🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Mary McCarthy
About Mary McCarthy Mary McCarthy was a highly talented and successful American author. She possessed a unique gift for creating captivating characters and compelling stories through her use of vivid narratives and lively dialogue. Her most acclaimed novel, The Group, won numerous awards. She would herself win the prestigious Horizon Prize in 1949, serving as an inspiration for her fellow writers. Throughout her career, McCarthy was the recipient of various other awards including two Guggenheim Fellowships, in 1949 and 1959, the National Medal for Literature, the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1984, and multiple honorary degrees.
All Book Series by Mary McCarthy
Between Friends
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 1995 Co-authored · Hannah Arendt
Mary McCarthy: The Complete Fiction
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2017
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1954
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
Book 4 of 5 · published 1994
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mary McCarthy?
About Mary McCarthy Mary McCarthy was a highly talented and successful American author. She possessed a unique gift for creating captivating characters and compelling stories through her use of vivid narratives and lively dialogue. Her most acclaimed novel, The Group, won numerous awards.
Which Mary McCarthy series should I start with?
Mary McCarthy's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Company She Keeps (1942).
How many books has Mary McCarthy written?
Mary McCarthy has 33 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1942 and 2017. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Non-Fiction, Standalone Novels and Collections.
In what order should Mary McCarthy's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 33 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 Mary McCarthy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mary McCarthy's 33 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (13 books); Standalone Novels (8 books); Collections (7 books); Anthologies (5 books).