Lauren Groff Reading Order

10 books (2009–2023)

Lauren Groff appears in nine different anthologies spanning from 2009 to 2023, making this a collection of her contributions to various literary magazines and anthologies rather than a traditional series. These publications should be read in order of release, beginning with Glimmer Train Stories #70, to follow her work chronologically across different editorial projects. The series includes appearances in renowned publications such as Granta, McSweeney's, and various themed collections, offering a comprehensive view of her short fiction across more than a decade. This collection is likely complete as of 2023.

Start with Glimmer Train Stories, #70, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Glimmer Train Stories, #70 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Monster's Corner 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Glimmer Train Stories, #82 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Common: A Modern Sense of Place: Issue 01 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Astoria to Zion 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	McSweeney's #49 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fight of the Century 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Simpsonistas Vol. 4: Tales from the New Literary Project 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Peach Pit: Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2026)

Lauren Groff has published four short story collections over nearly two decades, beginning with Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories in 2009 and continuing through 2026 with Brawler. This ongoing series should be read in publication order to experience the evolution of her distinctive short fiction. Each collection stands alone as a complete work, though reading them sequentially offers insight into the author's developing style and thematic concerns across her career.

Start with Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories, the first of 4 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Masters Review 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Florida 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Brawler 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2008–2023)

Lauren Groff has written seven standalone novels between 2008 and 2023, each independent in story and setting. These books should be read in publication order beginning with The Monsters of Templeton and concluding with The Vaster Wilds. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a diverse collection of literary fiction across nearly two decades of the author's career.

Start with The Monsters of Templeton, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Monsters of Templeton 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Arcadia 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Eighty-Nine Pounds 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fates and Furies 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Matrix 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Junket 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Vaster Wilds 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2018–2018)

The Warmer Collection is a seven-book anthology series published in 2018, featuring works by multiple authors including Sonya Larson, Jesse Kellerman, Skip Horack, Jane Smiley, Jess Walter, and Edan Lepucki. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with At the Bottom of New Lake by Sonya Larson. Each entry in this collection stands as an independent work while contributing to the broader series framework.

Start with At the Bottom of New Lake(By: Sonya Larson), the first of 7 books in the Warmer Collection series.