John Updike

John Updike

John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, USA on March 18th, 1932 and passed away at the age of 76 on January 27th, 2009.

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John Updike Stats: The highest rated book by John Updike on Book Notification is Rabbit, Run, the first novel in the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom series.

The most read book by John Updike on Book Notification is Rabbit, Run, the first novel in the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom series. The second most read book is Rabbit Is Rich (Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom #3).

Below is a complete list of John Updike books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by John Updike is the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom Series.

List of Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Rabbit, Run
1960
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2
10
Rabbit Redux
1971
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3
9
Rabbit Is Rich
1981
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4
10
Rabbit at Rest
1990
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5
10
Licks of Love
2000
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List of Henry Bech Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bech Is Back
1982
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2
Bech at Bay
1998
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3
Bech: A Book
1999
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List of Buchanan Books in Publication Order

A professor studies James Buchanan and Gerald Ford while dealing with personal guilt.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Buchanan Dying
1974
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2
Memories of the Ford Administration
1992
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List of Scarlet Letter Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Month of Sundays
1974
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2
Roger's Version
1986
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3
8
S.
1988
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List of Maples Stories Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Too Far to Go
1979
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2
The Maples Stories
1980
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List of Eastwick Books in Publication Order

Three divorcées in a Rhode Island town are given wonderful, mysterious powers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Witches of Eastwick
1984
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2
The Widows of Eastwick
2008
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Poorhouse Fair
1958
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2
7
The Centaur
1963
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3
Of the Farm
1965
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4
Couples
1968
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5
Marry Me
1971
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6
The Coup
1978
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7
Your Lover Just Called
1980
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8
More Stately Mansions
1987
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9
Brazil
1994
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10
In the Beauty of the Lilies
1996
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11
Toward the End of Time
1997
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12
Gertrude and Claudius
2000
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13
Seek My Face
2002
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14
Villages
2004
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15
4
Terrorist
2007
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16
The Women Who Got Away
2007
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List of Short Stories in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A&P
1961
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2
The Alligators
1989
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Same Door, Short Stories
1959
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2
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
1961
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3
Telephone Poles and Other Poems
1963
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4
Olinger Stories
1964
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5
The Music School
1966
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6
Midpoint and Other Poems
1969
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7
The Dance of the Solids
1969
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8
Museums and Women and Other Stories
1972
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9
C*nts
1974
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10
Tossing and Turning
1977
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11
Problems and Other Stories
1979
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12
Valentine Generation And Other Stories
1981
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13
The Carpentered Hen
1982
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14
Facing Nature
1985
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15
Trust Me
1987
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16
The Afterlife and Other Stories
1994
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17
Friends from Philadelphia and Other Stories
1995
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18
10
Licks of Love
2000
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19
Americana
2001
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20
The Early Stories
2003
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21
Three Trips
2005
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22
My Father's Tears and Other Stories
2009
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23
Endpoint and Other Poems
2009
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24
4
Rich In Russia
2011
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25
Collected Later Stories
2013
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26
Collected Early Stories
2013
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27
Hoping for a Hoopoe
2020
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Magic Flute
1964
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2
8
The Twelve Terrors of Christmas (With: Edward Gorey)
1994
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Assorted Prose
1965
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2
Picked-Up Pieces
1975
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3
Hugging the Shore
1983
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4
Self-Consciousness
1989
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5
Just Looking
1989
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6
Odd Jobs
1991
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7
Golf Dreams
1996
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8
More Matter
1999
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9
Still Looking
2005
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10
Due Considerations
2007
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11
Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu
2010
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12
Higher Gossip
2011
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13
Always Looking
2012
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14
In Love with a Wanton
2020
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List of American Poets Project Books in Publication Order

