Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mondo Elvis |
1994 |
Buy |
| Good Roots: Writers Reflect on Growing Up in Ohio |
2006 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| That’s True of Everybody |
2002 |
Buy |
Mondo Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mondo Barbie |
1993 |
Buy |
| Mondo Elvis |
1994 |
Buy |
| Mondo Marilyn |
1995 |
Buy |
| Mondo James Dean |
1996 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Elvis Presley Boulevard |
1988 |
Buy |
| Prophet of the Sandlots |
1990 |
Buy |
| We Are What We Ate |
1998 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Veracruz Blues |
1996 |
Buy |
| Crooked River Burning |
2001 |
Buy |
The Godfather Returns Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Godfather Returns |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Godfather’s Revenge |
2006 |
Buy |
Mark Winegardner is best known for writing the authorized sequels to Mario Puzo’s The Godfather. Published in 2004 and 2006, The Godfather Returns and The Godfather’s Revenge pick up the Corleone family story where Puzo left off. But Winegardner’s career extends well beyond the Corleone saga, with literary novels, essay collections, and anthologies spanning from the late 1980s onward.
His original fiction includes Crooked River Burning, a novel set in mid-century Cleveland, and The Veracruz Blues, which imagines the Mexican Baseball League of the 1940s. His non-fiction ranges from a road trip memoir (Elvis Presley Boulevard) to baseball scouting (Prophet of the Sandlots). He also edited the Mondo anthology series, which collected pop-culture essays about icons like Elvis, Barbie, and James Dean.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Mark Winegardner written?
Mark Winegardner has written fourteen books across six series.
What was Mark Winegardner's first book?
Mark Winegardner’s first book is Elvis Presley Boulevard, published in 1988.
How did Mark Winegardner come to write The Godfather sequels?
Random House selected Winegardner to write the authorized continuation of Mario Puzo’s Godfather saga after Puzo’s death in 1999. Winegardner published The Godfather Returns in 2004 and The Godfather’s Revenge in 2006.