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Anne Tyler Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 43 books / 6 series

American novelist Anne Tyler, best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel *Breathing Lessons* and acclaimed works like *The Accidental Tourist*, has sold over 70 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Anne Tyler books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Anne Tyler Books in Chronological Order

1964 If Morning Ever Comes POoSN / 1 Buy
1965 The Tin Can Tree POoSN / 2 Buy
1969 A Slipping-Down Life POoSN / 3 Buy
1972 The Clock Winder POoSN / 4 Buy
1974 Celestial Navigation POoSN / 5 Buy
1975 Searching for Caleb POoSN / 6 Buy
1977 Earthly Possessions POoSN / 7 Buy
1980 Morgan's Passing POoSN / 8 Buy
1982 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant POoSN / 9 Buy
1985 The Accidental Tourist POoSN / 10 Buy
1988 Breathing Lessons POoSN / 11 Buy
1991 Saint Maybe POoSN / 12 Buy
1993 Tumble Tower POoPB / 1 Buy
1994 Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1(By: Flannery O'Connor,Raymond Carver,Alice Walker,Garrison Keillor,Annie Dillard,Richard Rodr’guez,Patricia Hampl,Peter Hawkins,Frederick Buechner,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins) POoCLatLoFB / 1 Buy
1995 Ladder of Years POoSN / 13 Buy
1996 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) POoCLatLoFB / 2 Buy
1998 A Patchwork Planet POoSN / 14 Buy
2000 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) POoCLatLoFB / 3 Buy
2001 Back When We Were Grownups POoSN / 15 Buy
2002 Listening For God, Vol. 4(By: Robert Olen Butler,Allegra Goodman,James Baldwin,Kent Haruf,SueMiller,Doris Betts,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,MichaelMalone,Alice Elliot Dark) POoCLatLoFB / 4 Buy
2004 The Amateur Marriage POoSN / 16 Buy
2005 Timothy Tugbottom Says No! POoPB / 2 Buy
2006 Digging to America POoSN / 17 Buy
2009 Noah's Compass POoSN / 18 Buy
2012 The Beginner's Goodbye POoSN / 19 Buy
2015 The Gap of Time(By: Jeanette Winterson) POoHSB / 1 Buy
2015 A Spool of Blue Thread POoSN / 20 Buy
2016 Summary of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell(By: Nadia Hashimi,Instaread Summaries) POoISB / 1 Buy
2016 Shylock is My Name(By: Howard Jacobson) POoHSB / 2 Buy
2016 Summary of The Light Between Oceans(By: M.L. Stedman,Instaread Summaries) POoISB / 2 Buy
2016 Vinegar Girl POoHSB / 3 Buy
2016 Summary of The Boston Girl(By: Anita Diamant,Instaread Summaries) POoISB / 3 Buy
2016 Summary of The Invention of Wings(By: Sue Monk Kidd,Instaread Summaries) POoISB / 4 Buy
2016 Hag-Seed(By: Margaret Atwood) POoHSB / 4 Buy
2017 New Boy(By: Tracy Chevalier) POoHSB / 5 Buy
2017 Dunbar(By: Edward St. Aubyn) POoHSB / 6 Buy
2018 Half-truths and Semi-miracles POoSS / 1 Buy
2018 Macbeth(By: Jo Nesb’) POoHSB / 7 Buy
2018 Clock Dance POoSN / 21 Buy
2020 Teenage Wasteland POoSS / 2 Buy
2020 Redhead by the Side of the Road POoSN / 22 Buy
2022 French Braid POoSN / 23 Buy
2025 Three Days in June POoSN / 24 Buy

Anne Tyler Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Summary of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell(By: Nadia Hashimi,Instaread Summaries) 2016 Buy
02 Summary of The Light Between Oceans(By: M.L. Stedman,Instaread Summaries) 2016 Buy
03 Summary of The Boston Girl(By: Anita Diamant,Instaread Summaries) 2016 Buy
04 Summary of The Invention of Wings(By: Sue Monk Kidd,Instaread Summaries) 2016 Buy
01 Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1(By: Flannery O'Connor,Raymond Carver,Alice Walker,Garrison Keillor,Annie Dillard,Richard Rodr’guez,Patricia Hampl,Peter Hawkins,Frederick Buechner,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins) 1994 Buy
02 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
03 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
04 Listening For God, Vol. 4(By: Robert Olen Butler,Allegra Goodman,James Baldwin,Kent Haruf,SueMiller,Doris Betts,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,MichaelMalone,Alice Elliot Dark) 2002 Buy
Picture Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1993-2005
01 Tumble Tower 1993 Buy
02 Timothy Tugbottom Says No! 2005 Buy
01 Half-truths and Semi-miracles 2018 Buy
02 Teenage Wasteland 2020 Buy
01 The Gap of Time(By: Jeanette Winterson) 2015 Buy
02 Shylock is My Name(By: Howard Jacobson) 2016 Buy
03 Vinegar Girl 2016 Buy
04 Hag-Seed(By: Margaret Atwood) 2016 Buy
05 New Boy(By: Tracy Chevalier) 2017 Buy
06 Dunbar(By: Edward St. Aubyn) 2017 Buy
07 Macbeth(By: Jo Nesb’) 2018 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 24 books / 1964-2025
01 If Morning Ever Comes 1964 Buy
02 The Tin Can Tree 1965 Buy
03 A Slipping-Down Life 1969 Buy
04 The Clock Winder 1972 Buy
05 Celestial Navigation 1974 Buy
06 Searching for Caleb 1975 Buy
07 Earthly Possessions 1977 Buy
08 Morgan's Passing 1980 Buy
09 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 1982 Buy
10 The Accidental Tourist 1985 Buy
11 Breathing Lessons 1988 Buy
12 Saint Maybe 1991 Buy
13 Ladder of Years 1995 Buy
14 A Patchwork Planet 1998 Buy
15 Back When We Were Grownups 2001 Buy
16 The Amateur Marriage 2004 Buy
17 Digging to America 2006 Buy
18 Noah's Compass 2009 Buy
19 The Beginner's Goodbye 2012 Buy
20 A Spool of Blue Thread 2015 Buy
21 Clock Dance 2018 Buy
22 Redhead by the Side of the Road 2020 Buy
23 French Braid 2022 Buy
24 Three Days in June 2025 Buy

Where to start with Anne Tyler

What is the best order to read Anne Tyler 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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