Keith Gessen Non-Fiction books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series?"

"There are two books in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series, published between 2010 and 2022."

Q: "What is the first book in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series?"

"The first book in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series is Diary of a Very Bad Year, published in 2010."

Q: "What is Raising Raffi about?"

"Raising Raffi is Gessen's memoir about the first five years of his son's life. It covers the daily grind and emotional upheaval of early parenthood with the same analytical eye Gessen brings to his literary criticism and fiction."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Diary of a Very Bad Year	2010	Keith Gessen	Buy
2	Raising Raffi: The First Five Years	2022	Keith Gessen	Buy

Keith Gessen’s non-fiction ranges from economic reportage to personal memoir. Diary of a Very Bad Year presents a series of conversations with an anonymous hedge fund manager during the 2008 financial crisis, offering a ground-level view of the meltdown as it happened.

Raising Raffi takes a very different approach, chronicling Gessen’s experience as a new father with honesty and humor. The book tackles sleep training debates, screen time guilt, and the way parenthood reshapes a person’s relationship to work and ambition.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series?

There are two books in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series, published between 2010 and 2022.

What is the first book in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Keith Gessen Non-Fiction series is Diary of a Very Bad Year, published in 2010.

What is Raising Raffi about?

Raising Raffi is Gessen’s memoir about the first five years of his son’s life. It covers the daily grind and emotional upheaval of early parenthood with the same analytical eye Gessen brings to his literary criticism and fiction.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order