Aimee Bender Books in Order
Aimee Bender has written 9 books, published between 1998 and 2020. The first book is The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (1998) and the newest is The Butterfly Lampshade (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1998–2020
- Pages on record
- 208 in 1 of 9 books
Aimee Bender, born in 1969, is an American writer of novels and short fiction. The catalogue files the work under American fantasy fiction, short stories and American literature, with art, secrets, cake and girls among the recorded subjects. Nine books run from The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (1998) to The Butterfly Lampshade (2020), taking in Willful Creatures (2005) and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (2010). Bender received an Alex Award in 2011.
How many Aimee Bender books are there?
Aimee Bender has 9 books, released between 1998 and 2020.
Aimee Bender Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Aimee Bender books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Girl in the Flammable Skirt1998 · confirmed 2/41998–2/4
- 2An Invisible Sign of My Own2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 3Willful Creatures2005 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420052082/4
- 4The Third Elevator2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 5Faces2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 6The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 7The Doctor and the Rabbi2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 8Dreaming in Polish2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 9The Butterfly Lampshade2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
Aimee Bender books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
9 books9 Aimee Bender titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Aimee Bender books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Aimee Bender books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Aimee Bender
Start with The Girl in the Flammable Skirt (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Aimee Bender book?
The Butterfly Lampshade (2020) is the newest Aimee Bender book released so far.
Is there a new Aimee Bender book coming?
No next Aimee Bender book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Aimee Bender at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Aimee Bender title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Aimee Bender books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 208 pages across the 1 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Aimee Bender books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Aimee Bender books are about
3 of the 9 Aimee Bender books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.