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Home / Authors / John Steinbeck John Steinbeck American author best known for *The Grapes of Wrath* and *Of Mice and Men*. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. This page provides John Steinbeck’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and his major series reading order.
All books · chronological
1929 Cup of Gold POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1932 The Pastures of Heaven POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1933 To a God Unknown POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1933 The Red Pony POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1935 Tortilla Flat POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1936 The Harvest Gypsies POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1936 In Dubious Battle POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1936 Nothing So Monstrous POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1937 Of Mice and Men POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1938 The Long Valley POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 1938 The Vigilante POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 1939 The Grapes of Wrath POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1941 The Forgotten Village POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1942 The Moon is Down POoP · 1 Buy ↗ 1942 Bombs Away POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1945 Cannery Row POoCRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1947 The Wayward Bus POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1947 The Pearl POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1948 A Russian Journal POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1950 Burning Bright POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1951 Sea of Cortez POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1951 The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez' POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1952 East of Eden POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1953 The Short Novels of John Steinbeck POoC · 2 Buy ↗ 1954 Sweet Thursday POoCRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1957 The Short Reign of Pippin IV POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1958 Once There Was a War POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1961 The Winter of Our Discontent POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1962 Travels with Charley POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1966 America and Americans POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1969 In Touch POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1969 Journal of a Novel POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 1976 The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1979 The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories POoC · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 On Writing POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 1989 Steinbeck: A Life in Letters POoC · 4 Buy ↗ 1989 Working Days POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 1992 The Gift POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 2002 Of Men and Their Making POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 2007 The Chrysanthemums POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ 2012 Steinbeck in Vietnam POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 14 books · 1936–2012
01 The Harvest Gypsies 1936 Buy ↗ 03 A Russian Journal 1948 Buy ↗ 05 The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez' 1951 Buy ↗ 06 Once There Was a War 1958 Buy ↗ 07 Travels with Charley 1962 Buy ↗ 08 America and Americans 1966 Buy ↗ 10 Journal of a Novel 1969 Buy ↗ 13 Of Men and Their Making 2002 Buy ↗ 14 Steinbeck in Vietnam 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 4 books · 1938–1989
01 The Long Valley 1938 Buy ↗ 02 The Short Novels of John Steinbeck 1953 Buy ↗ 03 The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories 1979 Buy ↗ 04 Steinbeck: A Life in Letters 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Plays 2 books · 1942–1975
01 The Moon is Down 1942 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 4 books · 1938–2007
04 The Chrysanthemums 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 18 books · 1929–1992
02 The Pastures of Heaven 1932 Buy ↗ 03 To a God Unknown 1933 Buy ↗ 06 In Dubious Battle 1936 Buy ↗ 07 Nothing So Monstrous 1936 Buy ↗ 08 Of Mice and Men 1937 Buy ↗ 09 The Grapes of Wrath 1939 Buy ↗ 10 The Forgotten Village 1941 Buy ↗ 11 The Wayward Bus 1947 Buy ↗ 13 Burning Bright 1950 Buy ↗ 15 The Short Reign of Pippin IV 1957 Buy ↗ 16 The Winter of Our Discontent 1961 Buy ↗ 17 The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights 1976 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cannery Row Books 2 books · 1945–1954
02 Sweet Thursday 1954 Buy ↗