Rachel Kushner Books in Order
Rachel Kushner has written 7 books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is Telex from Cuba (2008) and the newest is Creation Lake (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2008–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,107 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 18–28 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,107 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Rachel Kushner is an American writer with seven catalogued books. The novels she is known for are Telex from Cuba, published in 2008, The Flamethrowers in 2013, The Mars Room in 2018 and Creation Lake in 2024, with The Strange Case of Rachel K (2015), The Hard Crowd (2021) and The Mayor of Leipzig (2021) alongside them. Cuba, women artists, motorcycles, Futurism and the Brigate Rosse run through the work, and the catalogue is ongoing.
How many Rachel Kushner books are there?
Rachel Kushner has 7 books, released between 2008 and 2024.
Rachel Kushner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Rachel Kushner 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.
- 1Telex from Cuba2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420083361/4
- 2The Flamethrowers2013 · 387 pages · confirmed 1/420133871/4
- 3The Strange Case of Rachel K2015 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42015801/4
- 4The Mars Room2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 5The Hard Crowd2021 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420212241/4
- 6The Mayor of Leipzig2021 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42021801/4
- 7Creation Lake2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Rachel Kushner 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
7 books7 Rachel Kushner titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Rachel Kushner books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 7 Rachel Kushner books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Rachel Kushner
Start with Telex from Cuba (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rachel Kushner book?
Creation Lake (2024) is the newest Rachel Kushner book released so far.
Is there a new Rachel Kushner book coming?
No next Rachel Kushner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Rachel Kushner has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Rachel Kushner. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Prix Médicis étranger2018Won
- Booker Prize2018Shortlistedfor The Mars Room
Rachel Kushner at a glance
- Still publishing
- Rachel Kushner published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Rachel Kushner books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,107 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rachel Kushner books, 3 of 7, were published in the 2020s.
What the Rachel Kushner books are about
All 7 Rachel Kushner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cuba is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cuba 2 of 7 books
- Women artists 2 of 7 books