Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr

4 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: About Grace (2004)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: The Shell Collector (2001)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Four Seasons in Rome (2007)

ⓘ About Anthony Doerr

Writing short stories and novels the American writer Anthony Doerr was an influential author who became a well known Pulitzer Prize winning novelist for his contributions to the field of fiction in 2014, giving him recognition and success on a massive and unprecedented scale. Creating works that have become highly regarded by critics, he has a vast oeuvre of work that has not only impressed the critical establishment, but the general public as well, gaining him popularity overseas as well. The work he creates is noted for its highly unique and idiosyncratic style that sometimes relies on memoirs providing stories that are semi-autobiographical in their nature.

All Book Series by Anthony Doerr

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About Grace

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2004

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2004
2
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All the Light We Cannot See

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
3
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Cloud Cuckoo Land

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021

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2021
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The Shell Collector

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2001

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2001
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Memory Wall

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2010

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2010
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Four Seasons in Rome

Single-title series · published 2007

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2007
1
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Fifteenth Annual Collection

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2002

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2002
2
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The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories

Book 2 of 11 · published 2004

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2004
3
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Tin House: Winter Reading

Book 3 of 11 · published 2007

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2007
4
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Wonder and Other Survival Skills

Book 4 of 11 · published 2012

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2012
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New Stories from the Midwest: 2012

Book 5 of 11 · published 2013

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2013
6
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Hearing Voices: The Litro Anthology of New Fiction

Book 6 of 11 · published 2015

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2015
7
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Tales of Two Americas

Book 7 of 11 · published 2017

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2017
8
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Pie & Whiskey

Book 8 of 11 · published 2017

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2017
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Eat Joy

Book 9 of 11 · published 2019

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2019
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Fight of the Century

Book 10 of 11 · published 2020

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2020
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The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Anthony Doerr?

Writing short stories and novels the American writer Anthony Doerr was an influential author who became a well known Pulitzer Prize winning novelist for his contributions to the field of fiction in 2014, giving him recognition and success on a massive and unprecedented scale. Creating works that have become highly regarded by critics, he has a vast oeuvre of work that has not only impressed the critical establishment, but the general public as well, gaining him popularity overseas as well. The work he creates is noted for its highly unique and idiosyncratic style that sometimes relies on memoirs providing…

Which Anthony Doerr series should I start with?

Anthony Doerr's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is About Grace (2004).

How many books has Anthony Doerr written?

Anthony Doerr has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2021. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies, Standalone Novels and Short Story Collections.

In what order should Anthony Doerr's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 17 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Anthony Doerr's books organised into series?

This guide splits Anthony Doerr's 17 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (11 books); Standalone Novels (3 books); Short Story Collections (2 books); Non-Fiction (1 book).