Lionel Shriver
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SHRIVER, LIONEL, born 1957

Lionel Shriver

American writer.

Books
3
Editions tracked
6
First editions
3
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionWe Need to Talk About KevinCounterpoint, 2003 Most editions trackedPost-Birthday World2 editions
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Lionel Shriver books in order

In publication order

  1. 1We Need to Talk About Kevin2003
  2. 2Post-Birthday World2007
  3. 3The Mandibles2016
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 2003We Need to Talk About KevinCounterpoint
  2. 2007Post-Birthday WorldHarperCollins
  3. 2016The MandiblesHarper, an imprint of HarperCollins
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What order should I read Lionel Shriver's books in?

In publication order they begin with We Need to Talk About Kevin (2003), then Post-Birthday World (2007) and The Mandibles (2016). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Lionel Shriver's first book?

The earliest book we list is We Need to Talk About Kevin, first published in 2003.

When was Lionel Shriver born?

Lionel Shriver was born in 1957.

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We track 3 books by Lionel Shriver across 6 editions, 3 of them first editions.

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