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.