Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stoked V |
2013 |
N/A |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother |
2010 |
Buy |
| Meat Heart |
2012 |
Buy |
| Scarecrone |
2014 |
Buy |
| Last Sext |
2016 |
Buy |
| Superdoom |
2021 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| So Sad Today |
2016 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Pisces |
2018 |
Buy |
| Milk Fed |
2021 |
Buy |
| Death Valley |
2023 |
Buy |
Melissa Broder started her career as a poet, publishing her debut collection When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother in 2010. Over the next decade she released four more poetry collections, including Meat Heart (2012), Scarecrone (2014), Last Sext (2016), and the selected poems volume Superdoom (2021). Her poetry is known for its raw honesty about longing, the body, and emotional pain.
Broder crossed into prose with So Sad Today (2016), a collection of personal essays rooted in her anonymous Twitter account of the same name. Her first novel, The Pisces (2018), tells the story of a woman in a Venice Beach therapy group who falls into a relationship with a merman. Milk Fed (2021) follows a young woman whose obsession with food and desire collides when she meets an Orthodox Jewish frozen yogurt shop worker. Her most recent novel, Death Valley (2023), is set in the California desert and deals with grief, mortality, and strange encounters. Across genres, Broder writes with a blunt, confessional voice that sets her apart from most contemporary literary fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Melissa Broder written?
Melissa Broder has written ten books across four series.
What was Melissa Broder's first book?
Melissa Broder’s first book is When You Say One Thing But Mean Your Mother, published in 2010.
What is the connection between Melissa Broder's Twitter account and her writing?
Broder’s viral Twitter account @SoSadToday, where she posted anonymous observations about anxiety, desire, and modern life, became the basis for her 2016 essay collection So Sad Today. The account gained a large following before she revealed her identity, and the book expanded those themes into longer personal essays.