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:
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Publication Order of Wonderland Quartet/Garden Of Earthly Delights Books
| A Garden of Earthly Delights | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Expensive People | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Them | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wonderland | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Gothic Saga Books
| Bellefleur | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Heart Laid Bare | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Accursed | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Books
(with Lawrence Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Megan Abbott, Duane Swierczynski, Andrew Vachss, Francine Prose, Jonathan Santlofer)
| L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black DahliaWhite Rose | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Publication Order of Plays
| Miracle Play | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Key & Tone Clusters: Two Short Plays | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I Stand Before You Naked | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Come Meet Muffin! | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Where is Little Reynard? | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Naughty Chérie! | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The New Kitten | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Akashic Drug Chronicles Books
| The Cocaine Chronicles | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Speed Chronicles | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Heroin Chronicles | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Marijuana Chronicles | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Nicotine Chronicles | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Publication Order of Dark Corners Books
| Hannah-Beast | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Sleep Tight Motel | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Miao Dao | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Tangled Woods | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Remedy | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Oak Avenue | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books
Publication Order of Selected Shorts Books
| For Better and for Worse | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Even More Laughs | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Timeless Classics | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Falling in Love | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Food Fictions | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Travel Tales | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Edith Wharton | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pets! | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Tales of Betrayal | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Family Matters | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Are We There Yet? | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Touch of Magic | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The William Hurt Collection | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Whodunit? | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| American Classics | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| New American Stories | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Poe! | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Art of the Story Books
| A Sportsman's Notebook | (1852) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The General Zapped an Angel | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| In the Garden of the North American Martyrs | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Essential Tales of Chekhov | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Garden Party and Other Stories | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Wild Nights! | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Continent | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Tunneling to the Center of the Earth | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Monstress | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Baby | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Vanishing Princess | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| We Are Taking Only What We Need | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Catastrophe and Other Stories | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Hue and Cry | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Hurly Burly and Other Stories | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Winnie the Pooh Books
| Winnie the Pooh's Valentine | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Boo to You, Winnie the Pooh! | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pooh's Mailbox | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pooh's Wishing Star | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Family of Tiggers | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Disney's Winnie the Pooh Balloon Book | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Hundred-Acre-Wood Treasury | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Winnie the Pooh Surprise Tails | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Party in the Wood | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Sweet Dreams, Roo | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pooh's Easter Basket | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pooh's Honey Trouble | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Gift for Pooh | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Out of Bounce | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Pooh's Halloween Pumpkin | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Little Things in Life | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Transgressions Books
| Transgressions | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Transgressions, Vol. 2 | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Transgressions, Vol. 3 | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Transgressions, Vol. 4 | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of The Dark Descent Books
| The Dark Descent: Volume I: The Color of Evil | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Dark Descent: Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Dark Descent: Volume III:A Fabulous, Formless Darkness | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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…
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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