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Amy Tan Books in Order

Find every Amy Tan book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 6 series

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 Amy Tan Books in Chronological Order

1989 The Joy Luck Club POoSN / 1 Buy
1991 The Kitchen God's Wife POoSN / 2 Buy
1992 The Moon Lady POoCB / 1 Buy
1993 For Better and for Worse POoSSB / 1 Buy
1994 Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat POoCB / 2 Buy
1995 The Hundred Secret Senses POoSN / 3 Buy
1998 Even More Laughs POoSSB / 2 Buy
2001 The Bonesetter's Daughter POoSN / 4 Buy
2002 Big 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 / 1 Buy
2003 The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings POoNB / 1 Buy
2005 Saving Fish from Drowning POoSN / 5 Buy
2006 Timeless Classics POoSSB / 3 Buy
2007 Falling in Love POoSSB / 4 Buy
2007 Food Fictions POoSSB / 5 Buy
2007 Travel Tales POoSSB / 6 Buy
2007 Edith Wharton POoSSB / 7 Buy
2007 Pets! POoSSB / 8 Buy
2007 Tales of Betrayal POoSSB / 9 Buy
2007 Family Matters POoSSB / 10 Buy
2008 Are We There Yet? POoSSB / 11 Buy
2009 A Touch of Magic POoSSB / 12 Buy
2009 The William Hurt Collection POoSSB / 13 Buy
2009 Whodunit? POoSSB / 14 Buy
2010 American Classics POoSSB / 15 Buy
2011 New American Stories POoSSB / 16 Buy
2012 Rules for Virgins POoSS / 1 Buy
2012 Poe! POoSSB / 17 Buy
2013 The Valley of Amazement POoSN / 6 Buy
2015 Post Pregnancy Diet POoNB / 2 Buy
2017 Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir POoNB / 3 Buy
2024 The Backyard Bird Chronicles POoNB / 4 Buy

Amy Tan Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Children's Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1992-1994
01 The Moon Lady 1992 Buy
02 Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat 1994 Buy
01 The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings 2003 Buy
02 Post Pregnancy Diet 2015 Buy
03 Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir 2017 Buy
04 The Backyard Bird Chronicles 2024 Buy
01 Big 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) 2002 Buy
01 For Better and for Worse 1993 Buy
02 Even More Laughs 1998 Buy
03 Timeless Classics 2006 Buy
04 Falling in Love 2007 Buy
05 Food Fictions 2007 Buy
06 Travel Tales 2007 Buy
07 Edith Wharton 2007 Buy
08 Pets! 2007 Buy
09 Tales of Betrayal 2007 Buy
10 Family Matters 2007 Buy
11 Are We There Yet? 2008 Buy
12 A Touch of Magic 2009 Buy
13 The William Hurt Collection 2009 Buy
14 Whodunit? 2009 Buy
15 American Classics 2010 Buy
16 New American Stories 2011 Buy
17 Poe! 2012 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1989-2013
01 The Joy Luck Club 1989 Buy
02 The Kitchen God's Wife 1991 Buy
03 The Hundred Secret Senses 1995 Buy
04 The Bonesetter's Daughter 2001 Buy
05 Saving Fish from Drowning 2005 Buy
06 The Valley of Amazement 2013 Buy
01 Rules for Virgins 2012 Buy

Where to start with Amy Tan

What is the best order to read Amy Tan books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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