Series · 40 books
Steinbeck Books in Order
The complete Steinbeck reading order — 40 books from 1611–1973.
- 01 The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights Amazon — buy The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights Bookshop — buy The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights ThriftBooks — buy The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights eBooks.com — buy The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights
- 02 The Short Reign of Pippin IV Amazon — buy The Short Reign of Pippin IV Bookshop — buy The Short Reign of Pippin IV ThriftBooks — buy The Short Reign of Pippin IV eBooks.com — buy The Short Reign of Pippin IV
- 03 Cup of Gold Amazon — buy Cup of Gold Bookshop — buy Cup of Gold ThriftBooks — buy Cup of Gold eBooks.com — buy Cup of Gold
- 04 The Pastures of Heaven Amazon — buy The Pastures of Heaven Bookshop — buy The Pastures of Heaven ThriftBooks — buy The Pastures of Heaven eBooks.com — buy The Pastures of Heaven
- 05 The Red Pony Amazon — buy The Red Pony Bookshop — buy The Red Pony ThriftBooks — buy The Red Pony eBooks.com — buy The Red Pony
- 06 To a God Unknown Amazon — buy To a God Unknown Bookshop — buy To a God Unknown ThriftBooks — buy To a God Unknown eBooks.com — buy To a God Unknown
- 07 Tortilla Flat Amazon — buy Tortilla Flat Bookshop — buy Tortilla Flat ThriftBooks — buy Tortilla Flat eBooks.com — buy Tortilla Flat
- 08 In Dubious Battle Amazon — buy In Dubious Battle Bookshop — buy In Dubious Battle ThriftBooks — buy In Dubious Battle eBooks.com — buy In Dubious Battle
- 09 Of Mice and Men Amazon — buy Of Mice and Men Bookshop — buy Of Mice and Men ThriftBooks — buy Of Mice and Men eBooks.com — buy Of Mice and Men
- 10 Of Mice and Men [play] Amazon — buy Of Mice and Men [play] Bookshop — buy Of Mice and Men [play] ThriftBooks — buy Of Mice and Men [play] eBooks.com — buy Of Mice and Men [play]
- 11 The Long Valley Amazon — buy The Long Valley Bookshop — buy The Long Valley ThriftBooks — buy The Long Valley eBooks.com — buy The Long Valley
- 12 The Grapes of Wrath Amazon — buy The Grapes of Wrath Bookshop — buy The Grapes of Wrath ThriftBooks — buy The Grapes of Wrath eBooks.com — buy The Grapes of Wrath
- 13 The Novels of John Steinbeck Amazon — buy The Novels of John Steinbeck Bookshop — buy The Novels of John Steinbeck ThriftBooks — buy The Novels of John Steinbeck eBooks.com — buy The Novels of John Steinbeck
- 14 The Forgotten Village Amazon — buy The Forgotten Village Bookshop — buy The Forgotten Village ThriftBooks — buy The Forgotten Village eBooks.com — buy The Forgotten Village
- 15 The Moon is Down Amazon — buy The Moon is Down Bookshop — buy The Moon is Down ThriftBooks — buy The Moon is Down eBooks.com — buy The Moon is Down
- 16 Bombs away Amazon — buy Bombs away Bookshop — buy Bombs away ThriftBooks — buy Bombs away eBooks.com — buy Bombs away
- 17 Steinbeck Amazon — buy Steinbeck Bookshop — buy Steinbeck ThriftBooks — buy Steinbeck eBooks.com — buy Steinbeck
- 18 Once there was a war Amazon — buy Once there was a war Bookshop — buy Once there was a war ThriftBooks — buy Once there was a war eBooks.com — buy Once there was a war
- 19 The Pearl Amazon — buy The Pearl Bookshop — buy The Pearl ThriftBooks — buy The Pearl eBooks.com — buy The Pearl
- 20 Cannery Row Amazon — buy Cannery Row Bookshop — buy Cannery Row ThriftBooks — buy Cannery Row eBooks.com — buy Cannery Row
- 21 Steinbeck. A Life in Letters Amazon — buy Steinbeck. A Life in Letters Bookshop — buy Steinbeck. A Life in Letters ThriftBooks — buy Steinbeck. A Life in Letters eBooks.com — buy Steinbeck. A Life in Letters
- 22 Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row Amazon — buy Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row Bookshop — buy Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row ThriftBooks — buy Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row eBooks.com — buy Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row
- 23 The Wayward Bus Amazon — buy The Wayward Bus Bookshop — buy The Wayward Bus ThriftBooks — buy The Wayward Bus eBooks.com — buy The Wayward Bus
- 24 A Russian journal Amazon — buy A Russian journal Bookshop — buy A Russian journal ThriftBooks — buy A Russian journal eBooks.com — buy A Russian journal
- 25 Burning Bright Amazon — buy Burning Bright Bookshop — buy Burning Bright ThriftBooks — buy Burning Bright eBooks.com — buy Burning Bright
- 26 The Log from the Sea of Cortez Amazon — buy The Log from the Sea of Cortez Bookshop — buy The Log from the Sea of Cortez ThriftBooks — buy The Log from the Sea of Cortez eBooks.com — buy The Log from the Sea of Cortez
