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Lauren Redniss Books in Order

Browse Lauren Redniss books in reading order, with short summaries for each book and a clear title list to help you find a starting point.

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Century Girl

by Lauren Redniss

2006

Through drawings, collage and oral history, Lauren Redniss follows the century-long life of performer Doris Eaton Travis. Her career, reinventions and persistence illuminate a changing America, from the Ziegfeld Follies and silent film to late-life appearances on Broadway.

Radioactive

by Lauren Redniss

2010

Lauren Redniss combines artwork and reporting to tell the story of Marie and Pierre Curie’s scientific and personal partnership. Their discoveries lead into an exploration of radioactivity’s enduring consequences and the intertwined forces of love and research.

Thunder & Lightning

by Lauren Redniss

2015

Artwork and reporting explore how weather shapes history, daily decisions and the planet’s future. Traveling between extreme environments and surprising human stories, Lauren Redniss examines the science, danger and cultural meaning of the elements.

Oak Flat

by Lauren Redniss

2020

An Apache family fights to protect sacred Oak Flat from a planned copper mine. Combining reporting and artwork, Lauren Redniss traces conflicting family histories and the struggle over land, cultural survival and the mineral wealth beneath it.

Time Capsule

by Lauren Redniss

2022

A child collects everyday keepsakes, places them in a jar and buries a time capsule. The objects invite young readers to consider what today’s world might tell future people and imagine the memories they would preserve themselves.

Standalone Lauren Redniss books

  1. Book cover for "Century Girl"

    Century Girl

    by Lauren Redniss

    2006
  2. Book cover for "Radioactive"

    Radioactive

    by Lauren Redniss

    2010
  3. Book cover for "Thunder & Lightning"

    Thunder & Lightning

    by Lauren Redniss

    2015
  4. Book cover for "Oak Flat"

    Oak Flat

    by Lauren Redniss

    2020
  5. Book cover for "Time Capsule"

    Time Capsule

    by Lauren Redniss

    2022

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