Margaret Atwood Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Margaret Atwood Collections series?"

"There are 31 books in the Margaret Atwood Collections series, published between 1964 and 2024."

Q: "What is the first book in the Margaret Atwood Collections series?"

"The first book in the Margaret Atwood Collections series is The Circle Game, published in 1964."

Q: "What was Margaret Atwood's first published collection?"

"Margaret Atwood's first published collection was The Circle Game (1964), a poetry collection that won the Governor General's Literary Award in 1966. It established her as a major voice in Canadian literature."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Circle Game	1964	Margaret Atwood	Buy
2	The Animals in that Country	1968	Margaret Atwood	Buy
3	The Journals of Susanna Moodie	1970	Margaret Atwood	Buy
4	Procedures For Underground	1970	Margaret Atwood	Buy
5	Power Politics	1971	Margaret Atwood	Buy
6	You Are Happy	1974	Margaret Atwood	Buy
7	Selected Poems	1976	Margaret Atwood	Buy
8	Dancing Girls and Other Stories	1977	Margaret Atwood	Buy
9	Two-Headed Poems	1978	Margaret Atwood	Buy
10	True Stories	1981	Margaret Atwood	Buy
11	Bluebeard’s Egg	1983	Margaret Atwood	Buy
12	Murder in the Dark	1983	Margaret Atwood	Buy
13	Interlunar	1984	Margaret Atwood	Buy
14	Selected Poems II	1986	Margaret Atwood	Buy
15	Wilderness Tips	1991	Margaret Atwood	Buy
16	Good Bones	1992	Margaret Atwood	Buy
17	Poems 1976-1986	1992	Margaret Atwood	Buy
18	Polarities. Selected Stories	1994	Margaret Atwood	Buy
19	Bones & Murder	1994	Margaret Atwood	Buy
20	Morning in the Burned House	1995	Margaret Atwood	Buy
21	Eating Fire	1998	Margaret Atwood	Buy
22	Moving Targets	2004	Margaret Atwood	Buy
23	The Tent	2006	Margaret Atwood	Buy
24	Moral Disorder and Other Stories	2006	Margaret Atwood	Buy
25	The Door	2007	Margaret Atwood	Buy
26	The Illustrated Journals of Susanna Moodie	2014	Margaret Atwood	Buy
27	Stone Mattress	2014	Margaret Atwood	Buy
28	Freedom	2018	Margaret Atwood	Buy
29	Dearly	2020	Margaret Atwood	Buy
30	Old Babes in the Wood	2023	Margaret Atwood	Buy
31	Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023	2024	Margaret Atwood	Buy

Margaret Atwood’s collections include poetry, short stories, and prose pieces spanning six decades. Her first collection, The Circle Game (1964), won the Governor General’s Award and launched her literary career. Major poetry collections include Power Politics (1971), True Stories (1981), and Morning in the Burned House (1995).

Her short story collections, such as Wilderness Tips (1991), Stone Mattress (2014), and Old Babes in the Wood (2023), have been equally well received. Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems, 1961-2023 (2024) offers a comprehensive overview of her poetry career.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Margaret Atwood Collections series?

There are 31 books in the Margaret Atwood Collections series, published between 1964 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Margaret Atwood Collections series?

The first book in the Margaret Atwood Collections series is The Circle Game, published in 1964.

What was Margaret Atwood's first published collection?

Margaret Atwood’s first published collection was The Circle Game (1964), a poetry collection that won the Governor General’s Literary Award in 1966. It established her as a major voice in Canadian literature.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order