Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dinner Party and Other Stories |
2017 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dinner Party |
2008 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Then We Came to the End |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Unnamed |
2010 |
Buy |
| To Rise Again at a Decent Hour |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Calling for Charlie Barnes |
2021 |
Buy |
Joshua Ferris made a sharp entrance with Then We Came to the End (2007), a novel about office life at a Chicago ad agency told in the collective “we” voice. The book captured the paranoia, humor, and boredom of corporate culture during a downturn and was named a National Book Award finalist.
His second novel, The Unnamed (2010), takes a darker turn, following a lawyer who develops an uncontrollable compulsion to walk. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (2014) won the Dylan Thomas Prize and explores a dentist’s identity crisis when someone begins impersonating him online. A Calling for Charlie Barnes (2021) is about a serial entrepreneur and father whose latest scheme coincides with a cancer diagnosis. Ferris has also published short fiction, including the collection The Dinner Party and Other Stories (2017).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Joshua Ferris written?
Joshua Ferris has written six books across three series.
What was Joshua Ferris's first book?
Joshua Ferris’s first book is Then We Came to the End, published in 2007.
What is Joshua Ferris best known for?
His debut novel Then We Came to the End (2007), written entirely in the first-person plural, about office workers at a Chicago advertising agency during layoffs. It was a National Book Award finalist.