Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| What My Mother Gave Me |
2013 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Jury of Her Peers |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Sabbathday River |
1998 |
Buy |
| Interference Powder |
2003 |
Buy |
| The White Rose |
2005 |
Buy |
| Admission |
2009 |
Buy |
| You Should Have Known |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Devil and Webster |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Latecomer |
2022 |
Buy |
The Book Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Trama |
2021 |
N/A |
| The Plot |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Sequel |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Sequel: A Novel |
2024 |
N/A |
Jean Hanff Korelitz has been writing novels since the mid-1990s, starting with A Jury of Her Peers in 1996. Her early books were literary fiction that explored family, community, and moral gray areas. The Sabbathday River (1998) dealt with a small-town murder case, while Admission (2009) was set in the world of Ivy League college admissions and was later adapted into a film starring Tina Fey.
Her biggest commercial success came with The Plot in 2021, a thriller about a writing instructor who takes a dead student’s brilliant story and publishes it as his own. The book became a bestseller and spawned a sequel. You Should Have Known (2014) also reached a wide audience after HBO adapted it as The Undoing, a miniseries starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jean Hanff Korelitz written?
Jean Hanff Korelitz has written thirteen books across three series.
What was Jean Hanff Korelitz's first book?
Jean Hanff Korelitz’s first book is A Jury of Her Peers, published in 1996.
What is Jean Hanff Korelitz best known for?
Jean Hanff Korelitz is best known for The Plot (2021), a thriller about a struggling writer who steals a dead student’s story idea. The novel was a New York Times bestseller and was followed by a sequel, The Sequel, in 2024. Her earlier novel You Should Have Known was adapted into the HBO series The Undoing starring Nicole Kidman.