Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Listening For God, Vol. 4 |
2002 |
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Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| Total Immersion |
1989 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
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| Speaking of Writing |
2019 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Family Markowitz |
1996 |
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| Kaaterskill Falls |
1998 |
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| Paradise Park |
2001 |
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| Intuition |
2006 |
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| The Other Side of the Island |
2008 |
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| The Cookbook Collector |
2010 |
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| The Chalk Artist |
2017 |
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| Sam |
2023 |
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| Isola |
2025 |
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| This Is Not About Us |
2026 |
Buy |
Allegra Goodman began publishing fiction while still in her teens and released her first collection, Total Immersion, in 1989 at age 22. She received a Whiting Award in Fiction in 1991, a Salon Award for Fiction, and a fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Her 1998 novel Kaaterskill Falls, set in a strict Orthodox Jewish community in upstate New York, was a National Book Award finalist.
Her novels range widely in subject matter while keeping a consistent focus on how people form and hold communities. Intuition examines scientific fraud in a cancer research lab. The Cookbook Collector follows two sisters during the dot-com bubble. Sam is a coming-of-age story about a working-class girl who finds purpose in rock climbing. Her most recent novel, Isola (2025), is a historical epic about Marguerite de la Rocque, a French noblewoman marooned on a Canadian island in the 1540s. It became a Reese’s Book Club pick and a national bestseller.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Allegra Goodman written?
Allegra Goodman has written 17 books across 5 series.
What was Allegra Goodman's first book?
Allegra Goodman’s first book is Total Immersion, published in 1989.
What is Allegra Goodman known for?
Goodman is known for her sharp, compassionate portrayals of Jewish-American families and communities. She received a Whiting Award in 1991, and her novel Kaaterskill Falls was a National Book Award finalist in 1998. Her 2025 novel Isola, about a French noblewoman marooned on a Canadian island in the 1500s, became a Reese’s Book Club pick and national bestseller.