Jenny Odell Reading Order
1 series · 6 books
Jenny Odell is a California-based writer and artist whose work examines contemporary culture and technology's grip on modern life. Her bestselling essay collection How to Do Nothing offers a philosophical critique of productivity culture and digital distraction, establishing her as a thoughtful voice in discussions about attention and meaning. Drawing on her background in art, design, and academic instruction, Odell's fiction and nonfiction explore unconventional ways of living and thinking in an accelerated world.
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Standalone Novels Series
6 books
Jenny Odell has published six standalone works spanning from the Archive of the Bureau of Suspended Objects through to Saving Time. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Archive of the Bureau of Suspended Objects. The series status remains unclear, though readers approaching these works can treat each as an independent entry while following the chronological sequence of their releases.
Start with Archive of the Bureau of Suspended Objects, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Archive of the Bureau of Suspended Objects |
| 2 | Bureau of Suspended Objects at CJM |
| 3 | Bureau of Suspended Objects at the Palo Alto Art Center |
| 4 | How to Do Nothing |
| 5 | Inhabiting the Negative Space |
| 6 | Saving Time |
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