Order of Joyce Carol Oates Books

Joyce Carol Oates is an American author, poet, playwright, essayist and editor. She is the author of the Gothic Saga. Oates has won the O. Henry Award (twice), the M.L. Rosenthal Award, National Book Award for Fiction, Brad Stock Award (twice), Chicago Tribute Literary Prize, Norman Mailer Lifetime Achievement Prize, Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement and the National Humanities Medal. She has also been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times. As of this writing, Oates has been teaching writing at Princeton University since 1978, but intends on retiring in July 2015. Joyce was married to editor and publisher Raymond J. Smith for 47 years. She is now married to Charles Gross.

Joyce Carol Oates became a published author with the short story collection By the North Gate. She published her first novel the following year, which was entitled With Shuddering Fall. Below is a list of Joyce Carol Oates’ books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Wonderland Quartet/Garden Of Earthly Delights Books

A Garden of Earthly Delights	(1967)
Expensive People	(1968)
Them	(1969)
Wonderland	(1971)

Publication Order of The Gothic Saga Books

Bellefleur	(1980)
A Bloodsmoor Romance	(1982)
Mysteries of Winterthurn	(1984)
My Heart Laid Bare	(1998)
The Accursed	(2013)

Publication Order of L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Books

Black DahliaWhite Rose

(2011)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

With Shuddering Fall	(1964)
Do With Me What You Will	(1973)
The Assassins: A Book of Hours	(1975)
Childwold	(1976)
Cybele	(1978)
Son of the Morning	(1978)
Unholy Loves	(1979)
Angel of Light	(1981)
Luxury of Sin	(1984)
Solstice	(1985)
Marya: A Life	(1986)
Lives of the Twins / Kindred Passions (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1987)
You Must Remember This	(1987)
American Appetites	(1989)
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart	(1990)
Soul/Mate (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1990)
Nemesis (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1990)
Snake Eyes (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1992)
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang	(1993)
What I Lived For	(1994)
Zombie	(1995)
You Can't Catch Me (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1995)
We Were the Mulvaneys	(1996)
Man Crazy	(1997)
Double Delight (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1997)
Broke Heart Blues	(1999)
Starr Bright Will Be With You Soon (By: Rosamond Smith)	(1999)
Blonde	(2000)
The Barrens (By: Rosamond Smith)	(2001)
Middle-Age: A Romance	(2001)
I'll Take You There	(2002)
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl	(2002)
Freaky Green Eyes	(2003)
The Tattooed Girl	(2003)
The Falls	(2004)
Take Me, Take Me With You (By: Lauren Kelly)	(2004)
Sexy	(2005)
The Stolen Heart (By: Lauren Kelly)	(2005)
Missing Mom / Mother, Missing	(2005)
Black Girl/White Girl	(2006)
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away	(2006)
Blood Mask (By: Lauren Kelly)	(2006)
The Gravedigger's Daughter	(2007)
Little Bird of Heaven	(2007)
My Sister, My Love	(2008)
A Fair Maiden	(2010)
Mudwoman	(2012)
Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You	(2012)
Daddy Love	(2013)
Carthage	(2014)
The Sacrifice	(2015)
Jack of Spades	(2015)
The Man Without a Shadow	(2016)
A Book of American Martyrs	(2017)
Hazards of Time Travel	(2018)
My Life as a Rat	(2019)
The Pursuit	(2019)
Night Sleep Death The Stars	(2020)
Breathe	(2021)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Triumph of the Spider Monkey	(1976)
I Lock My Door Upon Myself	(1990)
The Rise of Life on Earth	(1991)
Black Water	(1992)
First Love	(1996)
Beasts	(2001)
Rape	(2003)
Spotted Hyenas	(2010)
Patricide	(2012)
The Rescuer	(2012)
Mystery, Inc.	(2015)
The Sign of the Beast	(2017)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