Highlights classic and modern American poetry, featuring works by renowned poets in carefully selected editions.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Walt Whitman (By: Walt Whitman)
1892
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2
Edgar Allan Poe (By: Richard Wilbur)
1909
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3
Theodore Roethke ( By: Theodore Roethke)
1969
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4
A. R. Ammons (By: David Lehman, A.R. Ammons)
1977
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5
William Carlos Williams (By: William Carlos Williams)
1984
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6
Edna St. Vincent Millay (By: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
1991
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7
Carl Sandburg: Selected Poems (By: Carl Sandburg)
1996
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8
Yvor Winters (By: Thom Gunn, Yvor Winters)
1999
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9
Karl Shapiro (With: Karl Shapiro)
2003
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10
Poets of World War II (By: Various Various, Harvey Shapiro)
2003
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11
American Wits (By: John Hollander)
2003
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12
John Greenleaf Whittier (By: John Greenleaf Whittier)
2004
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13
Kenneth Fearing (By: Robert Polito, Kenneth Fearing)
2004
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14
Muriel Rukeyser (By: Muriel Rukeyser)
2004
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15
John Berryman (By: Kevin Young, John Berryman)
2004
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16
Poets of the Civil War ( By: J.D. McClatchy)
2005
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17
Emma Lazarus (By: Emma Lazarus)
2005
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18
Edith Wharton ( By: Edith Wharton)
2005
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19
The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks (By: Gwendolyn Brooks, Elizabeth Alexander)
2005
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20
Cole Porter (By: Robert Kimball, Cole Porter)
2006
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21
Louis Zukofsky (By: Louis Zukofsky, Charles Bernstein)
2006
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22
Kenneth Koch (By: Ron Padgett, Kenneth Koch)
2007
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23
American Sonnets (By: David Bromwich)
2007
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24
James Agee (By: James Agee, Andrew Hudgins)
2008
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25
Poems from the Women's Movement (By: Honor Moore)
2009
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26
Ira Gershwin (By: Robert Kimball, Ira Gershwin)
2009
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27
Lyrics of the First Great Popular Songs (By: Stephen Collins Foster, Ken Emerson)
2010
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28
Countee Cullen (By: Major Jackson, Countee Cullen)
2010
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29
Amy Lowell (By: Honor Moore)
2012
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List of Poetry Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
A Child's Calendar
1965
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2
Seventy Poems
1972
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3
Collected Poems, 1953-1993
1993
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4
A Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects
1995
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5
Selected Poems
2015
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List of Edward Gorey Picture Books in Publication Order (with Edward Gorey)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Doubtful Guest ( By: Edward Gorey)
1957
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2
The Object-Lesson ( By: Edward Gorey)
1958
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3
The Fatal Lozenge (By: Edward Gorey)
1961
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4
The Sinking Spell ( By: Edward Gorey)
1964
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5
The Remembered Visit ( By: Edward Gorey)
1965
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6
The Utter Zoo ( By: Edward Gorey)
1967
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7
The Blue Aspic ( By: Edward Gorey)
1968
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8
The Other Statue ( By: Edward Gorey)
1968
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9
The Osbick Bird (By: Edward Gorey)
1970
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10
The Sopping Thursday ( By: Edward Gorey)
1971
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11
The Eleventh Episode (By: Edward Gorey)
1971
Go
12
The Lost Lions ( By: Edward Gorey)
1973
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13
The Glorious Nosebleed ( By: Edward Gorey)
1974
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14
8
The Twelve Terrors of Christmas
1994
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15
The Beastly Baby ( By: Edward Gorey)
1995
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16
Thoughtful Alphabets ( By: Edward Gorey)
2012
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17
A Halloween Treat ( By: Edward Gorey)
2012
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List of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books in Publication Order

Explores modern stories and their connection to faith, showing how both shape our lives today.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 (By: Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Garrison Keillor, Annie Dillard, Richard Rodríguez, Patricia Hampl, Peter Hawkins, Frederick Buechner, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
1994
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2
Listening for God, Vol. 2 (With: Anne Tyler, Tobias Wolff, Gail Godwin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Kathleen Norris, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Carol Bly, Andrew Dubus)
1996
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3
Listening for God, Vol. 3 (By: Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, John Cheever, Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Tess Gallagher, Reynolds Price, Oscar Hijuelos, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
2000
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4
Listening For God, Vol. 4 (By: Robert Olen Butler, Allegra Goodman, James Baldwin, Kent Haruf, Sue Miller, Doris Betts, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Michael Malone, Alice Elliot Dark)
2002
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List of John Updike Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
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2
Ten Modern American Short Stories
1965
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3
Prize Stories 1970: The O. Henry Awards
1970
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4
The Best American Short Stories 1984
1984
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5
Great Baseball Stories
1990
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6
The Best American Short Stories 1991
1991
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7
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
1992
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8
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
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9
The Literary Traveller
1994
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10
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
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11
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1
1994
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12
Deadly Sins
1994
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13
Listening for God, Vol. 2
1996
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14
Our Mothers' Spirits: Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men
1997
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15
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
1999
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16
Wonderful Town
2000
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17
Listening for God, Vol. 3
2000
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18
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
2000
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19
8
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
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20
Writers on Writing
2001
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21
The Best American Short Stories 2001
2001
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22
Baseball: a Literary Anthology
2002
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23
Classic Erotic Tales
2002
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24
Listening For God, Vol. 4
2002
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25
Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania
2005
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26
The Best American Erotica 2006
2006
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27
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
2007
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28
First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors
2009
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29
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
2010
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30
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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31
Reel Verse
2019
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John Updike

