How many books has Amy Tan written?

Amy Tan has written 49 books across 7 series. Their published works span from 1989 to 2024.

What is the first book in each Amy Tan series?

Here are the first books in Amy Tan's series: Anthologies: American Voices; Children's: The Moon Lady; Non-Fiction: The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings; Selected Shorts: For Better and for Worse.

What order should I read Amy Tan's books?

We recommend reading Amy Tan's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.

Is Amy Tan still writing new books?

Yes, Amy Tan has 1 ongoing series: Non-Fiction.

Amy Tan Reading Order

7 series · 49 books · Born 1952

Non-Fiction Young Adult

Amy Tan is an American author acclaimed for exploring the complexities of family relationships and cultural identity, most famously through her debut novel The Joy Luck Club. Beyond her celebrated adult fiction, she has written extensively across multiple genres including children's literature, memoirs, and short story collections that span her prolific career from 1989 to the present. Her work frequently examines the experiences of Chinese-American families and the intergenerational bonds between mothers and daughters.

Anthologies Series

Complete

18 books (1992–2014)

Start with American Voices, the first of 18 books in the Anthologies series.

Start this series with American Voices

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#	Title
1	American Voices 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mid-life Confidential 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Out of the Mold 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Best American Short Stories 1999 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Eloquent Essay 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	40 Model Essays 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Little Big Book of California 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Rotten English 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Boomer List 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Children's Series

Complete

2 books (1992–1994)

Start with The Moon Lady and read in order.

Start this series with The Moon Lady

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#	Title
1	The Moon Lady 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Non-Fiction Series

Ongoing

4 books (2003–2024)

Start with The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

Start this series with The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings

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#	Title
1	The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Post Pregnancy Diet 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Backyard Bird Chronicles 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Selected Shorts Series

Complete

17 books (1993–2012)

Start with For Better and for Worse, the first of 17 books in the Selected Shorts series.

Start this series with For Better and for Worse

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#	Title
1	For Better and for Worse 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Even More Laughs 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Timeless Classics 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Edith Wharton 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Falling in Love 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Family Matters 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Food Fictions 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pets! 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tales of Betrayal 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Travel Tales 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Are We There Yet? 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Touch of Magic 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The William Hurt Collection 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Whodunit? 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	American Classics 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	New American Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Poe! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

1 book (2012–2012)

#	Title
1	Rules for Virgins 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

1 book (2002–2002)

#	Title
1	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) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

6 books (1989–2013)

Start with The Joy Luck Club, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with The Joy Luck Club

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#	Title
1	The Joy Luck Club 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Kitchen God's Wife 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Hundred Secret Senses 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bonesetter's Daughter 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Saving Fish from Drowning 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Valley of Amazement 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Amy Tan written?: Amy Tan has written 49 books across 7 series. Their published works span from 1989 to 2024.
What is the first book in each Amy Tan series?: Here are the first books in Amy Tan's series: Anthologies: American Voices; Children's: The Moon Lady; Non-Fiction: The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings; Selected Shorts: For Better and for Worse.
What order should I read Amy Tan's books?: We recommend reading Amy Tan's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Amy Tan still writing new books?: Yes, Amy Tan has 1 ongoing series: Non-Fiction.

Amy Tan Reading Order

Anthologies Series

Children's Series

Non-Fiction Series

Selected Shorts Series

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Short Story Collections Series

Standalone Novels Series

Frequently Asked Questions

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