By the North Gate	(1963)
The Goddess and Other Women	(1966)
Upon the Sweeping Flood, and Other Stories	(1966)
Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?	(1966)
Anonymous Sins and Other Poems	(1969)
The Wheel of Love and Other Stories	(1970)
Cupid & Psyche	(1970)
Angel Fire: Poems	(1973)
The Hungry Ghosts	(1974)
Love and Its Derangements and Other Poems	(1974)
The Fabulous Beasts	(1975)
The Seduction and Other Stories	(1975)
The Poisoned Kiss and Other Stories from the Portuguese	(1975)
Crossing the Border	(1976)
Night-Side	(1977)
Women Whose Lives Are Food, Men Whose Lives Are Money	(1978)
Marriages and Infidelities	(1978)
All the Good People I've Left Behind	(1979)
A Sentimental Education	(1980)
Three Plays	(1980)
The Perfectionist and Other Plays	(1981)
Invisible Woman	(1982)
Wild Saturday, and Other Stories	(1984)
Last Days	(1984)
Raven's Wing	(1986)
The Assignation	(1988)
Time Traveler	(1989)
Heat and Other Stories	(1991)
Oates in Exile	(1991)
Twelve Plays	(1991)
Where is Here?	(1992)
Haunted	(1994)
Tenderness	(1996)
Demon and Other Tales	(1996)
Will You Always Love Me? and Other Stories	(1996)
Invisible Writer	(1998)
The Collector of Hearts	(1998)
New Plays	(1998)
Where I've Been, and Where I'm Going	(1999)
Faithless	(2001)
Small Avalanches and Other Stories	(2003)
I Am No One You Know	(2004)
The Female of the Species	(2005)
High Lonesome	(2006)
The Museum of Dr. Moses	(2007)
Wild Nights!: Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway	(2008)
Dear Husband	(2009)
Give Me Your Heart	(2010)
Sourland	(2010)
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares	(2011)
Evil Eye	(2013)
High Crime Area	(2014)
Lovely, Dark, Deep	(2014)
The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror	(2016)
Beautiful Days	(2018)
Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense	(2018)
Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense	(2018)
Cardiff, by the Sea	(2020)
The (Other) You: Stories	(2021)
American Melancholy: Poems	(2021)
Night, Neon	(2021)

Publication Order of Standalone Plays

Miracle Play	(1974)
I Stand Before You Naked	(1991)

Publication Order of Picture Books

(with Mark Graham)

Come Meet Muffin!	(1998)
Where is Little Reynard? (With: Mark Graham)	(2003)
Naughty Chérie! (With: Mark Graham)	(2008)
The New Kitten	(2019)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Edge Of Impossibility	(1972)
Hostile Sun	(1973)
New Heaven New Earth	(1974)
Contraries	(1981)
First Person Singular	(1984)
The Profane Art	(1985)
On Boxing	(1987)
Woman Writer	(1988)
The Life of the Writer, the Life of the Career	(1995)
Muhammad Ali: Ringside (With: Norman Mailer)	(1999)
George Bellows	(2000)
The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates	(2002)
The Faith of a Writer	(2003)
Uncensored	(2005)
A Widow's Story	(2007)
In Rough Country	(2010)
Gerald Slota: Story	(2012)
The Lost Landscape	(2015)
Soul at the White Heat	(2016)

Publication Order of Akashic Drug Chronicles Books

The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon)	(2005)
The Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)	(2013)
The Nicotine Chronicles (With: Lee Child,Hannah Tinti,,Cara Black,,,Jonathan Ames)	(2020)

Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books

The Best American Short Stories 1981 (By: )	(1981)
The Best American Short Stories 1987 (By: )	(1987)
The Best American Short Stories 1988 (By: Mark Helprin)	(1988)
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties (By: )	(1990)
The Best American Short Stories 1991 (With: Alice Munro,John Updike,Robert Olen Butler,,,,,,,,,Alice Adams)	(1991)
The Best American Short Stories 1993 (By: Louise Erdrich)	(1993)
The Best American Short Stories 1995 (By: Jane Smiley)	(1995)
The Best American Short Stories 1996 (By: )	(1996)
The Best American Short Stories 1998 (By: Garrison Keillor)	(1998)
The Best American Short Stories 1999 (By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)	(1999)
The Best American Short Stories 2001 (By: )	(2001)
The Best American Short Stories 2002 (By: Sue Miller)	(2002)
The Best American Short Stories 2004 (By: )	(2004)
The Best American Short Stories 2005 (By: Michael Chabon)	(2005)
The Best American Short Stories 2010 (By: Richard Russo)	(2010)
The Best American Short Stories 2013 (By: Elizabeth Strout)	(2013)
The Best American Short Stories 2014 (By: Jennifer Egan)	(2014)
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories (By: )	(2015)
The Best American Short Stories 2017 (By: Meg Wolitzer)	(2017)
The Best American Short Stories 2018 (By: Roxane Gay)	(2018)
The Best American Short Stories 2019 (By: Anthony Doerr)	(2019)
The Best American Short Stories 2020 (By: ,Curtis Sittenfeld)	(2020)

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)	(2012)
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)	(2012)
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)	(2012)
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)	(2012)
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)	(2012)
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)	(2012)
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)	(2013)
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)	(2013)
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)	(2013)
The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)	(2013)
What's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)	(2014)
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)	(2014)
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)	(2014)
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)	(2014)
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)	(2014)
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)	(2014)
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)	(2014)
It's in the Book (By: Mickey Spillane)	(2014)
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)	(2014)
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)	(2015)
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)	(2015)
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)	(2015)
Mystery, Inc.	(2015)
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)	(2015)
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)	(2015)
The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)	(2016)
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)	(2016)
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2016)
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)	(2016)
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)	(2016)
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)	(2017)
The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)	(2018)
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)	(2018)
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)	(2018)
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)	(2018)
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)	(2018)

Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)	(2012)
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)	(2014)
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)	(2012)
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)	(2012)
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)	(2012)
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)	(2018)
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)	(2012)
The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)	(2013)
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)	(2014)
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)	(2013)
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)	(2013)
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)	(2013)
What's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)	(2014)
It's in the Book (By: Mickey Spillane)	(2014)
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)	(2014)
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)	(2014)
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)	(2014)
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)	(2014)
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)	(2014)
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)	(2015)
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)	(2015)
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)	(2015)
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)	(2015)
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)	(2016)
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)	(2015)
Mystery, Inc.	(2015)
The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)	(2016)
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)	(2016)
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)	(2016)
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)	(2016)
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)	(2017)
The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)	(2018)
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)	(2018)
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)	(2018)
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)	(2018)
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)	(2012)

Publication Order of Dark Corners Books

Hannah-Beast (By: Jennifer McMahon)	(2018)
The Sleep Tight Motel (By: Lisa Unger)	(2018)
There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed (By: Edgar Cantero)	(2018)
Miao Dao	(2018)
The Tangled Woods (By: Emily Raboteau)	(2018)
The Remedy (By: Adam Haslett)	(2018)
Oak Avenue (By: Brandi Reeds)	(2018)

Publication Order of Snow White, Blood Red Anthology Books

Snow White, Blood Red	(1993)
Black Thorn, White Rose	(1994)
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears	(1995)
Black Swan, White Raven	(1997)
Silver Birch, Blood Moon	(1999)
Black Heart, Ivory Bones	(2000)

Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1	(2000)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2	(2000)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3	(2002)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4	(2003)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5	(2004)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Scenes From American Life: Contemporary Short Fiction	(1973)
Night Walks	(1982)
The Web She Weaves	(1983)
Witches' Brew	(1984)
The Dark Descent	(1987)
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection	(1988)
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1	(1988)
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories	(1992)
Deadly Sins	(1994)
Bad Behavior	(1995)
Telling Stories	(1997)
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997	(1997)
The Best of the Best	(1998)
Murder for Revenge	(1998)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eleventh Annual Collection	(1998)
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999	(1999)
Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today\'s Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them	(2000)
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century	(2000)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2	(2000)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001	(2001)
Opening Shots, Vol. II	(2001)
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3	(2002)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003	(2003)
The Future Dictionary of America	(2004)
Dangerous Women	(2005)
Transgressions	(2005)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twentieth Annual Collection	(2007)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007	(2007)
Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers	(2008)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2009	(2009)
Hint Fiction	(2010)
The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons	(2011)
What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur	(2011)
Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales From Great Fiction Writers	(2012)
Boston Noir 2	(2012)
Prison Noir	(2014)
Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good	(2015)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015	(2015)
Unloaded: Crime Writers Writing Without Guns	(2016)
In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper	(2016)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2017	(2017)
Alive in Shape and Color	(2017)
Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers	(2019)
Drawing Lines	(2021)
When Things Get Dark	(2021)

Notes: Mother, Missing was also published as Missing Mom. Lives of the Twins is also titled Kindred Passions. The books Take Me, Take Me with You, The Stolen Heart and Blood Mask were written as Lauren Kelly. Lives of the Twins, Soul/Mate, Nemesis, Snake Eyes, You Can’t Catch Me, Double Delight, Starr Bright Will Be With You Soon and The Barrens were written under the pen name of Rosamond Smith.

What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur also contains stories by Jeanne DuPrau, Nikki Giovanni, John Green, Karen Hesse, Alexander McCall Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sofia Quintero and Jane Yolen.

The Best American Short Stories 1979 was edited with Shannon Ravenel. Story: Fictions Past and Present was edited with Boyd Litzinger. Reading The Fights and The Sophisticated Cat were edited with Daniel Halpern. The Best American Essays of the Century was edited with Robert Atawan. The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction was edited with R.V. Cassill. Snapshots: 20th Century Mother-Daughter Fiction was edited with Janet Berliner. 21st Century Voices was edited with Christopher R. Beha. Muhammad Ali: Ringside was written with Alex Haley and Norman Mailer.

If You Like Joyce Carol Oates Books, You’ll Love…

• Donna Tartt
• Margaret Atwood
• John Banville

Joyce Carol Oates Synopsis: Solstice is the story of two women, Monica Jensen and Sheila Trask. These two women are very different, but are extremely drawn towards eachother. Monica is a shy blonde teacher who has been divorced. Sheila is a dark nightbird and an artist. What starts as a simple friendship turns to love and then becomes obsession – a potentially fatal one.

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