John Updike (John Hoyer Updike) was born on March 18th, 1932. John passed away January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old. John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, USA.

John Updike was the author of the John Updike Short Story Collections series which consists of 27 novels. The John Updike Short Story Collections series started in 1959 with the novel The Same Door, Short Stories. The most recently released novel in the John Updike Short Story Collections series was Hoping for a Hoopoe which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the John Updike Short Story Collections series.

John Updike: Awards & Accolades

John Updike has won multiple awards including: The Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 1987 and the St. Louis Literary Award, Distinguished Figure in Literature, in 1987. John Updike was also nominated for the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2005.

Updike's books have also won multiple awards, The Centaur won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1964. Rabbit Is Rich won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Hardcover, in 1982. My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2011.

John Updike books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Rabbit, Run was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1961. Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1963. Bech: A Book was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1971. Rabbit Redux was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1972. Too Far to Go was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Paperback, in 1980. The Widows of Eastwick was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1984.

John Updike: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Couples was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1968 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1968.
  • Rabbit, Run has made several lists including:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    2. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
    3. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    4. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
    5. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
    6. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • Rabbit Redux has made several lists including:
    1. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    2. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2015.
    3. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1971.
    4. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • The Poorhouse Fair was a National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
  • The Coup was a Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 Selection in 1984.
  • Rabbit Is Rich was an Associated Press: The Best Of The 1980s Selection in 1989 and an Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • Rabbit at Rest was an Entertainment Weekly: The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 Selection in 2008 and an Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • Golf Dreams was a Sports Illustrated: The Top 100 Sports Books of All Time Selection in 2002.

The Rabbit Omnibus was listed on The Telegraph's 100 Novels Everyone Should Read and also The Telegraph's The Perfect Library.

Related Authors

Fans of John Updike also enjoy these authors:

  1. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  2. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  3. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  4. Stieg Larsson, author of the Millennium Series.
  5. Ray Bradbury, author of: Fahrenheit 451.

John Updike: F.A.Q

When was John Updike Born?

John Updike was born on March 18th, 1932.

When did John Updike die?

John Updike died on January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old.

Where was John Updike Born?

John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, USA.

What awards has John Updike won?

John Updike has won the following awards: Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (1987) and the Distinguished Figure in Literature at the St. Louis Literary Award (1987).

What book awards has John Updike won?

The Centaur: National Book Awards Best Fiction (1964).
Rabbit Is Rich: National Book Awards Best Fiction - Hardcover (1982).
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2011).

What was the first book John Updike wrote?

The first book written by John Updike was The Poorhouse Fair, published in 1958.

What was the most recent book John Updike wrote?

His most recently released work was In Love with a Wanton on August 4th, 2020.

What is the most popular book by John Updike?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular John Updike book is Rabbit, Run. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Rabbit, Run (7)
  2. Rabbit Is Rich (9)
  3. Rabbit Redux (10)
  4. Rabbit at Rest (10)
  5. The Witches of Eastwick (6)

How many books has John Updike written?

John Updike has written 83 books across 17 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 5 books in the Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom Series
  • 3 books in the Henry Bech Series
  • 2 books in the Buchanan Series
  • 3 books in the Scarlet Letter Trilogy Series
  • 2 Maples Stories Collections
  • 2 books in the Eastwick Series
  • 16 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories
  • 27 Short Story Collections
  • 2 Picture Books
  • 14 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the American Poets Project Series
  • 5 Poetry Collections
  • 1 Edward Gorey Picture Books

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