John Updike bibliography


The following is the complete bibliography of John Updike, an American novelist, poet, critic and essayist noted for his prolific output over a 50-year period. His bibliography includes some 21 novels, 18 short story collections, 12 collections of poetry, 4 children's books, and 12 collections of non-fiction.

Chronological listing

Novels are highlighted in bold.
TitleYearTypeNotes
The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures1958poetrycollected in '
The Poorhouse Fair1959novelreprinted in 1977
The Same Door1959short storiescollected in '
Rabbit, Run1960novelcollected in '
Pigeon Feathers1962short storiescollected in '
The Magic Flute1962children's book
Telephone Poles and Other Poems1963poetrycollected in '
The Centaur1963novel
Olinger Stories: A Selection1964short storiesall previously collected
The Ring1964children's book
Of the Farm1965novel
Assorted Prose1965non-fiction
Verse1965poetrycollects The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles
A Child’s Calendar1965poetryreprinted in 1999; collected in '
The Music School1966short storiescollected in '
Couples1968novel
Three Texts from Early Ipswich1968non-fiction
Midpoint and Other Poems1969poetrycollected in '
Bottom's Dream1969children's book
'1970short storiescollected in The Complete Henry Bech
Rabbit Redux1971novelcollected in '
Museums and Women and Other Stories1972short storiescollected in '
Buchanan Dying1974playreprinted in 2000
Cunts1974poetrylimited edition chapbook
A Month of Sundays1975novelpart of The Scarlet Letter trilogy
Picked-Up Pieces1975non-fiction
Marry Me1976novel
Tossing and Turning1977poetrycollected in '
The Coup1978novel
Too Far to Go1979short storiesreprinted as The Maples Stories in 2009
Problems and Other Stories1979short stories
Rabbit Is Rich1981novelcollected in '
Bech Is Back1982short storiescollected in The Complete Henry Bech
Hugging the Shore1983non-fiction
The Witches of Eastwick1984novel
Facing Nature1985poetrycollected in '
Impressions1985published by Sylvester & Orphanos
Roger's Version1986novelpart of The Scarlet Letter trilogy
Trust Me1987short stories
S.1988novelpart of The Scarlet Letter trilogy
'1989non-fictionreprinted in 2000
'1989non-fiction
Rabbit at Rest1990novelcollected in '
Odd Jobs1991non-fiction
Memories of the Ford Administration1992novel
'1993poetry
Brazil1994novel
The Afterlife and Other Short Stories1994short stories
'1995novelscollects the Rabbit novels
A Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects1995children's book
In the Beauty of the Lilies1996novel
'1996non-fiction
Toward the End of Time1997novel
'1998short storiescollected in The Complete Henry Bech
'1999non-fiction
Gertrude and Claudius2000novel
On Literary Biography2000non-fictionlimited edition
Licks of Love2000short stories
Humor in Fiction2001non-fictionlimited edition
The Complete Henry Bech2001short storiescollects the Bech books
Americana and Other Poems2001poetry
Seek My Face2002novel
'2003short storiescollects previously published collections
Not Cancelled Yet2003poetrylimited edition
Villages2004novel
'2005non-fiction
Terrorist2006novel
'2007non-fiction
The Widows of Eastwick2008novel
Endpoint and Other Poems2009poetryposthumous publication
My Father's Tears and Other Stories2009short storiesposthumous publication
The Maples Stories2009short storiesposthumous publication; reprint of Too Far to Go
'2010non-fictionposthumous publication; Library of America
Higher Gossip2011non-fictionposthumous publication
Always Looking2012non-fictionposthumous publication
2013short storiesposthumous publication; 186 stories in two volumes; Library of America

Library of America editions

After publishing the essay "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" as a standalone special edition book in 2010, and publishing two volumes of short stories in 2013, Library of America began a multi-volume edition of John Updike's novels in 2018, all under the editorship of Christopher Carduff.
TitleYearNotes
Collected Early Stories2013102 stories written from 1953 to 1975
Collected Later Stories201384 stories written from 1976 to 2008
Novels 1959‒19652018The Poorhouse Fair, Rabbit, Run, The Centaur, Of the Farm
Novels 1968‒19752020Couples, Rabbit Redux, A Month of Sundays
Novels 1978-19842021The Coup, Rabbit is Rich, The Witches of Eastwick