Joanna Kavenna Books in Order

Joanna Kavenna is a prize-winning British novelist and travel writer. Her diverse upbringing, spanning various parts of Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Scandinavia, and the Baltic States, has significantly influenced her writing. This wanderlust led to her first book, The Ice Museum, a critically acclaimed work published in 2005, which combined history, travel, literary criticism, and first-person narrative as she journeyed through Scotland, Norway, Iceland, the Baltic, and Greenland. The book was nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Guardian First Book Award and the Ondaatje Prize. Kavenna's writing often explores the dichotomy between the country and the city, the self's relationship with place, and the individual's struggles in a hyper-capitalist society. Her novels frequently grapple with these themes, while her journalism showcases her keen insight and literary prowess. A holder of writing fellowships at esteemed institutions such as St Antony's College, Oxford, and St John's College, Cambridge, Kavenna currently serves as the writer-in-residence at St Peter's College, Oxford. Her work has been featured in prominent publications, including The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, The London Review of Books, and The New York Review of Books.