- 27 East of Eden Amazon — buy East of Eden Bookshop — buy East of Eden ThriftBooks — buy East of Eden eBooks.com — buy East of Eden
- 28 East of Eden and The Wayward Bus Amazon — buy East of Eden and The Wayward Bus ThriftBooks — buy East of Eden and The Wayward Bus eBooks.com — buy East of Eden and The Wayward Bus
- 29 The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) Amazon — buy The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) Bookshop — buy The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) ThriftBooks — buy The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) eBooks.com — buy The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat)
- 30 Sweet Thursday Amazon — buy Sweet Thursday Bookshop — buy Sweet Thursday ThriftBooks — buy Sweet Thursday eBooks.com — buy Sweet Thursday
- 31 East of Eden. 1/2 Amazon — buy East of Eden. 1/2 Bookshop — buy East of Eden. 1/2 ThriftBooks — buy East of Eden. 1/2 eBooks.com — buy East of Eden. 1/2
- 32 The Pearl & Burning Bright Amazon — buy The Pearl & Burning Bright Bookshop — buy The Pearl & Burning Bright ThriftBooks — buy The Pearl & Burning Bright eBooks.com — buy The Pearl & Burning Bright
- 33 America and Americans Amazon — buy America and Americans Bookshop — buy America and Americans ThriftBooks — buy America and Americans eBooks.com — buy America and Americans
- 34 The wide world of John Steinbeck Amazon — buy The wide world of John Steinbeck ThriftBooks — buy The wide world of John Steinbeck eBooks.com — buy The wide world of John Steinbeck
- 35 The Winter of Our Discontent Amazon — buy The Winter of Our Discontent Bookshop — buy The Winter of Our Discontent ThriftBooks — buy The Winter of Our Discontent eBooks.com — buy The Winter of Our Discontent
- 36 Travels with Charley Amazon — buy Travels with Charley Bookshop — buy Travels with Charley ThriftBooks — buy Travels with Charley eBooks.com — buy Travels with Charley
- 37 The Harvest Gypsies Amazon — buy The Harvest Gypsies Bookshop — buy The Harvest Gypsies ThriftBooks — buy The Harvest Gypsies eBooks.com — buy The Harvest Gypsies
- 38 Novels (Pearl / Red Pony) Amazon — buy Novels (Pearl / Red Pony) Bookshop — buy Novels (Pearl / Red Pony) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Pearl / Red Pony) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Pearl / Red Pony)
- 39 Journal of a Novel Amazon — buy Journal of a Novel Bookshop — buy Journal of a Novel ThriftBooks — buy Journal of a Novel eBooks.com — buy Journal of a Novel
- 40 Steinbeck country Amazon — buy Steinbeck country Bookshop — buy Steinbeck country ThriftBooks — buy Steinbeck country eBooks.com — buy Steinbeck country
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights | 1611 | ||
| 2 | The Short Reign of Pippin IV | 1695 | ||
| 3 | Cup of Gold | 1929 | ||
| 4 | The Pastures of Heaven | 1932 | ||
| 5 | The Red Pony | 1933 | ||
| 6 | To a God Unknown | 1933 | ||
| 7 | Tortilla Flat | 1935 | ||
| 8 | In Dubious Battle | 1936 | ||
| 9 | Of Mice and Men | 1937 | ||
| 10 | Of Mice and Men [play] | 1937 | ||
| 11 | The Long Valley | 1938 | ||
| 12 | The Grapes of Wrath | 1939 | ||
| 13 | The Novels of John Steinbeck | 1939 | ||
| 14 | The Forgotten Village | 1941 | ||
| 15 | The Moon is Down | 1942 | ||
| 16 | Bombs away | 1942 | ||
| 17 | Steinbeck | 1943 | ||
| 18 | Once there was a war | 1943 | ||
| 19 | The Pearl | 1945 | ||
| 20 | Cannery Row | 1945 | ||
| 21 | Steinbeck. A Life in Letters | 1946 | ||
| 22 | Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row | 1947 | ||
| 23 | The Wayward Bus | 1947 | ||
| 24 | A Russian journal | 1948 | ||
| 25 | Burning Bright | 1950 | ||
| 26 | The Log from the Sea of Cortez | 1951 | ||
| 27 | East of Eden | 1952 | ||
| 28 | East of Eden and The Wayward Bus | 1952 | ||
| 29 | The Short Novels of John Steinbeck (Cannery Row / Moon is Down / Of Mice and Men / Pearl / Red Pony / Tortilla Flat) | 1953 | ||
| 30 | Sweet Thursday | 1954 | ||
| 31 | East of Eden. 1/2 | 1954 | ||
| 32 | The Pearl & Burning Bright | 1955 | ||
| 33 | America and Americans | 1956 | ||
| 34 | The wide world of John Steinbeck | 1958 | ||
| 35 | The Winter of Our Discontent | 1961 | ||
| 36 | Travels with Charley | 1962 | ||
| 37 | The Harvest Gypsies | 1964 | ||
| 38 | Novels (Pearl / Red Pony) | 1965 | ||
| 39 | Journal of a Novel | 1969 | ||
| 40 | Steinbeck country | 1973 |
Steinbeck reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights (1611). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Steinbeck — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Steinbeck books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1611–1973.
What is the newest Steinbeck book?
Steinbeck country, published in 1973.