Karen Joy Fowler

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Booth (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Karen Joy Fowler, on March 8th, 2022.

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Karen Joy Fowler Stats: The highest rated book by Karen Joy Fowler on Book Notification is We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Jane Austen Book Club, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Karen Joy Fowler on Book Notification is We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Jane Austen Book Club, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Karen Joy Fowler books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, The Jane Austen Book Club, and Booth.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
5.5
Sarah Canary
1991
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2
The War of the Roses
1991
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3
8
The Sweetheart Season
1996
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4
Sister Noon
2001
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5
7.1
The Jane Austen Book Club
2004
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6
2
Wit's End / The Case of the Imaginary Detective
2008
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7
7.8
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
2013
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8
6.2
Booth
2022
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9
Otter Music
2027
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Stories exploring human nature, from fairy tales to history and sci-fi.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Faithful Companion at Forty (in Asimov's)
1987
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2
Standing Room Only (in Asimov's)
1997
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3
8.7
The Pelican Bar (in What I Didn't See)
2009
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4
2
Booth's Ghost
2010
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5
7.7
Younger Women
2011
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List of Collections in Publication Order

Historical, ironic, and magical short stories and anthologies.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
Artificial Things
1986
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2
7.3
Black Glass
1998
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3
6
What I Didn't See
2002
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Science of Herself (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2013
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List of Author's Choice Monthly Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Author's Choice Monthly books are True Minds, Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy, and Hedgework & Guessery.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Old Funny Stuff (By: George Alec Effinger)
1989
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2
Daily Voices (By: Lisa Goldstein)
1989
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3
Heroines (By: James Patrick Kelly)
1990
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4
Peripheral Vision
1990
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5
Swatting at the Cosmos ( By: James K. Morrow)
1990
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6
Neon Twilight ( By: Edward Bryant)
1990
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7
Tales from a Vanished Country (By: Elizabeth Lynn)
1990
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8
4
True Minds ( By: Spider Robinson)
1990
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9
Hedgework & Guessery ( By: Charles de Lint)
1991
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10
Unthreatened by the Morning Light ( By: Karl Edward Wagner)
1991
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11
Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy ( By: Joe R. Lansdale)
1991
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12
Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe ( By: Lewis Shiner)
1991
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13
It's Been Fun ( By: Esther M. Friesner)
1991
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List of Outspoken Authors Books in Publication Order

Presents iconic authors' fiction, plus interviews and essays.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Presidential Papers (By: John H. Kessel)
1984
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2
6.7
The Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)
2001
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3
The Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson, Eleanor Arnason)
2009
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4
Lucky Strike (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)
2009
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5
The Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips, Eleanor Arnason)
2010
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6
7
Mammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)
2010
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7
The Wild Girls (By: Ursula K. Le Guin, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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8
6
Modem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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9
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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10
Surfing the Gnarl (By: Rudy Rucker)
2012
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11
Report from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson, Eleanor Arnason)
2012
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12
The Science of Herself (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2013
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13
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner)
2013
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14
New Taboos (By: John Shirley)
2013
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15
Raising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad, Eleanor Arnason)
2014
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16
My Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)
2015
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17
Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz, Eleanor Arnason)
2015
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18
Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2016
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19
Fire. (By: Elizabeth Hand, Eleanor Arnason)
2017
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20
Totalitopia (By: John Crowley)
2017
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21
The Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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22
Thoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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23
The Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)
2019
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24
A City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)
2019
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25
Talk Like a Man (By: Nisi Shawl)
2019
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26
Big Girl ( By: Meg Elison)
2020
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27
Planetbreaker’s Son (By: Nick Mamatas)
2021
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28
Utopias of the Third Kind (By: Vandana Singh)
2021
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29
Night Shift (By: Eileen Gunn)
2022
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30
The Collapsing Frontier (By: Jonathan Lethem)
2024
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31
Not What I Intended (By: Nancy Kress)
2025
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32
She is Here (By: Nicola Griffith)
2026
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List of L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Books in Publication Order

A showcase of sci-fi and fantasy writers, chosen by contests founded by sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1
1985
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2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2
1986
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3
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3
1987
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4
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4
1988
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5
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5
1989
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6
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6
1990
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7
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7
1991
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8
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8
1992
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9
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 9
1993
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10
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10
1994
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11
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11
1995
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12
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12
1996
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13
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13
1997
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14
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14
1998
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15
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15
1999
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16
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16
2000
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17
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17
2001
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18
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18
2002
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19
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19
2002
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20
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20
2004
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21
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21
2005
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22
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22
2006
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23
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23
2007
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24
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24
2008
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25
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25
2009
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26
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26
2010
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27
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27
2011
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28
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28
2012
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29
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29
2013
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30
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30
2014
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31
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31
2015
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32
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32
2016
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33
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33
2017
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34
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34
2018
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35
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35
2019
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36
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36
2020
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37
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37
2021
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38
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38
2022
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39
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39
2023
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40
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40
2024
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41
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41
2025
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List of Karen Joy Fowler Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
1991
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2
Fourth Annual Collection
1991
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3
Black Swan, White Raven
1997
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4
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1997
1997
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5
Eleventh Annual Collection
1998
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6
Vanishing Acts
2000
Go
7
The Vintage Book of Amnesia
2000
Go
8
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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9
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
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10
4
Feeling Very Strange
2006
Go
11
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
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12
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
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13
6
Twenty-First Annual Collection
2008
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14
The Secret History of Science Fiction
2009
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15
4
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
2010
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16
Crucified Dreams
2011
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17
10
Happily Ever After
2011
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18
Alien Contact
2011
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19
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
2012
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20
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
2012
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21
Field of Fantasies
2014
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22
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women
2014
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23
The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology
2016
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24
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018
2018
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25
Spirits Unwrapped
2019
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26
Revolution in the Heart
2026
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Karen Joy Fowler

Karen Joy Fowler was born on February 7th, 1950 and is currently 76 years old. Karen Joy Fowler was born in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Karen Joy Fowler is known for writing in the Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, and Literary Fiction genres.

Karen Joy Fowler has written 9 standalone novels, starting with Sarah Canary in 1991. The most recently released novel was Booth, which was released in 2022. There is an upcoming standalone novel entitled Otter Music which is being released on February 23rd, 2027.

Karen Joy Fowler: Awards & Accolades

Karen Joy Fowler won the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2020.

Many of Karen Joy Fowler's books have won awards, including:

  • Fourth Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1992.
  • Black Glass won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1999.
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2004.
  • The Pelican Bar (in What I Didn't See) won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Short Fiction, in 2009 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Short Fiction in 2010.
  • My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2011.
  • What I Didn't See won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 2011.
  • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves won the British Book Awards, International Author of the Year, in 2014.

The following novels by Karen Joy Fowler were also nominated for these awards:

  • Artificial Things: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (1986).
  • Sarah Canary: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1991).
  • Eleventh Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1998).
  • Black Glass: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1998).
  • Vanishing Acts: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2001).
  • What I Didn't See: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2002). Shirley Jackson Award, Best Collection (2010).
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2003).
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2005).
  • Twenty-First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2009).
  • Booth's Ghost: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Short Fiction (2010). World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2011).
  • The Pelican Bar (in What I Didn't See): Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2012).
  • Younger Women: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2012).
  • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves: Alex Awards, Best Book (2014). Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book (2014).

Karen Joy Fowler: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Jane Austen Book Club was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2005 Pick.
  • We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves: Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.

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Karen Joy Fowler: F.A.Q

When was Karen Joy Fowler Born? How old is Karen Joy Fowler?

Karen Joy Fowler was born on February 7th, 1950. Karen Joy Fowler is currently 76 years old.

Where was Karen Joy Fowler Born?

Karen Joy Fowler was born in Bloomington, Indiana, USA and is American.

What awards has Karen Joy Fowler won?

Karen Joy Fowler has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2020).

What book awards has Karen Joy Fowler won?

Fourth Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award: Anthology (1992).
Black Glass: World Fantasy Award: Collection (1999).
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards: Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2004).
The Pelican Bar (in What I Didn't See): Shirley Jackson Award: Best Short Fiction (2009), World Fantasy Award: Short Fiction (2010).
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: World Fantasy Award: Anthology (2011).
What I Didn't See: World Fantasy Award: Collection (2011).
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves: British Book Awards: International Author of the Year (2014).

What was the first book Karen Joy Fowler wrote?

The first book written by Karen Joy Fowler was L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1, published in 1985.

What was the most recent book Karen Joy Fowler wrote?

Her most recently released work was Booth on March 8th, 2022.

What is the most popular book by Karen Joy Fowler?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Karen Joy Fowler book is We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. Here are her most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (7.85)
  2. The Jane Austen Book Club (7.13)
  3. Booth (6.17)
  4. What I Didn't See (6.00)
  5. Black Glass (7.33)

What genres does Karen Joy Fowler Write?

Karen Joy Fowler primarily writes in the Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Science Fiction genres. Her work includes sub-genres such as Contemporary Fiction, Social Commentary, and Cultural Historical Fiction.

Are there upcoming new books by Karen Joy Fowler?

Karen Joy Fowler has a new book coming out on February 23rd, 2027 called Otter Music.

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How many books has Karen Joy Fowler written?

Karen Joy Fowler has written 22 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 Standalone Novels, 5 Short Stories/Novellas, 3 Collections, 1 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Author's Choice Monthly Series, 1 book in the Outspoken Authors Series, 2 books in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Series.

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