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Amy Tan

American author best known for *The Joy Luck Club* and her exploration of Chinese-American identity. Her works have sold millions of copies and earned critical acclaim. This page provides the Amy Tan books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1989The Joy Luck ClubPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1991The Kitchen God's WifePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1992The Moon LadyPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1993For Better and for WorsePOoSSB · 1Buy ↗

1994Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese CatPOoCB · 2Buy ↗

1995The Hundred Secret SensesPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1998Even More LaughsPOoSSB · 2Buy ↗

2001The Bonesetter's DaughterPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

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

2003The Opposite of Fate: A Book of MusingsPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2005Saving Fish from DrowningPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2006Timeless ClassicsPOoSSB · 3Buy ↗

2007Falling in LovePOoSSB · 4Buy ↗

2007Food FictionsPOoSSB · 5Buy ↗

2007Travel TalesPOoSSB · 6Buy ↗

2007Edith WhartonPOoSSB · 7Buy ↗

2007Pets!POoSSB · 8Buy ↗

2007Tales of BetrayalPOoSSB · 9Buy ↗

2007Family MattersPOoSSB · 10Buy ↗

2008Are We There Yet?POoSSB · 11Buy ↗

2009A Touch of MagicPOoSSB · 12Buy ↗

2009The William Hurt CollectionPOoSSB · 13Buy ↗

2009Whodunit?POoSSB · 14Buy ↗

2010American ClassicsPOoSSB · 15Buy ↗

2011New American StoriesPOoSSB · 16Buy ↗

2012Rules for VirginsPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2012Poe!POoSSB · 17Buy ↗

2013The Valley of AmazementPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2015Post Pregnancy DietPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2017Where The Past Begins: A Writers MemoirPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2024The Backyard Bird ChroniclesPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Children's Books2 books · 1992–1994

01The Moon Lady1992Buy ↗

02Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat1994Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books4 books · 2003–2024

01The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings2003Buy ↗

02Post Pregnancy Diet2015Buy ↗

03Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir2017Buy ↗

04The Backyard Bird Chronicles2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2002

01Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth(With: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,Walter Dean Myers,Judith Cofer,Neal Shusterman,Cherylene Lee,M. Jerry Weiss,Helen S. Weiss,Elennora Tate,Eugenia Collier,Paul Many,Michael Rosovsky)2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Selected Shorts Books17 books · 1993–2012

01For Better and for Worse1993Buy ↗

02Even More Laughs1998Buy ↗

03Timeless Classics2006Buy ↗

04Falling in Love2007Buy ↗

05Food Fictions2007Buy ↗

06Travel Tales2007Buy ↗

07Edith Wharton2007Buy ↗

08Pets!2007Buy ↗

09Tales of Betrayal2007Buy ↗

10Family Matters2007Buy ↗

11Are We There Yet?2008Buy ↗

12A Touch of Magic2009Buy ↗

13The William Hurt Collection2009Buy ↗

14Whodunit?2009Buy ↗

15American Classics2010Buy ↗

16New American Stories2011Buy ↗

17Poe!2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels6 books · 1989–2013

01The Joy Luck Club1989Buy ↗

02The Kitchen God's Wife1991Buy ↗

03The Hundred Secret Senses1995Buy ↗

04The Bonesetter's Daughter2001Buy ↗

05Saving Fish from Drowning2005Buy ↗

06The Valley of Amazement2013Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2012

01Rules for Virgins2012Buy ↗

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