Reading Order
7 series · 51 booksAnne Tyler Other Novels
Anne Tyler Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half-truths and Semi-miracles (Short Story) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Teenage Wasteland | 2020 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Anne Tyler Picture Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumble Tower (Short Story) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Timothy Tugbottom Says No! (Short Story) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 ( By: Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Garrison Keillor, Annie Dillard, Richard Rodríguez, Patricia Hampl, Peter Hawkins, Frederick Buechner, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins) | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Listening for God, Vol. 2 ( With: John Updike, Tobias Wolff, Gail Godwin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Kathleen Norris, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Carol Bly, Andrew Dubus) | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Listening for God, Vol. 3 ( By: Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, John Cheever, Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Tess Gallagher, Reynolds Price, Oscar Hijuelos, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Listening For God, Vol. 4 ( By: Robert Olen Butler, Allegra Goodman, James Baldwin, Kent Haruf, Sue Miller, Doris Betts, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Michael Malone, Alice Elliot Dark) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gap of Time ( By: Jeanette Winterson) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Shylock is My Name ( By: Howard Jacobson) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Vinegar Girl | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Hag-Seed ( By: Margaret Atwood) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | New Boy ( By: Tracy Chevalier) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Dunbar ( By: Edward St. Aubyn) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | Macbeth ( By: Jo Nesbø) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summary of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell (Short Story) ( By: Nadia Hashimi, Instaread Summaries) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Summary of A Little Life (Short Story) ( By: Hanya Yanagihara, Instaread Summaries) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Summary of The Children Act (Short Story) ( By: Ian McEwan, Instaread Summaries) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Summary of The Light Between Oceans (Short Story) ( By: M.L. Stedman, Instaread Summaries) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Summary of The Boston Girl (Short Story) ( By: Anita Diamant, Instaread Summaries) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Summary of The Invention of Wings (Short Story) ( By: Sue Monk Kidd, Instaread Summaries) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Anne Tyler Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stories of the Modern South | 1977 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Writer on Her Work | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | A World of Fiction | 1983 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Best American Short Stories 1983 | 1983 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | New Woman, New Fiction | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Listening for God, Vol. 2 | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American author known for her novels exploring family relationships and domestic life. Born in Minneapolis, Tyler grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Duke University. Tyler's writing career began with short stories published in The New Yorker. Her debut novel, "If Morning Ever Comes" (1964), was followed by notable works such as "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" (1982), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and "Breathing Lessons" (1988), which was adapted into a film. Tyler's novels have received critical acclaim for their insightful characters, humor, and exploration of human nature. She has received numerous awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2020, she was presented with the National Medal of Arts. Tyler continues to write and is considered one of the most esteemed literary figures in contemporary American fiction.