Thomas Mallon

Thomas Mallon

2 Series • 19 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Arts and Sciences (1988)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Edmund Blunden (1983)

ⓘ About Thomas Mallon

Thomas Mallon is an American author of fiction. Mallon was born November 2, 1951 in Glen Cove, New York. In addition to being a novelist, he is a critic and a director. At George Washington University, he runs the program teaching creative writing. Mallon went to Brown University. He would go on to attend Harvard, where he graduated with his Ph.D. and his Master of Arts. In 1987, he had the chance to win a Rockefeller Fellowship. In 1994, he received an I.M. Foundation Award. He taught at Vassar College from 1979 to 1991, teaching English classes. Thomas Mallon first became a published author with the release of his first full length fiction novel in 1988. It is titled Arts and Sciences. Since then, he has gone on to write several more fictional books as well as a few nonfiction books too.

All Book Series by Thomas Mallon

1
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Arts and Sciences

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1988

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1988
2
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Aurora 7

Book 2 of 11 · published 1991

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1991
3
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Henry and Clara

Book 3 of 11 · published 1994

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1994
4
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Dewey Defeats Truman

Book 4 of 11 · published 1997

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1997
5
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Two Moons

Book 5 of 11 · published 2000

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2000
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Bandbox

Book 6 of 11 · published 2004

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2004
7
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Fellow Travelers

Book 7 of 11 · published 2007

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2007
8
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Watergate

Book 8 of 11 · published 2012

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2012
9
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Finale

Book 9 of 11 · published 2015

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2015
10
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Landfall

Book 10 of 11 · published 2019

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2019
11
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Up With the Sun

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2023

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2023
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Edmund Blunden

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1983

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1983
2
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A Book of One's Own

Book 2 of 8 · published 1984

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1984
3
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Stolen Words

Book 3 of 8 · published 1989

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1989
4
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Rockets and Rodeos and Other American Spectacles

Book 4 of 8 · published 1993

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1993
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In Fact

Book 5 of 8 · published 2001

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2001
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Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy

Book 6 of 8 · published 2002

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2002
7
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Yours Ever

Book 7 of 8 · published 2009

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2009
8
The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 book cover

The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025

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2025

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Thomas Mallon?

Thomas Mallon is an American author of fiction. Mallon was born November 2, 1951 in Glen Cove, New York. In addition to being a novelist, he is a critic and a director.

Which Thomas Mallon series should I start with?

Thomas Mallon's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Arts and Sciences (1988).

How many books has Thomas Mallon written?

Thomas Mallon has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1983 and 2025. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.

In what order should Thomas Mallon's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 19 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 Thomas Mallon's books organised into series?

This guide splits Thomas Mallon's 19 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (11 books); Non-Fiction (8 books).