Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates was born in 1938, Joyce Carol Oates has written at least 388 books. Their most popular book is We Were the Mulvaneys with 91 saves with an average rating of 3.28⭐.

Author Bio

Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. She is also the recipient of the 2005 Prix Femina for The Falls. She is the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University, and she has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978.

Her pseudonyms include Rosamond Smith and Lauren Kelly

We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1996 • 91 Readers • 454 pages 3.3

Blonde

Blonde
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2000 • 85 Readers • 738 pages 4.2

Zombie

Zombie
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1995 • 75 Readers • 181 pages 3.2

Goblin Market

Goblin Market
ByChristina Rossetti

1862 • 56 Readers • 70 pages 4.2

"Where are You Going, where Have You Been?"

1994 • 43 Readers • 165 pages 4.4

Butcher

Butcher
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2024 • 38 Readers • 352 pages 3.6

Hazards of Time Travel

Hazards of Time Travel
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2018 • 36 Readers 2.3

Stories

Stories
ByNeil Gaiman(Editor),Al Sarrantonio(Editor)

35 Readers 3.6

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales

#1 of 2 in New Fairy Tales

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
ByBrian Evenson(Contributor),John Updike(Contributor)

2010 • 33 Readers • 576 pages 3.7

A Book of American Martyrs

A Book of American Martyrs
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2017 • 31 Readers • 25 pages 4.2

Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang

1993 • 29 Readers • 338 pages 3.8

Tales of H.P. Lovecraft

Tales of H.P. Lovecraft
ByH. P. Lovecraft

1935 • 27 Readers • 352 pages 4.3

The Accursed

#5 of 4 in The Gothic Saga

The Accursed
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2013 • 26 Readers • 688 pages 4.2

Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.

2020 • 26 Readers • 928 pages 3.3

Them

#3 of 3 in Wonderland Quartet

Them
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1969 • 22 Readers • 576 pages 3.7

Cardiff, by the Sea: Four Novellas of Suspense

2020 • 22 Readers • 404 pages 3.7

Babysitter

Babysitter
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2022 • 22 Readers • 449 pages 3.5

The Dark descent

The Dark descent
ByDavid G. Hartwell,King, Stephen,+49 more

1987 • 22 Readers • 1,028 pages 4.5

The Falls

The Falls
ByJoyce Carol Oates

22 Readers 3.9

48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

2023 • 19 Readers • 288 pages 2.6

Rape

Rape
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2003 • 19 Readers • 154 pages 4.2

Black Water

Black Water
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1992 • 19 Readers • 165 pages 3.8

Beasts

Beasts
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2001 • 17 Readers • 154 pages 3

A Garden of Earthly Delights

#1 of 3 in Wonderland Quartet

A Garden of Earthly Delights
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1967 • 17 Readers • 406 pages 4

The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford

1969 • 17 Readers • 512 pages

Half-Minute Horrors

Half-Minute Horrors
ByHolly Black,Joyce Carol Oates,+37 more

2009 • 16 Readers • 160 pages 3.4

The Gravedigger's Daughter

The Gravedigger's Daughter
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2007 • 16 Readers • 582 pages 4

Bellefleur

#1 of 4 in The Gothic Saga

Bellefleur
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1980 • 16 Readers • 592 pages 4.7

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5 Dark Corners (Amazon Original Stories)

Miao Dao
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2018 • 16 Readers • 66 pages 3.2

My Life as a Rat

My Life as a Rat
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2019 • 14 Readers • 416 pages 4

999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense

999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense
ByStephen King,William Peter Blatty,+25 more

1999 • 13 Readers • 688 pages 2.7

American Melancholy: Poems

American Melancholy: Poems
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2021 • 13 Readers • 128 pages 3

Daddy Love

Daddy Love
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2013 • 12 Readers • 280 pages 4.5

The Man Without a Shadow

The Man Without a Shadow
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2016 • 12 Readers • 384 pages 3

The corn maiden and other nightmares

2011 • 12 Readers • 365 pages 3.3

Expensive people

Expensive people
ByJoyce Carol Oates

11 Readers 4

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales

1998 • 11 Readers • 402 pages

The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror

10 Readers 2.6

The Tattooed Girl

The Tattooed Girl
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2003 • 10 Readers • 320 pages 3.6

Wild Nights!

Wild Nights!
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2008 • 10 Readers • 238 pages 3.3

What I Lived For

What I Lived For
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1994 • 10 Readers • 624 pages 4

The (Other) You

The (Other) You
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2021 • 10 Readers • 288 pages 5

Fragments

Fragments
ByMarilyn Monroe

2010 • 9 Readers • 239 pages 3.7

Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror

Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
ByKirby McCauley(Editor),Dennis Etchison(Contributor)

1980 • 9 Readers • 715 pages 3

Jack of Spades

Jack of Spades
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2016 • 9 Readers • 240 pages 4

A Fair Maiden

A Fair Maiden
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2010 • 9 Readers • 165 pages 2.3

Black Heart, Ivory Bones

Black Heart, Ivory Bones
ByBrian M. Stableford(Contributor),Ellen Datlow(Editor)

2000 • 9 Readers • 368 pages 3.5

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A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers
ByJoyce Carol Oates,Yumi Dineen Shiroma,+13 more

