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Colum McCann

Irish-American author Colum McCann is best known for his acclaimed novels *Let the Great World Spin* and *Apeirogon*. A winner of the National Book Award and the International Dublin Literary Award, his work has been translated into over 35 languages. This page provides the Colum McCann books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1984Fishing the Sloe-Black RiverPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1995SongdogsPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1998This Side of BrightnessPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2000Everything in This Country MustPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2001ZoliPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2003DancerPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2009365 Days in Ireland Calendar 2010POoNB · 1Buy ↗

2009Let the Great World SpinPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2013TransAtlanticPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2015Thirteen Ways of LookingPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2017Letters to a Young WriterPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2020ApeirogonPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2024American Mother(With: Diane Foley)POoNB · 3Buy ↗

2025TwistPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 1984–2015

01Fishing the Sloe-Black River1984Buy ↗

02Everything in This Country Must2000Buy ↗

03Thirteen Ways of Looking2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels8 books · 1995–2025

01Songdogs1995Buy ↗

02This Side of Brightness1998Buy ↗

03Zoli2001Buy ↗

04Dancer2003Buy ↗

05Let the Great World Spin2009Buy ↗

06TransAtlantic2013Buy ↗

07Apeirogon2020Buy ↗

08Twist2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 2009–2024

01365 Days in Ireland Calendar 20102009Buy ↗

02Letters to a Young Writer2017Buy ↗

03American Mother(With: Diane Foley)2024Buy ↗

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