Joanna Russ

Joanna Russ

Joanna Russ was born in New York, New York on February 22nd, 1937 and passed away at the age of 74 on April 29th, 2011.

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Joanna Russ Stats: The highest rated book by Joanna Russ on Book Notification is We Who Are About To..., a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Joanna Russ on Book Notification is We Who Are About To..., a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Joanna Russ books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
12
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
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List of Joanna Russ Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Orbit 3
1967
2
Orbit 6
1970
3
8
Again, Dangerous Visions
1972
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
5
Again, Dangerous Visions
1972
6
Nebula Award 6
1972
7
Amazon Expedition
1973
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
9
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader
1973
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
11
Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
1974
12
New Worlds Nine
1975
13
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
14
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series
1976
15
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
16
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
17
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
18
Alpha 9
1978
19
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
20
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction
1980
21
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
22
Building Feminist Theory
1981
23
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
24
What If? Volume 3
1982
25
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
26
Nebula Awards 18
1983
27
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
28
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
29
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1985
30
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
31
Worlds Apart
1986
32
Women on Women
1990
33
Cthulhu 2000
1995
34
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
1995
35
Year's Best SF 2
1997
36
Supermen
2002
37
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 1
2007
38
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010
39
The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories By Women
2012
40
Sisters of the Revolution
2015
41
The Future is Female!
2018
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Joanna Russ: Biography

Joanna Russ was born on February 22nd, 1937. Joanna passed away April 29th, 2011 at 74 years old. Joanna Russ was born in New York, New York.

Joanna Russ is probably best known for their Standalone Novels. There are currently 9 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1968 with the novel Picnic on Paradise. The most recently released novel was Souls which was released in 1989.

Joanna Russ also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 7 books including The Image of Women in Science Fiction and How to Suppress Women's Writing.

Joanna Russ: Awards & Accolades

Russ' books have won multiple awards, The Female Man won the Otherwise Award, Retrospective Award, in 1995. The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996.

Joanna Russ books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Again, Dangerous Visions was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1995. The Two of Them was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Retrospective Award, in 1995. To Write Like a Woman was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Related Work, in 1996.

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The most common authors followed by users who also follow Joanna Russ are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  3. Charles Dickens, author of the novel: A Tale of Two Cities.
  4. Jane Austen, author of the novel: Pride and Prejudice.
  5. Terry Pratchett, author of the novel: Good Omens.

Joanna Russ: F.A.Q

When was Joanna Russ Born?

Joanna Russ was born on February 22nd, 1937.

When did Joanna Russ die?

Joanna Russ died on April 29th, 2011 at 74 years old.

Where was Joanna Russ Born?

Joanna Russ was born in New York, New York, .

What book awards has Joanna Russ won?

The Female Man: Otherwise Award Retrospective Award (1995).
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1996).

What was the first book Joanna Russ wrote?

The first novel written by Joanna Russ was Picnic on Paradise, published in 1968.

What was the most recent book Joanna Russ wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Country You Have Never Seen on January 1st, 2005.

How many books has Joanna Russ written?

Joanna Russ has written 19 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 Standalone Novels, 3 books in the Collections, 7 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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