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Amy Tan Books in Order

6 series including Amy Tan Children's and more

★ 8 NYT bestsellers · 2 at #1 6 series 34 books Latest: The Backyard Bird Chronicles (2024)

Amy Tan has written 34 books since 1956. The catalogue splits into 6 series, with Amy Tan Children's the most substantial at 2 books. The newest book on our shelves is The Backyard Bird Chronicles (2024).

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1 Amy Tan Other Novels 2 Amy Tan Short Stories/Novellas 3 Amy Tan Children's 4 Amy Tan Non-Fiction Books 5 Amy Tan Short Story Collections 6 Amy Tan Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

8 books

Amy Tan has placed 8 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 131 weeks on the charts. 2 titles reached #1.

Cover of The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan Other Novels

35 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Apr 1989

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Cover of The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
Amy Tan Other Novels

8 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #4 · debuted Nov 2013 · 22 weeks across 3 NYT lists

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Reading Order

6 series · 34 books

Amy Tan Other Novels

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1 The Joy Luck Club 1989 🏆 California Book Award 1989🏆 National Book Award 1989Los Angeles Times Book Prize 1989National Book Critics Circle Award 1989Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Kitchen God's Wife 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Hundred Secret Senses 1995 Dublin Literary Award 1997Orange Prize 1996Women's Prize for Fiction 1996Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Bonesetter's Daughter 2001 Dublin Literary Award 2003Orange Prize 2001Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Saving Fish from Drowning 2005 🏆 Asian/Pacific American Award 2005Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Valley of Amazement 2013 Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Amy Tan Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Rules for Virgins 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Amy Tan Children's Series

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1 The Moon Lady (Short Story) 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (Short Story) 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Amy Tan Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Post Pregnancy Diet (Short Story) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Backyard Bird Chronicles 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Amy Tan Short Story Collections

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1 Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth ( With: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Walter Dean Myers, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Neal Shusterman, Cherylene Lee, M. Jerry Weiss, Helen S. Weiss, Elennora Tate, Eugenia Collier, Paul Many, Michael Rosovsky) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Amy Tan Anthologies

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1 Points of View 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 American Voices 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Mid-life Confidential 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Out of the Mold 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Best American Short Stories 1999 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Eloquent Essay 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Little Big Book of California 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 40 Model Essays 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Rotten English: A Literary Anthology 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 FIRST WORDS: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Selected Shorts: American Classics 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Boomer List 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

American novelist

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