Maggie Nelson Books in Order
Maggie Nelson is a celebrated author of poetry and prose, known for her groundbreaking and genre-defying works that have garnered widespread acclaim. Her nonfiction titles, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Argonauts</i> (2015), and <i>The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning</i> (2011), a <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book of the Year, have solidified her position as a leading voice in contemporary literature. Her poetry collections, such as <i>Something Bright, Then Holes</i> (2007) and <i>Jane: A Murder</i> (2005), have also received critical acclaim. Nelson has received numerous prestigious awards and fellowships, including a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship in Nonfiction, and an Arts Writers Fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation. Her essays on art have been featured in recent catalogues on Carolee Schneemann and Matthew Barney. Nelson holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and has taught literature, writing, art, criticism, and theory at various esteemed institutions.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Maggie Nelson
- #1AmazonWomen, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions(2007)
- #2AmazonThe Red Parts(2007)
- #3AmazonThe Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning(2011)
- #4AmazonThe Argonauts(2015)
- #5AmazonOn Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint(2021)
- #6AmazonLike Love: Essays and Conversations(2024)
- #7AmazonShiner(2001)
- #8AmazonThe Latest Winter(2003)
- #9AmazonJane: A Murder(2005)
- #10AmazonSomething Bright, Then Holes(2007)
- #11AmazonBluets(2009)
- #12AmazonPathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth(2025)
- #13AmazonFeminaissance(2010)
- #14AmazonRelationship(2016)
- #15AmazonThis Woman's Work(2022)
About Maggie Nelson
Maggie Nelson is a celebrated author of poetry and prose, known for her groundbreaking and genre-defying works that have garnered widespread acclaim. Her nonfiction titles, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Argonauts</i> (2015), and <i>The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning</i> (2011), a <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book of the Year, have solidified her position as a leading voice in contemporary literature. Her poetry collections, such as <i>Something Bright, Then Holes</i> (2007) and <i>Jane: A Murder</i> (2005), have also received critical acclaim. Nelson has received numerous prestigious awards and fellowships, including a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship in Nonfiction, and an Arts Writers Fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation. Her essays on art have been featured in recent catalogues on Carolee Schneemann and Matthew Barney. Nelson holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and has taught literature, writing, art, criticism, and theory at various esteemed institutions.
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