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Elizabeth McCracken Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Elizabeth McCracken in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 27 books / 4 series

Elizabeth McCracken is an American author best known for the novels *The Giant’s House* and *Bowlaway*. A recipient of the National Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, her work is celebrated for its lyrical prose and emotional depth. This page provides the Elizabeth McCracken books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Elizabeth McCracken in Publication Order

1852 A Sportsman's Notebook(By: Ivan Turgenev) POoAotSB / 1 Buy
1970 The General Zapped an Angel(By: Howard Fast) POoAotSB / 2 Buy
1981 In the Garden of the North American Martyrs(By: Tobias Wolff) POoAotSB / 3 Buy
1996 The Giant's House POoSN / 1 Buy
1998 The Essential Tales of Chekhov(By: Anton Chekhov) POoAotSB / 4 Buy
2001 Niagara Falls All Over Again POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 The Garden Party and Other Stories(By: Katherine Mansfield) POoAotSB / 5 Buy
2008 An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination POoNB / 1 Buy
2008 Wild Nights!(By: Joyce Carol Oates) POoAotSB / 6 Buy
2008 Continent(By: Jim Crace) POoAotSB / 7 Buy
2009 Tunneling to the Center of the Earth(By: Kevin Wilson) POoAotSB / 8 Buy
2012 Monstress(By: Lysley Tenorio) POoAotSB / 9 Buy
2014 Thunderstruck & Other Stories POoC / 1 Buy
2015 Mr. and Mrs. Baby(By: Mark Strand) POoAotSB / 10 Buy
2016 Robinson Crusoe at the Waterpark POoC / 2 Buy
2017 The Vanishing Princess(By: Jenny Diski) POoAotSB / 11 Buy
2018 We Are Taking Only What We Need(By: Stephanie Powell Watts) POoAotSB / 12 Buy
2018 Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls(By: Alissa Nutting) POoAotSB / 13 Buy
2018 Catastrophe and Other Stories(By: Dino Buzzati) POoAotSB / 14 Buy
2019 Bowlaway POoSN / 3 Buy
2019 Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry POoAotSB / 15 Buy
2019 Hue and Cry(By: Edward P. Jones,James McPherson) POoAotSB / 16 Buy
2021 The Souvenir Museum POoC / 3 Buy
2021 The Hurly Burly and Other Stories(By: Russell Banks,A.E. Coppard) POoAotSB / 17 Buy
2022 The Hero of This Book POoSN / 4 Buy
2022 Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary(By: Francine Prose,Johanna Kaplan) POoAotSB / 18 Buy
2025 A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction POoNB / 2 Buy

Complete Elizabeth McCracken Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 1996-2022
01 The Giant's House 1996 Buy
02 Niagara Falls All Over Again 2001 Buy
03 Bowlaway 2019 Buy
04 The Hero of This Book 2022 Buy
Art of the Story Reading Order 18 books / 1852-2022
01 A Sportsman's Notebook(By: Ivan Turgenev) 1852 Buy
02 The General Zapped an Angel(By: Howard Fast) 1970 Buy
03 In the Garden of the North American Martyrs(By: Tobias Wolff) 1981 Buy
04 The Essential Tales of Chekhov(By: Anton Chekhov) 1998 Buy
05 The Garden Party and Other Stories(By: Katherine Mansfield) 2004 Buy
06 Wild Nights!(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2008 Buy
07 Continent(By: Jim Crace) 2008 Buy
08 Tunneling to the Center of the Earth(By: Kevin Wilson) 2009 Buy
09 Monstress(By: Lysley Tenorio) 2012 Buy
10 Mr. and Mrs. Baby(By: Mark Strand) 2015 Buy
11 The Vanishing Princess(By: Jenny Diski) 2017 Buy
12 We Are Taking Only What We Need(By: Stephanie Powell Watts) 2018 Buy
13 Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls(By: Alissa Nutting) 2018 Buy
14 Catastrophe and Other Stories(By: Dino Buzzati) 2018 Buy
15 Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry 2019 Buy
16 Hue and Cry(By: Edward P. Jones,James McPherson) 2019 Buy
17 The Hurly Burly and Other Stories(By: Russell Banks,A.E. Coppard) 2021 Buy
18 Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary(By: Francine Prose,Johanna Kaplan) 2022 Buy
Collections Reading Order 3 books / 2014-2021
01 Thunderstruck & Other Stories 2014 Buy
02 Robinson Crusoe at the Waterpark 2016 Buy
03 The Souvenir Museum 2021 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 2008-2025
01 An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination 2008 Buy
02 A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction 2025 Buy

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What is the best order to read Elizabeth McCracken 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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