Reading Order

22 books (2013–2022)

Carmen Maria Machado appears in twenty anthologies spanning fantasy, horror, and nonfiction publications from 2013 to 2022. These collections feature her work alongside other authors in themed volumes and annual best-of compilations, including appearances in The New Voices of Fantasy, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, and various genre magazines like Lightspeed and Nightmare. Read these in publication order to follow the chronological appearance of her contributions across the anthology landscape. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with Mothership, the first of 20 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Mothership 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The New Voices of Fantasy 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Long List Anthology 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Grave Predictions 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	People of Color Flash Anthology 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Nightmare Magazine 67: April 2018 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	PEN America Issue 21: Mythologies 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Eat Joy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Best of Uncanny 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Mythic Dream 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Mythic Dream 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Latinx Rising 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Body Shocks 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Out of the Ruins: The Apocalyptic Anthology 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	This Is Life 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2016–2020)

The Best American Experimental Writing series consists of four anthologies published between 2016 and 2020, curated by editors including Seth Abramson, Jesse Damiani, and rotating guest editors. These volumes showcase innovative and experimental literature across multiple genres and forms. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the 2015 volume and concluding with the 2020 edition. Each book stands alone while collectively representing contemporary experimental writing practices.

Start with Bax 2015(By: Seth Abramson,Jesse Damiani,Douglas Kearney), the first of 4 books in the Best American Experimental Writing series.

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1	Bax 2015(By: Seth Abramson,Jesse Damiani,Douglas Kearney) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bax 2016(By: Seth Abramson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bax 2018(By: Seth Abramson,Jesse Damiani,Myung Mi Kim) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bax 2020(With: Seth Abramson,Jesse Damiani,Joyelle McSweeney) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (2009–2026)

The Best Horror of the Year is an ongoing anthology series edited by Carmen Maria Machado that has released 18 volumes since 2009, with new editions appearing regularly through 2025. Each volume collects the year's most acclaimed short horror fiction from various authors and publications. Readers should start with Volume One and proceed in publication order to follow the series chronologically. A retrospective collection, The Best of the Best Horror of the Year, offers a curated selection from the first decade of the series.

Start with The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One, the first of 18 books in the Best Horror of the Year series.

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1	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

1 book (2020–2020)

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1	The Low, Low Woods 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2019)

Carmen Maria Machado's non-fiction series comprises two complete works published in 2019, both of which should be read in publication order. In the Dream House is the first entry, followed by March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women, a collaborative essay collection co-written with Jane Smiley, Kate Bolick, and Jenny Zhang. These works showcase Machado's distinctive voice across memoir and literary criticism.

Start with In the Dream House and read in order.

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1	In the Dream House 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	March Sisters: On Life, Death, and Little Women(With: Jane Smiley,Kate Bolick,Jenny Zhang) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2022)