Who This Author Is

Steven Connor has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1996 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Living by Numbers and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Addison-Wesley and Reaktion Books.

Best Place To Start

Living by Numbers

Reaktion Books, Limited • 2016 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Addison-Wesley and Reaktion Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Addison-Wesley and Reaktion Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Living by Numbers

    Reaktion Books, Limited • 2016 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2016 • 256 pages.

  2. Samuel Beckett

    The Davies Group Publishers • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 260 pages.

  3. The Book of Skin

    Reaktion Books • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 296 pages.

  4. Postmodernist Culture: An Introduction to Theories of the Contemporary

    Blackwell Pub • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 340 pages.

  5. James Joyce

    Univ Pr of Mississippi • 1996 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  6. Beyond Words

    Reaktion Books • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  7. Charles Dickens

    Addison-Wesley • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author.

  8. Charles Dickens (Longman Critical Readers)

    Addison-Wesley • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  9. Dumbstruck

    Oxford University Press, USA • longer commitment

    readers who are comfortable with a bigger first commitment

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