Order of Adam Gopnik Books

Adam Gopnik is an American author of children’s novels and non-fiction books. He is best known as a staff writer for The New Yorker – to which he has contributed non-fiction, fiction, memoir and criticism.

Adam Gopnik made his debut as a published author in 2000 with Paris to the Moon – an account of the half-decade that he, his wife Martha, and son Luke, spent in the French city. His debut as a novelist was in 2005 with the novel The King in the Window. Below is a list of Adam Gopnik’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The King in the Window	(2005)
The Steps Across the Water	(2010)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Paris to the Moon	(2000)
Lacombe	(2001)
Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York	(2006)
The Museum Today	(2008)
Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Birth of the Modern Age	(2009)
The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food	(2011)
Winter: Five Windows on the Season	(2011)
New York Looks Best in Fall	(2016)
At the Strangers' Gate	(2017)
In Mid-Air	(2018)
A Thousand Small Sanities	(2019)
The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery	(2023)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Americans in Paris

(2004)

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection	(1992)
Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker	(2000)
The Best American Essays 2008	(2008)
The Moth	(2013)

If You Like Adam Gopnik Books, You’ll Love…

• Andrew Blauner
• David Lebovitz
• Raymonde Carroll

Adam Gopnik Synopsis: The Steps Across the Water is a children’s fantasy adventure novel by Adam Gopnik. Ten-year-old Rose lives in New York – a place where extraordinary things happen every day on every block. But Rose wasn’t born in New York; she was adopted as an infant from a far-away country. Rose loves her home and her family, but sometimes she can’t help but feel like she doesn’t belong. Then one day in Central Park, Rose sees something extraordinary: a crystal staircase rises out of the lake, and two small figures climb the shimmering steps before vanishing like a mirage. Only it’s not a mirage. Rose is being watched – recruited – by representatives of U Nork, a hidden city where Dirigibles and Zeppelins skirt dazzling skyscrapers that would dwarf the Chrysler building. Well-dressed U Norkers glide along the sidewalks on roller skates. Rose can hardly take everything in. Then she learns the most astonishing thing about U Nork. Its citizens are in danger, and they need Rose’s help, and hers alone…

One Response to “Order of Adam Gopnik Books”

1. Ingrid Larnis: 1 year ago

   First read Paris to the Moon on my first trip to Paris. Very taken with
   Luca, Adam and Martha’s son. I am curious as to how he turned out.
   What is he doing now? I follow all of Adam Gopnik’s literary offerings.
   The New Yorker is my favorite magazine. I also have Americans in Paris
   found in a thrift shop! No better editor than Gopnik. Please answer.

   Reply