Adam Gordon
Young American poet
2 books · 2011 to 2019First appears in Leaving the Atocha StationBen Lerner books in order · Ben Lerner reading order · 4 books · 2011 to 2026
Ben Lerner Books in Order and Reading Order
Ben Lerner is a poet and novelist whose books blur fiction and life. Adam Gordon, the young poet of Leaving the Atocha Station, returns in The Topeka School.
Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. His poetry and essays are left out.
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Ben Lerner books in order
Ben Lerner’s first book is Leaving the Atocha Station (2011). There are 4 books in all, published from 2011 to 2026.
The Ben Lerner reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Novels
4 books- 1Leaving the Atocha Station2011With Adam Gordon · Set in MadridBuy on Amazon
- 210:042014With Ben · Set in BrooklynBuy on Amazon
- 3The Topeka School2019With Adam Gordon · Set in Topeka, KansasBuy on Amazon
- 4Transcription2026Set in Providence, Rhode IslandBuy on Amazon
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Characters
5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
Ben
Writer in Brooklyn
1 book · 2014First appears in 10:04Jane Gordon
Adam’s mother, a psychologist and writer
1 book · 2019First appears in The Topeka SchoolJonathan Gordon
Adam’s father, a psychologist
1 book · 2019First appears in The Topeka SchoolThomas
Ninety-year-old artist and mentor
1 book · 2026First appears in TranscriptionSimilar authors
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