New York Times Bestsellers
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.
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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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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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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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 → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Kitchen God's Wife | 1991 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Hundred Secret Senses | 1995 | Dublin Literary Award 1997Orange Prize 1996Women's Prize for Fiction 1996Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Bonesetter's Daughter | 2001 | Dublin Literary Award 2003Orange Prize 2001Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Saving Fish from Drowning | 2005 | 🏆 Asian/Pacific American Award 2005Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Valley of Amazement | 2013 | Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Amy Tan Short Stories/Novellas
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| 1 | Rules for Virgins | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Amy Tan Children's Series
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| 1 | The Moon Lady (Short Story) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (Short Story) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Amy Tan Non-Fiction Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings | 2003 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Post Pregnancy Diet (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Backyard Bird Chronicles | 2024 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on 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 on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Amy Tan Anthologies
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Points of View | 1956 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | American Voices | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Mid-life Confidential | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Out of the Mold | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | The Best American Short Stories 1999 | 1999 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction | 1999 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Eloquent Essay | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | The Little Big Book of California | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | 40 Model Essays | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Rotten English: A Literary Anthology | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | FIRST WORDS: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | Selected Shorts: American Classics | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Boomer List | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Amy Ruth Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American author best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film.