Matt Bell Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Matt Bell Collections series?"

"There are 2 books in the Matt Bell Collections series, published between 2010 and 2016."

Q: "What is the first book in the Matt Bell Collections series?"

"The first book in the Matt Bell Collections series is How They Were Found, published in 2010."

Q: "What are Matt Bell's story collections about?"

"Bell's two collections explore loss, memory, and transformation through unconventional narrative structures. How They Were Found (2010) established his voice; A Tree or a Person or a Wall (2016) refined it."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	How They Were Found	2010	Matt Bell	Buy
2	A Tree or a Person or a Wall: Stories	2016	Matt Bell	Buy

Matt Bell’s two story collections bookend the first phase of his career. How They Were Found (2010) gathers stories that play with form and genre, mixing realism with myth and speculation. Several of the pieces won awards or appeared in Best American anthologies before the collection was assembled.

A Tree or a Person or a Wall (2016) collects stories written alongside his first two novels. The pieces range from realist domestic fiction to surreal and fabulist territory, sharing a preoccupation with how people construct meaning from wreckage.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Matt Bell Collections series?

There are 2 books in the Matt Bell Collections series, published between 2010 and 2016.

What is the first book in the Matt Bell Collections series?

The first book in the Matt Bell Collections series is How They Were Found, published in 2010.

What are Matt Bell's story collections about?

Bell’s two collections explore loss, memory, and transformation through unconventional narrative structures. How They Were Found (2010) established his voice; A Tree or a Person or a Wall (2016) refined it.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order