T.C. Boyle books

T.C. Boyle is an American novelist and short story writer whose work spans over four decades, from Water Music (1981) to No Way Home (2026).

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Granta 5: The Modern Common Wind 1982 Buy
Ten 1996 Buy
The Mechanics’ Institute Review 2006 Buy
Solace in So Many Words 2011 Buy
I’m With the Bears 2011 Buy
Field of Fantasies 2014 Buy
Watchlist 2015 Buy
Press Start to Play 2015 Buy
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 2015 Buy
McSweeney’s #49 2017 Buy

Chapbooks

Title Published Buy on Amazon
She Wasn’t Soft 1996 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Scorpion Ranch 2011 N/A

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Descent of Man 1979 Buy
Greasy Lake & Other Stories 1985 Buy
If the River Was Whiskey 1989 Buy
The Collected Stories of T.Coraghessan Boyle 1993 Buy
Stories 1993 Buy
Without a Hero 1994 Buy
The Human Fly and Other Stories 2001 Buy
Doubletakes 2003 Buy
Tooth and Claw 2005 Buy
Wild Child and Other Stories 2009 Buy
Wild Child 2009 Buy
After the Plague 2011 Buy
Stories II 2013 Buy
The Relive Box and Other Stories 2014 Buy
I Walk Between the Raindrops 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Water Music 1981 Buy
Budding Prospects 1984 Buy
World’s End 1987 Buy
East Is East 1990 Buy
The Road to Wellville 1993 Buy
The Tortilla Curtain 1995 Buy
Riven Rock 1998 Buy
A Friend of the Earth 2000 Buy
Drop City 2003 Buy
The Inner Circle 2003 Buy
Talk Talk 2006 Buy
The Women 2009 Buy
When the Killing’s Done 2011 Buy
San Miguel 2012 Buy
The Harder They Come 2015 Buy
The Terranauts 2016 Buy
Outside Looking In 2019 Buy
Talk to Me 2021 Buy
Blue Skies 2023 Buy
No Way Home 2026 Buy

T.C. Boyle has been writing fiction since the late 1970s and shows no signs of slowing down. His novels and short story collections cover an enormous range of subjects, from 19th-century health fads in The Road to Wellville to immigration along the California-Mexico border in The Tortilla Curtain. He has a sharp sense of humor and a willingness to take on big, messy topics.

Boyle has published twenty novels and fifteen short story collections as of 2023, with more on the way. His short fiction in particular has earned him a reputation as one of the best living practitioners of the form. He has appeared in dozens of anthologies and literary journals, and his Collected Stories volumes give readers a chance to see the full sweep of his shorter work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has T.C. Boyle written?

T.C. Boyle has written 47 books across five series.

What was T.C. Boyle's first book?

T.C. Boyle’s first book is Descent of Man, published in 1979.

What are T.C. Boyle's most well-known novels?

The Tortilla Curtain (1995), The Road to Wellville (1993), and World’s End (1987) are among his most recognized novels. World’s End won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

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