Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler is an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1941. Raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, she later attended Duke University, graduating at the age of nineteen. Tyler then pursued graduate studies in Russian studies at Columbia University.

Tyler's writing career has been marked by remarkable success and critical acclaim. She has published over twenty novels, starting with her debut, 'If Morning Ever Comes' in 1964. Her eleventh novel, 'Breathing Lessons,' received the Pulitzer Prize in 1988, a testament to her literary prowess. Among her many accolades are the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Tyler's work is often associated with Southern fiction or modern American fiction, though she herself does not favor categorization. Her narratives often focus on family and marriage in America, exploring the conflicts and dynamics within these relationships. Several of her works have been adapted for film, including 'The Accidental Tourist,' 'Breathing Lessons,' 'Saint Maybe,' 'A Slipping-Down Life,' 'Earthly Possessions,' and 'Back When We Were Grownups'. Despite her numerous awards and recognitions, Tyler remains a humble and private author, residing in Baltimore, Maryland.
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 If Morning Ever Comes 1964
2 The Tin Can Tree 1965
3 A Slipping-Down Life 1969
4 The Clock Winder 1972
5 Celestial Navigation 1974
6 Searching for Caleb 1975
7 Earthly Possessions 1977
8 Morgan's Passing 1980
9 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 1982
10 The Accidental Tourist 1985
11 Breathing Lessons 1988
12 Saint Maybe 1991
13 Ladder of Years 1995
14 A Patchwork Planet 1998
15 Back When We Were Grownups 2001
16 The Amateur Marriage 2004
17 Digging to America 2006
18 Noah's Compass 2009
19 The Beginner's Goodbye 2012
20 A Spool of Blue Thread 2015
21 Clock Dance 2018
22 Redhead by the Side of the Road 2020
23 French Braid 2022
Picture Books
# Title Year
1 Tumble Tower 1993
2 Timothy Tugbottom Says No! 2005
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Half-truths and Semi-miracles 2018
2 Teenage Wasteland 2020
Hogarth Shakespeare Books
# Title Year
1 The Gap of Time 2015
2 Shylock is My Name 2016
3 Vinegar Girl 2016
4 Hag-Seed 2016
5 New Boy 2017
6 Dunbar 2017
7 Macbeth 2018
Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books
# Title Year
1 Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 1994
2 Listening for God, Vol. 2 1996
3 Listening for God, Vol. 3 2000
4 Listening For God, Vol. 4 2002
Anne Tyler Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Stories of the Modern South 1977
2 The Writer on Her Work 1980
3 A World of Fiction 1983
4 The Best American Short Stories 1983 1983
5 New Woman, New Fiction 1990
6 Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 1994
7 Listening for God, Vol. 2 1996
8 Listening for God, Vol. 3 2000
9 Listening For God, Vol. 4 2002