The following is the complete bibliography of John Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009), an American novelist, poet, critic and essayist noted for his prolific output over a 50-year period. His bibliography includes some 23 novels, 18 short story collections, 12 collections of poetry, 4 children's books, and 12 collections of non-fiction.
Chronological listing Novels are highlighted in bold. Title Year Type Notes The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures 1958 poetry collected in Collected Poems: 1953–1993 (1993) The Poorhouse Fair 1959 novel reprinted in 1977 The Same Door 1959 short stories collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) Rabbit, Run 1960 novel collected in Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels (1995) Pigeon Feathers 1962 short stories collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) The Magic Flute 1962 children's book Telephone Poles and Other Poems 1963 poetry collected in Collected Poems: 1953–1993 (1993) The Centaur 1963 novel Olinger Stories: A Selection 1964 short stories all previously collected The Ring 1964 children's book Of the Farm 1965 novel Assorted Prose 1965 non-fiction Verse 1965 poetry collects The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles A Child's Calendar 1965 poetry reprinted in 1999; collected in Collected Poems: 1953–1993 (1993) The Music School 1966 short stories collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) Couples 1968 novel Three Texts from Early Ipswich 1968 non-fiction Midpoint and Other Poems 1969 poetry collected in Collected Poems: 1953–1993 (1993) Bottom's Dream 1969 children's book Bech: A Book 1970 short stories collected in The Complete Henry Bech (2001) Rabbit Redux 1971 novel collected in Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels (1995) Museums and Women and Other Stories 1972 short stories collected in The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003) Buchanan Dying 1974 play reprinted in 2000 Cunts 1974 poetry limited edition chapbook A Month of Sundays 1975 novel part of The Scarlet Letter trilogy Picked-Up Pieces 1975 non-fiction Marry Me 1976 novel Tossing and Turning 1977 poetry collected in Collected Poems: 1953–1993 (1993) The Coup 1978 novel Too Far to Go 1979 short stories reprinted as The Maples Stories in 2009 Problems and Other Stories 1979 short stories Rabbit Is Rich 1981 novel collected in Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels (1995) Bech Is Back 1982 short stories collected in The Complete Henry Bech (2001) Hugging the Shore 1983 non-fiction The Witches of Eastwick 1984 novel Facing Nature 1985 poetry collected in Collected Poems: 1953–1993 (1993) Impressions 1985 non-fiction published by Sylvester & Orphanos Roger's Version 1986 novel part of The Scarlet Letter trilogy Trust Me 1987 short stories S. 1988 novel part of The Scarlet Letter trilogy Just Looking: Essays on Art 1989 non-fiction reprinted in 2000 Self-Consciousness: Memoirs 1989 non-fiction Rabbit at Rest 1990 novel collected in Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels (1995) Odd Jobs 1991 non-fiction Memories of the Ford Administration 1992 novel Collected Poems: 1953–1993 1993 poetry Brazil 1994 novel The Afterlife and Other Stories 1994 short stories Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels 1995 novels collects the Rabbit novels A Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects 1995 children's book In the Beauty of the Lilies 1996 novel Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf 1996 non-fiction Toward the End of Time 1997 novel Bech at Bay: A Quasi-Novel 1998 short stories collected in The Complete Henry Bech (2001) More Matter: Essays and Criticism 1999 non-fiction Gertrude and Claudius 2000 novel On Literary Biography 2000 non-fiction limited edition Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel 2000 short storiesincludes the final entry in the Rabbit saga, Rabbit Remembered Humor in Fiction 2001 non-fiction limited edition The Complete Henry Bech 2001 short stories collects the Bech books Americana and Other Poems 2001 poetry Rabbit Remembered 2001 novella Seek My Face 2002 novel The Early Stories: 1953–1975 2003 short stories collects previously published collections Not Cancelled Yet 2003 poetry limited edition Villages 2004 novel Still Looking: Essays on American Art 2005 non-fiction Terrorist 2006 novel Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism 2007 non-fiction The Widows of Eastwick 2008 novel Endpoint and Other Poems 2009 poetry posthumous publication My Father's Tears and Other Stories 2009 short stories posthumous publication The Maples Stories 2009 short stories posthumous publication; reprint of Too Far to Go (1979) Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams 2010 non-fiction posthumous publication; Library of America Higher Gossip 2011 non-fiction posthumous publication Always Looking 2012 non-fiction posthumous publication The Collected Stories 2013 short stories posthumous publication; 186 stories in two volumes; Library of AmericaSelected Letters2025correspondenceposthumous publication
Library of America editions After publishing the essay "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" as a standalone special edition book in 2010, and publishing two volumes of short stories in 2013 (available also as a boxed set), Library of America began a multi-volume edition of Updike's novels in 2018, all under the editorship of Christopher Carduff.
Title Year Notes Collected Early Stories 2013 102 stories written from 1953 to 1975 (LOA #242) Collected Later Stories 2013 84 stories written from 1976 to 2008 (LOA #243) Novels 1959‒1965 2018 The Poorhouse Fair, Rabbit, Run, The Centaur, Of the Farm (LOA #311) Novels 1968‒1975 2020 Couples, Rabbit Redux, A Month of Sundays (LOA #326) Novels 1978-1984 2021 The Coup, Rabbit is Rich, The Witches of Eastwick (LOA #339) Novels 1986–1990 2022 Roger's Version, Rabbit at Rest (LOA #354) Novels 1996–2000 2023 In the Beauty of the Lilies, Gertrude and Claudius, Rabbit Remembered (LOA #365)
See also Alfred A. Knopf Bibliography of Philip Roth The New Yorker
References
Further reading Broomfield, Michael and de Bellis, Jack, John Updike: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials, 1948-2007, Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware, 2007. Begley, Adam, Updike, Harper-Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2014.
External links A Revised Cumulative Updike Publications Bibliography 1997–2009—Books, Short Stories, Articles, Reviews, and Poems, The Centaurian John Updike homepage Books by John Updike
New York Review of Books Updike archive (complete) New Yorker archive