Amy Tan

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The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Amy Tan, on January 1st, 2024.

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Amy Tan Stats: The highest rated book by Amy Tan on Book Notification is The Joy Luck Club, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Bonesetter's Daughter, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Amy Tan on Book Notification is The Joy Luck Club, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Valley of Amazement, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Amy Tan books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.9
The Joy Luck Club
1989
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2
7
The Kitchen God's Wife
1991
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3
6.7
The Hundred Secret Senses
1995
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4
7.6
The Bonesetter's Daughter
2001
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5
8.5
Saving Fish from Drowning
2005
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6
6
The Valley of Amazement
2013
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Rules for Virgins
2012
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Moon Lady
1992
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2
6
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
1994
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings
2003
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2
Post Pregnancy Diet
2015
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3
Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir
2017
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4
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
2024
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List of Selected Shorts Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)
1993
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2
Even More Laughs (By: Jonathan Lethem, T.C. Boyle, Philip Roth, Stephen Colbert, Miranda July, Christine Baranski, Alec Baldwin, Robert Sean Leonard, Symphony Space, Jerry Zaks, Julia Slavin, Harry Mathews, Thomas Meehan, Marian Seldes, Parker Posey)
1998
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3
Timeless Classics (By: Shirley Jackson, James Thurber, Raymond Carver, John Shea, Jack London, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Richard Connell, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Charles Keating, Symphony Space, Marian Seldes, Isaiah Sheffer, Steven Gilborn)
2006
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4
Falling in Love (By: E. Nesbit, Padgett Powell, Maile Meloy, Rick Bass, Edna O'Brien, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Laurie Colwin, Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Jane Curtin, William Hurt, Symphony Space)
2007
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5
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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6
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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7
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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8
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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9
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever, Tessa Hadley, John Biguenet, Adam Haslett, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Symphony Space, Galina Vromen)
2007
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10
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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11
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)
2008
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12
A Touch of Magic (By: Ray Bradbury, T.C. Boyle, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kevin Brockmeier, Donald Barthelme, Stephen Colbert, John Lithgow, Anthony Rapp, Daniel Gerroll, Symphony Space, Andrew Lam, Jerry Zaks)
2009
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13
The William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff, Aleksandar Hemon, William Hurt, Ron Carlson, Symphony Space)
2009
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14
Whodunit? (By: Ed McBain, Dashiell Hammett, Shirley Jackson, John Shea, Louise Erdrich, Nadine Gordimer, René Auberjonois, Fionnula Flanagan, Robert Sean Leonard, C.S. Montanye, Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, Hattie Winston)
2009
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15
10
American Classics (With: Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Alice Walker, Donald Barthelme, John Sayles, Symphony Space)
2010
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16
New American Stories (By: Sherman Alexie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Aleksandar Hemon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Symphony Space)
2011
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17
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)
2012
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth (With: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Walter Dean Myers, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Neal Shusterman, Cherylene Lee, M. Jerry Weiss, Helen S. Weiss, Elennora Tate, Eugenia Collier, Paul Many, Michael Rosovsky)
2002
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List of Amy Tan Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Points of View
1956
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2
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
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3
American Voices
1992
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4
Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic
1993
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5
Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction
1993
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6
Mid-life Confidential
1994
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7
Out of the Mold
1997
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8
The Best American Short Stories 1999
1999
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9
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
1999
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10
The Eloquent Essay
2000
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11
8
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
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12
Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth
2002
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13
The Little Big Book of California
2005
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14
40 Model Essays
2005
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15
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
2007
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16
Rotten English: A Literary Anthology
2007
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17
First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors
2009
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18
Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All
2013
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19
The Boomer List
2014
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Amy Tan

Amy Tan (Amy Ruth Tan) was born on February 19th, 1952 and is currently 73 years old. Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California, USA. Tan attended San Jose State University where she received an M.A. English and Linguistics .

Amy Tan (Amy Ruth Tan) is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 6 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1989 with the novel The Joy Luck Club. The most recently released novel was The Valley of Amazement which was released in 2013. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Amy at this time.

Amy Tan has also written the Non-Fiction Books series which has 4 books including The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings and Post Pregnancy Diet.

Amy Tan: Awards & Accolades

Amy Tan books have been nominated for multiple awards, The Joy Luck Club was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1989 as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Best Fiction in 1989. The Hundred Secret Senses was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 1996. The Bonesetter's Daughter was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Narration by the Author, in 2002. The Valley of Amazement was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction, in 2013. The Backyard Bird Chronicles was nominated for the Barnes & Noble Awards, Book of the Year, in 2024 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Nonfiction in 2024.

Amy Tan: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Kitchen God's Wife was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1991.
  • The Backyard Bird Chronicles was a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2025.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Amy Tan are:

  1. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  2. Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel: Demon Copperhead.
  3. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
  4. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
  5. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.

Amy Tan: F.A.Q

When was Amy Tan Born? How old is Amy Tan?

Amy Tan was born on February 19th, 1952. Amy Tan is currently 73 years old.

Where was Amy Tan Born?

Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California, USA and is American.

What was the first book Amy Tan wrote?

The first book written by Amy Tan was The Joy Luck Club, published in 1989.

What was the most recent book Amy Tan wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Backyard Bird Chronicles on January 1st, 2024.

Will there be any more books by Amy Tan?

Amy Tan does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Amy Tan written?

Amy Tan has written 14 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 6 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 2 books in the Children's Series, 4 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Selected Shorts Series.

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