8 Readers 3

I'll Take You There

I'll Take You There
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2002 • 8 Readers • 304 pages 3

In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper

2016 • 8 Readers • 288 pages

On Boxing

On Boxing
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1987 • 8 Readers • 304 pages 3

The Apocalypse Reader

The Apocalypse Reader
ByH. G. Wells,Grace Aguilar,+31 more

2007 • 8 Readers • 336 pages 2

American gothic tales

American gothic tales
ByJoyce Carol Oates

8 Readers

Wonderland

#4 of 3 in Wonderland Quartet

Wonderland
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1971 • 8 Readers • 512 pages 4

Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart

1990 • 8 Readers • 416 pages

Tails of Wonder and Imagination

Tails of Wonder and Imagination
ByTanith Lee(Contributor),Lawrence Block(Contributor)

2001 • 8 Readers • 480 pages 3.3

The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art

2003 • 8 Readers • 178 pages 4

Carthage

Carthage
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2013 • 7 Readers • 496 pages 2.5

My Sister, My Love

My Sister, My Love
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2008 • 7 Readers • 576 pages 3.5

I Am No One You Know

I Am No One You Know
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2004 • 7 Readers • 304 pages 4.5

Black Girl/White Girl

Black Girl/White Girl
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2006 • 7 Readers • 272 pages 3.5

Missing Mom

Missing Mom
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2005 • 7 Readers • 464 pages 3.3

Middle age

Middle age
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2001 • 6 Readers • 480 pages 3.6

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The Sign of the Beast
ByJoyce Carol Oates

6 Readers 3.3

My Heart Laid Bare

#4 of 4 in The Gothic Saga

My Heart Laid Bare
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1998 • 6 Readers • 312 pages 3

The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982

2002 • 6 Readers • 528 pages 3

Big Mouth & Ugly Girl

Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2002 • 6 Readers • 272 pages 3.4

Pursuit

Pursuit
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2019 • 6 Readers • 216 pages 3

Little Bird of Heaven

Little Bird of Heaven
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2009 • 6 Readers • 448 pages 2.6

Breathe

Breathe
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2021 • 6 Readers • 368 pages 4

Zero-Sum: Stories

Zero-Sum: Stories
ByJoyce Carol Oates

6 Readers 3.5

Mudwoman

Mudwoman
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2012 • 6 Readers • 428 pages 3.3

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
ByJohn Freeman(Editor),Danez Smith(Contributor)

2017 • 5 Readers • 350 pages 5

Night, Neon

Night, Neon
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2021 • 5 Readers • 312 pages 3.5

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Mysteries of Winterthurn
ByJoyce Carol Oates

5 Readers 2

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Dreams Fom the Witch House
ByJoyce Carol Oates,Caitlín R. Kiernan

2016 • 5 Readers • 340 pages 3.5

Dear Husband

Dear Husband
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2009 • 5 Readers • 326 pages 3

Boston Noir 2: The Classics

Boston Noir 2: The Classics
ByKenneth Abel(Contributor),Linda Barnes(Contributor)

2012 • 5 Readers 3

Lovely, dark, deep

Lovely, dark, deep
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2014 • 5 Readers • 420 pages 3

The Best American Short Stories 2011

8 The Best American Short Stories

The Best American Short Stories 2011
ByGeraldine Brooks(Editor),Richard Powers(Contributor)

2011 • 5 Readers • 384 pages 3

The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense

2005 • 5 Readers • 275 pages 3.5

Rape: A Love Story

Rape: A Love Story
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2003 • 5 Readers • 154 pages 3

You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1987 • 5 Readers • 436 pages

Freaky Green Eyes

Freaky Green Eyes
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2003 • 5 Readers • 341 pages 2

Solstice

Solstice
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1985 • 5 Readers • 240 pages 3.5

The best American essays of the century

5 Readers

High Lonesome: New and Selected Stories 1966-2006

2007 • 5 Readers • 688 pages 3

Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque

1994 • 5 Readers • 324 pages 2

Uncensored: Views & (Re)views

2005 • 4 Readers • 384 pages

I Lock My Door Upon Myself

I Lock My Door Upon Myself
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1990 • 4 Readers • 108 pages 4

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4 Readers 4.5

The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque

1998 • 4 Readers • 321 pages 4

Son of the Morning

Son of the Morning
ByJoyce Carol Oates

1978 • 4 Readers • 404 pages 3

Faithless

Faithless
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2001 • 4 Readers • 386 pages 5

Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror

Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror
ByEllen Datlow(editor),Simon Bestwick(Contributor)

2024 • 4 Readers • 336 pages

Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times

2001 • 4 Readers • 268 pages

Dark Screams: Volume Six

Dark Screams: Volume Six
ByJoyce Carol Oates,Norman Prentiss

2017 • 4 Readers • 188 pages 3

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A Convergence of Birds
ByJonathan Safran Foer,Joyce Carol Oates

2001 • 3 Readers • 160 pages

Sourland

Sourland
ByJoyce Carol Oates

2010 • 3 Readers • 373 pages 3

Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales

Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales
ByEllen Datlow(Editor),Sandra Kasturi(Contributor)

2017 • 3 Readers • 336 pages