Laura Van Den Berg Reading Order

6 books (2006–2019)

Laura Van Den Berg edited four fantasy-themed anthologies published between 2006 and 2019, now complete as a series. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Brevity and Echo, followed by Monsters of Literary Sightings, xo Orpheus, and Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents, concluding with Eat Joy. Each anthology brings together diverse voices and perspectives within the fantasy genre across a span of over a decade.

Start with Brevity and Echo, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Brevity and Echo 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Monsters of Literary Sightings 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	xo Orpheus 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Freeman's: Arrival 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Eat Joy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2020)

Laura Van Den Berg's short story collection series spans a decade from 2009 to 2020, comprising four complete books that should be read in publication order. The collections—What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, The Isle of Youth, There Will Be No More Good Nights Without Good Nights, and I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories—showcase the author's work in the fantasy genre through interconnected stories that develop across the series.

Start with What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, the first of 4 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Isle of Youth 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	There Will Be No More Good Nights Without Good Nights 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2024)

Laura Van Den Berg has published three fantasy novels between 2015 and 2024, with the series ongoing. Each book stands alone but should be read in publication order: Find Me, followed by The Third Hotel, then State of Paradise. Her imaginative works explore fantastical themes across contemporary and otherworldly settings.

Start with Find Me and read in order.

#	Title
1	Find Me 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Third Hotel 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	State of Paradise 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible