Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit was born on June 24th, 1961 and is currently 64 years old. Rebecca Solnit was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

Rebecca Solnit has written 26 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1991 with the book Secret Exhibition: Six California Artists of the Cold War Era. The most recently released was The Beginning Comes After the End which was released in 2026. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Rebecca at this time.

Rebecca Solnit has also written the City Atlases series which has 3 books including Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas and Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas.

Rebecca Solnit: Awards & Accolades

Solnit's book, Call Them by Their True Names won the Kirkus Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2018.

Solnit's book, Men Explain Things To Me was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Nonfiction, in 2014.

Rebecca Solnit: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Beginning Comes After the End was the Natalie Portman's Book Club March '26 Pick.
• No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain was the Natalie Portman's Book Club September '25 Pick.
• Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities was a The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Section in 2019 and a Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.
• Men Explain Things To Me was a Honi Soit: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2024 and a Book Riot: 25 of the Best Nonfiction Books of All Time Selection in 2022.
• Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir was a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2020.
• Orwell's Roses was a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2021.

Related Authors

Fans of Rebecca Solnit also enjoy these authors:

1. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
2. R.F. Kuang, author of: Babel, or The Necessity of Violence.
3. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
4. Jane Austen, author of: Pride and Prejudice.
5. Naomi Novik, author of the Scholomance Series.

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