Author · updated 2026
John Steinbeck Books in Order
Every John Steinbeck book in publication order — 48 in total, spanning 1929–2012.
Publication Order of Cannery Row Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannery Row | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sweet Thursday | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cup of Gold | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Pastures of Heaven | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | To a God Unknown | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Red Pony | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Tortilla Flat | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | In Dubious Battle | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Nothing So Monstrous | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Of Mice and Men | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Grapes of Wrath | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Forgotten Village | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Moon Is Down | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Wayward Bus | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Pearl | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Burning Bright | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | East of Eden | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Short Reign of Pippin IV | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Winter of Our Discontent | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Zapata | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Gift | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viva Zapata! | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flight | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Vigilante | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Chrysanthemums | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Harvest Gypsies | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Bombs Away | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | A Russian Journal | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Sea of Cortez | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez' | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Once There Was a War | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Travels with Charley | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | America and Americans | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Once There Was War | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | In Touch | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Journal of a Novel | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | On Writing | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Working Days | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Of Men and Their Making | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Steinbeck in Vietnam | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Valley | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Short Novels of John Steinbeck | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Win, Lose or Die | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 48, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cup of Gold | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Pastures of Heaven | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | To a God Unknown | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Red Pony | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Tortilla Flat | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | In Dubious Battle | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Nothing So Monstrous | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Harvest Gypsies | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Of Mice and Men | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Flight | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Vigilante | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Long Valley | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Grapes of Wrath | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Forgotten Village | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Moon Is Down | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Bombs Away | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cannery Row | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Wayward Bus | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Pearl | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | A Russian Journal | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Burning Bright | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Sea of Cortez | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Log from the 'Sea of Cortez' | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | East of Eden | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Short Novels of John Steinbeck | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Sweet Thursday | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Short Reign of Pippin IV | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Once There Was a War | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Winter of Our Discontent | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Travels with Charley | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | America and Americans | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Once There Was War | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | In Touch | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Journal of a Novel | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Zapata | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Viva Zapata! | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Chrysanthemums and Other Stories | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | On Writing | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Working Days | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Gift | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Win, Lose or Die | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Of Men and Their Making | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Chrysanthemums | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Steinbeck in Vietnam | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
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