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ⓘ About Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard is a literary fiction author who came into the limelight with the publishing of her New York Times story. The 1972 published “An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life” came out while she was in her freshman year at Yale. Since then she has gone on to become a columnist and reporter for The New York Times. Domestic Affairs, her newspaper column has been syndicated to more than fifty newspapers across the United States. She has written articles and contributed to the likes of The New York Times Magazine, NPR, and Vogue among others. When she achieved much success as a freshman in Yale she decided to drop out and returned as a sixty six year old The bestselling author would then write about her experiences in Yale where she would be almost seventy when she graduated.
All Book Series by Joyce Maynard
New House
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1987 Co-authored · Steve Bethel
Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1973
Domestic Affairs: Enduring the Pleasures of Motherhood and Family Life
Book 2 of 6 · published 1987
Internal Combustion: The Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City
Book 4 of 6 · published 2006
It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2006
Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia
Book 3 of 6 · published 2008
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joyce Maynard?
Joyce Maynard is a literary fiction author who came into the limelight with the publishing of her New York Times story. The 1972 published “An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back on Life” came out while she was in her freshman year at Yale. Since then she has gone on to become a columnist and reporter for The New York Times.
Which Joyce Maynard series should I start with?
Joyce Maynard's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Baby Love (1981).
How many books has Joyce Maynard written?
Joyce Maynard has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1973 and 2026. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Anthologies.
In what order should Joyce Maynard's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 28 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 Joyce Maynard's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joyce Maynard's 28 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (13 books); Non-Fiction (6 books); Anthologies (6 books); Picture (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book).