Ottessa Moshfegh Reading Order

4 books (2010–2022)

This collection of four literary anthologies edited by Ottessa Moshfegh spans from 2010 to 2017 and represents a complete series. The anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with SleepingFish 8 and continuing through Retro 4: Selections from Joyland Magazine, Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3, and concluding with This Woman's Work. Each volume features curated selections of literary fiction and related work from various contributors.

Start with SleepingFish 8 and read in order.

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1	SleepingFish 8 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Retro 4: Selections from Joyland Magazine 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Granta 139: Best of Young American Novelists 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	This Woman's Work 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2013–2014)

Ottessa Moshfegh's collection of literary short stories and novellas consists of two complete works published between 2013 and 2014. These pieces should be read in publication order, beginning with Bettering Myself followed by McGlue. The series showcases Moshfegh's distinctive voice within the literary fiction genre through compact narrative forms.

Start with Bettering Myself and read in order.

#	Title
1	Bettering Myself 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	McGlue 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Homesick for Another World 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2015–2022)

Ottessa Moshfegh has written four standalone literary fiction novels published between 2015 and 2022: Eileen, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Death in Her Hands, and Lapvona. Each novel is independent and can be read in any order, though reading them in publication order allows you to follow the author's evolving style and themes. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with Eileen, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Eileen 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	My Year of Rest and Relaxation 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death in Her Hands 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lapvona 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible