Austen Project Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sense & Sensibility |
2013 |
Buy |
| Northanger Abbey |
2014 |
Buy |
| Emma |
2014 |
Buy |
| Eligible |
2016 |
Buy |
Currency Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Me and Carlos |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Tomorrow Box |
2021 |
Buy |
| Simplexity |
2021 |
Buy |
| Crewelwork |
2021 |
Buy |
| I Would Be Doing This Anyway |
2021 |
Buy |
| If You Are Lonely and You Know It |
2021 |
Buy |
| Rewards |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Summer House |
2021 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Regular Couple |
2009 |
Buy |
| Atomic Marriage |
2019 |
Buy |
| Giraffe & Flamingo |
2020 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| You Think It, I’ll Say It |
2017 |
Buy |
| Help Yourself |
2020 |
Buy |
| Show Don’t Tell |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Prep |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Man of My Dreams |
2006 |
Buy |
| American Wife |
2008 |
Buy |
| Sisterland |
2013 |
Buy |
| Rodham |
2020 |
Buy |
| Romantic Comedy |
2023 |
Buy |
Curtis Sittenfeld was born in 1975 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has published seven novels and two short story collections, with her work translated into thirty languages. Her debut, Prep, drew on the social dynamics of boarding school life and earned wide praise. American Wife (2008) is a fictional account loosely inspired by the life of Laura Bush, following a woman who unexpectedly becomes First Lady.
Her later novels have explored alternate histories and romantic comedy. Rodham (2020) imagines a version of Hillary Clinton’s life where she never married Bill Clinton. Romantic Comedy (2023) follows a comedy sketch writer who falls for a pop star guest host. She also contributed Eligible (2016) to the Austen Project, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in Cincinnati. Sittenfeld’s fiction consistently examines class, ambition, and the gap between public image and private life.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Curtis Sittenfeld written?
Curtis Sittenfeld has written 24 books across five series.
What was Curtis Sittenfeld's first book?
Curtis Sittenfeld’s first book is Prep, published in 2005.
What is Curtis Sittenfeld's most well-known novel?
Prep (2005), her debut novel about a scholarship student at an elite boarding school in Massachusetts, was named one of the top five fiction works of 2005 by The New York Times.