Anthologies#
| Title |
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| On the Rocks: The KGB Bar Fiction Anthology |
2002 |
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| The Future Dictionary of America |
2004 |
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| The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories |
2004 |
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| The Secret Society of Demolition Writers |
2005 |
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| The Insomniac Reader |
2005 |
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| Awake! |
2007 |
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| Tin House |
2007 |
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| Sideshow: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists and Other Matters Odd and Magical |
2009 |
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| My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me |
2010 |
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| Unstuck #1 |
2011 |
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| The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade |
2012 |
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| Monsters of Literary Sightings |
2012 |
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| My First Novel |
2013 |
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| Selected Shorts: Behaving Badly |
2013 |
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| xo Orpheus |
2013 |
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| Unscrolled |
2013 |
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| Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror |
2014 |
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| Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good |
2015 |
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| Watchlist |
2015 |
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Collections#
| Title |
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| The Girl in the Flammable Skirt |
1998 |
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| Willful Creatures |
2005 |
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| The Color Master |
2013 |
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Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
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| The Third Elevator |
2007 |
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| Faces |
2009 |
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| The Doctor and the Rabbi |
2013 |
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| Dreaming in Polish |
2015 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
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| An Invisible Sign of My Own |
2000 |
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| The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake |
2010 |
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| The Butterfly Lampshade |
2020 |
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Aimee Bender is an American writer known for blending magical realism with domestic fiction. Her work often places fantastical elements into familiar settings, creating stories that feel both strange and deeply recognizable. She teaches creative writing at the University of Southern California.
Her best-known novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, follows a girl who can taste the emotions of whoever prepared her food. It became a New York Times bestseller. Her short story collections, including The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and The Color Master, have been widely praised for their inventiveness and emotional precision.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Aimee Bender written?
Aimee Bender has written 29 books across four series.
What was Aimee Bender's first book?
Aimee Bender’s first book is The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, published in 1998.
What is Aimee Bender's writing style?
Aimee Bender writes in a style that blends magical realism with everyday life. Her stories often feature ordinary characters who encounter strange, fantastical situations. She is known for precise, imaginative prose that mixes the mundane with the surreal in unexpected ways. Her work has been compared to writers like Kelly Link and George Saunders.