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Maile Meloy Books in Order
Maile Meloy is a celebrated author of novels, story collections, and young adult fiction. Her notable works include the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter, as well as the award-winning Apothecary trilogy for young readers. Her short story collections, Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, have garnered significant acclaim, with the latter being named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review. A recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Meloy was also recognized as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists. Her latest novel for adults, Do Not Become Alarmed, was published in 2017.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Maile Meloy's book series? Maile Meloy has written 4 book series. The most notable is the Children's series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Maile Meloy
- #1
The Octopus Escapes(2021) - #2
Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives(2007) - #3
xo Orpheus(2013) - #4
The Best American Short Stories 2015(2015) - #5
Eat Joy(2019)
- #1
For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)(1993) - #2
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #3
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #4
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #5
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #6
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever,Tessa Hadley,John Biguenet,Adam Haslett,Rattawut Lapcharoensap,Symphony Space,Galina Vromen)(2007) - #7
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #8
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)(2008) - #9
The William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford,Tobias Wolff,Aleksandar Hemon,William Hurt,Ron Carlson,Symphony Space)(2009) - #10
American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe,Joyce Carol Oates,Eudora Welty,John Cheever,Alice Walker,Donald Barthelme,John Sayles,Amy Tan,Symphony Space)(2010) - #11
New American Stories (By: Sherman Alexie,Jhumpa Lahiri,Aleksandar Hemon,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Symphony Space)(2011) - #12
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)(2012)
- #1
Liars and Saints(2003) - #2
A Family Daughter(2006) - #3
Do Not Become Alarmed(2017) - #4
Devotion(2013) - #5
Half in Love(2002) - #6
Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It(2009)
- #1
The Apothecary(2011) - #2
The Apprentices(2013) - #3
The After-Room(2015)
About Maile Meloy
Maile Meloy is a celebrated author of novels, story collections, and young adult fiction. Her notable works include the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter, as well as the award-winning Apothecary trilogy for young readers. Her short story collections, Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, have garnered significant acclaim, with the latter being named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review. A recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Meloy was also recognized as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists. Her latest novel for adults, Do Not Become Alarmed, was published in 2017.
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