Lorrie Moore Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Lorrie Moore Collections series?"

"There are two books in the Lorrie Moore Collections series, published between 1992 and 2018."

Q: "What is the first book in the Lorrie Moore Collections series?"

"The first book in the Lorrie Moore Collections series is I Know Some Things, published in 1992."

Q: "What is See What Can Be Done?"

"See What Can Be Done (2018) is a collection of Lorrie Moore's literary criticism, written over many years for publications including the New York Review of Books. It covers novels, short stories, film, and cultural life, and shows Moore as a perceptive and witty critic as well as a fiction writer."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	I Know Some Things	1992	Lorrie Moore	Buy
2	See What Can Be Done	2018	Lorrie Moore	Buy

I Know Some Things (1992) is an anthology Moore edited collecting stories about childhood from an international range of writers. See What Can Be Done (2018) is a very different book — a gathering of her criticism and reviews written over decades. Both show the breadth of her engagement with literature beyond her own fiction.

See What Can Be Done in particular is worth reading for anyone who wants to understand what Moore values in writing and why her own fiction makes the choices it does. Her critical voice is as economical and sharp as her fiction, and the collection covers enough ground to serve as an informal course in how to read contemporary literature.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Lorrie Moore Collections series?

There are two books in the Lorrie Moore Collections series, published between 1992 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Lorrie Moore Collections series?

The first book in the Lorrie Moore Collections series is I Know Some Things, published in 1992.

What is See What Can Be Done?

See What Can Be Done (2018) is a collection of Lorrie Moore’s literary criticism, written over many years for publications including the New York Review of Books. It covers novels, short stories, film, and cultural life, and shows Moore as a perceptive and witty critic as well as a fiction writer.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order