A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Atwood Books in Order

The complete Atwood reading order — 40 books from 1931–2002.

  1. 01 The Cape Cod Mystery 1931 Amazon — buy The Cape Cod Mystery Bookshop — buy The Cape Cod Mystery ThriftBooks — buy The Cape Cod Mystery eBooks.com — buy The Cape Cod Mystery
  2. 02 The crimson patch 1936 Amazon — buy The crimson patch Bookshop — buy The crimson patch ThriftBooks — buy The crimson patch eBooks.com — buy The crimson patch
  3. 03 Octagon House 1937 Amazon — buy Octagon House Bookshop — buy Octagon House ThriftBooks — buy Octagon House eBooks.com — buy Octagon House
  4. 04 Cold Steal 1939 Amazon — buy Cold Steal Bookshop — buy Cold Steal ThriftBooks — buy Cold Steal eBooks.com — buy Cold Steal
  5. 05 The circle game 1964 Amazon — buy The circle game Bookshop — buy The circle game ThriftBooks — buy The circle game eBooks.com — buy The circle game
  6. 06 The animals in that country 1968 Amazon — buy The animals in that country Bookshop — buy The animals in that country ThriftBooks — buy The animals in that country eBooks.com — buy The animals in that country
  7. 07 The Edible Woman 1969 Amazon — buy The Edible Woman Bookshop — buy The Edible Woman ThriftBooks — buy The Edible Woman eBooks.com — buy The Edible Woman
  8. 08 The journals of Susanna Moodie 1969 Amazon — buy The journals of Susanna Moodie Bookshop — buy The journals of Susanna Moodie ThriftBooks — buy The journals of Susanna Moodie eBooks.com — buy The journals of Susanna Moodie
  9. 09 Surfacing 1972 Amazon — buy Surfacing Bookshop — buy Surfacing ThriftBooks — buy Surfacing eBooks.com — buy Surfacing
  10. 10 Survival 1972 Amazon — buy Survival Bookshop — buy Survival ThriftBooks — buy Survival eBooks.com — buy Survival
  11. 11 Carrie 1974 Amazon — buy Carrie Bookshop — buy Carrie ThriftBooks — buy Carrie eBooks.com — buy Carrie
  12. 12 You are happy 1974 Amazon — buy You are happy Bookshop — buy You are happy ThriftBooks — buy You are happy eBooks.com — buy You are happy
  13. 13 Lady Oracle 1976 Amazon — buy Lady Oracle Bookshop — buy Lady Oracle ThriftBooks — buy Lady Oracle eBooks.com — buy Lady Oracle
  14. 14 Dancing girls and other stories 1977 Amazon — buy Dancing girls and other stories Bookshop — buy Dancing girls and other stories ThriftBooks — buy Dancing girls and other stories eBooks.com — buy Dancing girls and other stories
  15. 15 Life Before Man 1979 Amazon — buy Life Before Man Bookshop — buy Life Before Man ThriftBooks — buy Life Before Man eBooks.com — buy Life Before Man
  16. 16 Bodily Harm 1981 Amazon — buy Bodily Harm Bookshop — buy Bodily Harm ThriftBooks — buy Bodily Harm eBooks.com — buy Bodily Harm
  17. 17 Satan's Angel 1981 Amazon — buy Satan's Angel Bookshop — buy Satan's Angel ThriftBooks — buy Satan's Angel eBooks.com — buy Satan's Angel
  18. 18 True Stories 1981 Amazon — buy True Stories Bookshop — buy True Stories ThriftBooks — buy True Stories eBooks.com — buy True Stories
  19. 19 Bluebeard's Egg and other stories 1983 Amazon — buy Bluebeard's Egg and other stories Bookshop — buy Bluebeard's Egg and other stories ThriftBooks — buy Bluebeard's Egg and other stories eBooks.com — buy Bluebeard's Egg and other stories
  20. 20 Murder in the dark 1983 Amazon — buy Murder in the dark Bookshop — buy Murder in the dark ThriftBooks — buy Murder in the dark eBooks.com — buy Murder in the dark
  21. 21 The Handmaid's Tale 1985 Amazon — buy The Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy The Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy The Handmaid's Tale
  22. 22 Poems 1976-1986 1986 Amazon — buy Poems 1976-1986 Bookshop — buy Poems 1976-1986 ThriftBooks — buy Poems 1976-1986 eBooks.com — buy Poems 1976-1986
  23. 23 Margaret Atwood Omnibus. Wilderness Tips/Cat's Eye 1987 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood Omnibus. Wilderness Tips/Cat's Eye Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood Omnibus. Wilderness Tips/Cat's Eye ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood Omnibus. Wilderness Tips/Cat's Eye eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood Omnibus. Wilderness Tips/Cat's Eye
  24. 24 Cat's Eye 1988 Amazon — buy Cat's Eye Bookshop — buy Cat's Eye ThriftBooks — buy Cat's Eye eBooks.com — buy Cat's Eye
  25. 25 Margaret Atwood Conversations 1990 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood Conversations Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood Conversations ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood Conversations eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood Conversations
  26. 26 Erotica 1990 Amazon — buy Erotica Bookshop — buy Erotica ThriftBooks — buy Erotica eBooks.com — buy Erotica
  27. 27 Wilderness Tips 1991 Amazon — buy Wilderness Tips Bookshop — buy Wilderness Tips ThriftBooks — buy Wilderness Tips eBooks.com — buy Wilderness Tips
  28. 28 Good Bones 1992 Amazon — buy Good Bones Bookshop — buy Good Bones ThriftBooks — buy Good Bones eBooks.com — buy Good Bones
  29. 29 The Robber Bride 1993 Amazon — buy The Robber Bride Bookshop — buy The Robber Bride ThriftBooks — buy The Robber Bride eBooks.com — buy The Robber Bride
  30. 30 Margaret Atwood 1993 Amazon — buy Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy Margaret Atwood
  31. 31 Good bones and simple murders 1994 Amazon — buy Good bones and simple murders Bookshop — buy Good bones and simple murders ThriftBooks — buy Good bones and simple murders eBooks.com — buy Good bones and simple murders
  32. 32 "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 1994 Amazon — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood Bookshop — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood ThriftBooks — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood eBooks.com — buy "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
  33. 33 CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale 1994 Amazon — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale Bookshop — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale ThriftBooks — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale eBooks.com — buy CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
  34. 34 Princess Prunella and the purple peanut 1995 Amazon — buy Princess Prunella and the purple peanut Bookshop — buy Princess Prunella and the purple peanut ThriftBooks — buy Princess Prunella and the purple peanut eBooks.com — buy Princess Prunella and the purple peanut
  35. 35 Morning in the burned house 1995 Amazon — buy Morning in the burned house Bookshop — buy Morning in the burned house ThriftBooks — buy Morning in the burned house eBooks.com — buy Morning in the burned house
  36. 36 Strange things 1995 Amazon — buy Strange things Bookshop — buy Strange things ThriftBooks — buy Strange things eBooks.com — buy Strange things
  37. 37 Alias Grace 1996 Amazon — buy Alias Grace Bookshop — buy Alias Grace ThriftBooks — buy Alias Grace eBooks.com — buy Alias Grace
  38. 38 The Blind Assassin 2000 Amazon — buy The Blind Assassin Bookshop — buy The Blind Assassin ThriftBooks — buy The Blind Assassin eBooks.com — buy The Blind Assassin
  39. 39 Oryx and Crake 2002 Amazon — buy Oryx and Crake Bookshop — buy Oryx and Crake ThriftBooks — buy Oryx and Crake eBooks.com — buy Oryx and Crake
  40. 40 Negotiating with the dead 2002 Amazon — buy Negotiating with the dead Bookshop — buy Negotiating with the dead ThriftBooks — buy Negotiating with the dead eBooks.com — buy Negotiating with the dead

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Atwood

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Cape Cod Mystery 1931
2 The crimson patch 1936
3 Octagon House 1937
4 Cold Steal 1939
5 The circle game 1964
6 The animals in that country 1968
7 The Edible Woman 1969
8 The journals of Susanna Moodie 1969
9 Surfacing 1972
10 Survival 1972
11 Carrie 1974
12 You are happy 1974
13 Lady Oracle 1976
14 Dancing girls and other stories 1977
15 Life Before Man 1979
16 Bodily Harm 1981
17 Satan's Angel 1981
18 True Stories 1981
19 Bluebeard's Egg and other stories 1983
20 Murder in the dark 1983
21 The Handmaid's Tale 1985
22 Poems 1976-1986 1986
23 Margaret Atwood Omnibus. Wilderness Tips/Cat's Eye 1987
24 Cat's Eye 1988
25 Margaret Atwood Conversations 1990
26 Erotica 1990
27 Wilderness Tips 1991
28 Good Bones 1992
29 The Robber Bride 1993
30 Margaret Atwood 1993
31 Good bones and simple murders 1994
32 "Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood 1994
33 CliffsNotes on Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale 1994
34 Princess Prunella and the purple peanut 1995
35 Morning in the burned house 1995
36 Strange things 1995
37 Alias Grace 1996
38 The Blind Assassin 2000
39 Oryx and Crake 2002
40 Negotiating with the dead 2002

Atwood reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Cape Cod Mystery (1931). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Atwood — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Atwood books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1931–2002.

What is the newest Atwood book?

Negotiating with the dead, published in 2002.