Alissa Nutting books

Alissa Nutting is an American author known for her provocative literary fiction, including the novels Tampa (2013) and Made for Love (2017), as well as her work editing the Art of the Story book series.

Alissa Nutting Art of the Story Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Sportsman’s Notebook 1852 Buy
The General Zapped an Angel 1970 Buy
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs 1981 Buy
The Essential Tales of Chekhov 1998 Buy
The Garden Party and Other Stories 2004 Buy
Continent 2008 Buy
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth 2009 Buy
Wild Nights! 2009 Buy
Monstress 2012 Buy
Mr. and Mrs. Baby Deluxe Edition 2015 Buy
The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition 2015 Buy
The Vanishing Princess 2017 Buy
Catastrophe and Other Stories 2018 Buy
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls 2018 Buy
We Are Taking Only What We Need 2018 Buy
Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry 2019 Buy
Hue and Cry 2019 Buy
The Hurly Burly and Other Stories 2021 Buy
Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary 2022 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me 2010 Buy
The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade 2012 Buy
Monsters of Literary Sightings 2012 Buy
Come Here Often?: 53 Writers Raise a Glass to Their Favorite Bar 2014 Buy
Eat Joy 2019 Buy
Be Gay, Do Crime 2025 Buy

Art of the Story Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Sportsman’s Notebook - Buy
The General Zapped an Angel 1970 Buy
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs 1981 Buy
The Essential Tales of Chekhov 1998 Buy
The Garden Party and Other Stories 2004 Buy
Wild Nights! 2008 Buy
Continent 2008 Buy
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth 2009 Buy
Monstress 2012 Buy
The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition 2015 Buy
Mr. and Mrs. Baby 2015 Buy
The Vanishing Princess 2017 Buy
We Are Taking Only What We Need 2018 Buy
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls 2018 Buy
Catastrophe and Other Stories 2018 Buy
Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry 2019 Buy
Hue and Cry 2019 Buy
The Hurly Burly and Other Stories 2021 Buy
Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Tampa 2013 Buy
Made for Love 2017 Buy

Alissa Nutting writes literary fiction that pushes into uncomfortable territory. Her debut novel Tampa (2013) drew attention for its unflinching narrator, while Made for Love (2017) took a satirical approach to technology, surveillance, and marital control. Made for Love was later adapted into a television series.

Beyond her novels, Nutting has edited and contributed to the Art of the Story series, a collection of classic and contemporary short fiction spanning from 19th-century Russian writers to modern American voices. She has also appeared in several anthologies, from The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade to Come Here Often? and Eat Joy.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Alissa Nutting written?

Alissa Nutting has written 46 books across four series.

What was Alissa Nutting's first book?

Alissa Nutting’s first book is A Sportsman’s Notebook, published in 1852.

What is Alissa Nutting best known for?

Nutting is best known for her novel Tampa (2013), a controversial book told from the perspective of a female predator, and Made for Love (2017), a dark satire about a woman escaping her tech-mogul husband. Made for Love was adapted into an HBO Max series.

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