Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ploughshares Fall 1989 |
1989 |
Buy |
| The Good Parts |
2000 |
Buy |
| The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003 |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers |
2005 |
Buy |
| Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia |
2008 |
Buy |
| Making the Trees Shiver: An Anthology of the First Six Years of the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival |
2011 |
Buy |
| My Ideal Bookshelf |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Best American Short Stories 2014 |
2014 |
Buy |
Children’s#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Jack the Brave Conquers the Snow |
2012 |
Buy |
Goon Squad Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Visit from the Goon Squad |
2010 |
Buy |
| Vreme je siledžija |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Candy House |
2022 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Why China? |
2016 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Emerald City |
1993 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Invisible Circus |
1994 |
Buy |
| Look at Me |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Keep |
2006 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Beach |
2017 |
Buy |
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and journalist whose work has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal. Her fiction experiments with structure and form while remaining emotionally grounded in her characters’ lives.
“A Visit from the Goon Squad” (2010) made her one of the most discussed literary voices of the decade. Built as a collection of linked stories that jump across time and perspective — including one chapter written as a PowerPoint presentation — it captured how people change and how the past shapes the present. “The Candy House” returned to the same world in 2022.
Below you will find all of Jennifer Egan’s books in order, grouped by type.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jennifer Egan written?
Jennifer Egan has written eighteen books across six series.
What was Jennifer Egan's first book?
Jennifer Egan’s first book is Ploughshares Fall 1989, published in 1989.
What is Jennifer Egan best known for?
Jennifer Egan is best known for “A Visit from the Goon Squad” (2010), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The novel uses interconnected stories spanning several decades to examine time, music, and technology. Its sequel, “The Candy House” (2022), continues to explore the same characters and themes.