John Updike

John Updike is an American author. His full name is John Hoyer Updike. He is most recognized for his positive impact on the world of American literature.

The best place to start is the American Poets Project series, the earliest of John Updike's multi-book series: it opens with Walt Whitman (1892) and runs to 29 books across 1892–2012, ending with Amy Lowell (2012). John Updike's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

John Updike has 161 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1892 and 2020. 67 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the American Poets Project series with 29 books — and 94 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Updike's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are American Poets Project (1892–2012, 29 books), Edward Gorey Picture (1957–2012, 17 books) and Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom (1960–2000, 5 books), plus 5 more.

This guide splits John Updike's 161 books into 9 named series and 94 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: American Poets Project (29 books, 1892–2012); Edward Gorey Picture (17 books, 1957–2012); Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom (5 books, 1960–2000); Henry Bech (3 books, 1982–1999); Scarlet Letter Trilogy (3 books, 1974–1988), plus 4 further series.