Valeria Luiselli Reading Order
3 series · 10 books · Born 1983
Valeria Luiselli is a Mexican-American writer whose work moves fluidly between essay and fiction, exploring urban life, migration, and human connection with lyrical precision. Her debut novel Faces in the Crowd established her distinctive voice and earned recognition including the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award, while her 2015 novel The Story of My Teeth brought her international acclaim with a Los Angeles Times Book Prize win and nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Writing across literary fiction and essay collections, Luiselli crafts intellectually ambitious narratives that interrogate contemporary experience through inventive narrative forms.
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Anthologies Series
Complete4 books (2013–2016)
Valeria Luiselli's Anthologies series comprises four complete collections published between 2013 and 2016, blending literary fiction and non-fiction perspectives. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Where You Are of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost, followed by Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York, Lunatics, Lovers and Poets, and concluding with MAKE X. Each volume stands as its own distinct anthology while contributing to the overall arc of the series.
Start with Where You Are of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.
Start this series with Where You Are of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Where You Are of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost |
| 2 | Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York |
| 3 | Lunatics, Lovers and Poets |
| 4 |  MAKE X |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete2 books (2010–2016)
Valeria Luiselli's two-book non-fiction series spans from 2010 to 2016 and should be read in publication order. The collection is complete, beginning with Sidewalks followed by Tell Me How It Ends.
Start with Sidewalks and read in order.
Start this series with Sidewalks
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Sidewalks |
| 2 |  Tell Me How It Ends |
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing4 books (2011–2026)
Valeria Luiselli has published four standalone literary novels between 2011 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. These works—Faces in the Crowd, The Story of My Teeth, Lost Children Archive, and Beginning Middle End—should be read in publication order, though each stands independently as a complete narrative. Luiselli's novels blend literary fiction with non-fictional elements, creating distinctive explorations of language, identity, and human connection.
Start with Faces in the Crowd, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Start this series with Faces in the Crowd
Buy Book 1 🇺🇸🎧 Listen free on Audible| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Faces in the Crowd |
| 2 |  The Story of My Teeth |
| 3 |  Lost Children Archive |
| 4 | Beginning Middle End |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Valeria Luiselli written?
- Valeria Luiselli has written 10 books across 3 series. Their published works span from 2010 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Valeria Luiselli series?
- Here are the first books in Valeria Luiselli's series: Anthologies: Where You Are of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost; Non-Fiction: Sidewalks.
- What order should I read Valeria Luiselli's books?
- We recommend reading Valeria Luiselli's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Valeria Luiselli still writing new books?
- Yes, Valeria Luiselli has 1 ongoing series: Standalone Novels.