Order of Alexander Chee Books

Alexander Chee is an acclaimed American novelist whose diverse upbringing has shaped his literary voice. Born in Rhode Island, Chee's formative years were spent across an impressive geographic range—from South Korea and Maine to the Pacific islands of Kauai, Truk, and Guam. His educational journey took him through Wesleyan University and the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Chee's literary talents have earned him numerous prestigious recognitions, including the Whiting Award in 2003, the NEA Fellowship in Fiction in 2004, and the Michener/Copernicus Fellowship Prize. He has also been honored with the Asian American Writers Workshop Literary Award, the Lambda Editor's Choice Prize, and a coveted residency at the MacDowell Colony.

As an educator, Chee has shared his expertise at several distinguished institutions, teaching at the New School University and his alma mater Wesleyan, while also serving as a Visiting Writer at Amherst College. He currently resides in Massachusetts.

Chee burst onto the literary scene in 2001 with his debut novel Edinburgh. After a fifteen-year interval, he returned with his highly anticipated second novel, The Queen of the Night, published in 2016. Here are Alexander Chee's novels listed by publication date:

Publication Order of Anthologies

#TitleYearBuy
1
Brothers & BeastsBrothers & Beasts
2007
2
Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New YorkNever Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York
2014
3
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the SilenceWhat My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
2019
4
Eat JoyEat Joy
2019
5
Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New VoicesSword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices
2021

Publication Order of Inheritance Collection Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
Everything My Mother Taught MeEverything My Mother Taught Me
2019
2
Can You Feel This?Can You Feel This?
2019
3
The Lion's DenThe Lion's Den
2019
4
Zenith ManZenith Man
2019
5
The WeddingsThe Weddings
2019

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

#TitleYearBuy
1
How to Write an Autobiographical NovelHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel
2018

Standalone Novels

#TitleYearBuy
1
EdinburghEdinburgh
2001
2
The Queen of the NightThe Queen of the Night
2016