Books by Joyce Carol Oates

Every Joyce Carol Oates book VibeReads knows about, 54 in total, most popular first. We describe books by the vibe they deliver rather than by genre, so you can tell which one to start with.

1. 1

   Blonde

   2000

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2. 2

   Zombie

   1995

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3. 3

   The Falls

   2004

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4. 4

   The Gravedigger's Daughter

   2007

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5. 5

   Fox

   2025

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   Hazards of Time Travel

   2018

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   The Accursed

   The Gothic Saga #5 · 2013

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8. 8

   Babysitter

   2022

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9. 9

   Miao Dao

   Dark Corners (Amazon Original Stories) #4 · 2018

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    Carthage

    2014

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    Beasts

    2001

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    Mother, missing

    2005

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13. 13

    Jack of Spades

    2016

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    My Sister, My Love

    2008

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15. 15

    A Fair Maiden

    2010

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    Freaky Green Eyes

    2003

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17. 17

    Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars.

    2020

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18. 18

    48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

    2023

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    Black Girl/White Girl

    2006

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    The Tattooed Girl

    2003

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21. 21

    Mudwoman

    2012

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22. 22

    Little Bird of Heaven

    2009

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23. 23

    The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares

    2011

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24. 24

    Bellefleur

    The Gothic Saga #1 · 1980

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25. 25

    Daddy Love

    2013

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26. 26

    The Man Without a Shadow

    2016

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27. 27

    You Must Remember This

    1987

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    I'll Take You There

    2002

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29. 29

    The Sacrifice

    2015

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30. 30

    Evil Eye

    2013

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31. 31

    Evil Eye: Four Novellas of Love Gone Wrong

    2013

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32. 32

    I Am No One You Know

    2004

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33. 33

    Faithless: Tales of Transgression

    2001

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    After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away

    2006

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35. 35

    Sexy

    2005

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36. 36

    L'altra te

    2021

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37. 37

    Give me your heart

    2010

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38. 38

    Dear Husband

    2009

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39. 39

    The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense

    2007

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    Zero-Sum

    2023

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    A Darker Shade: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers

    2023

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    High Lonesome: New and Selected Stories 1966-2006

    2006

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    Two or three things I forgot to tell you

    2012

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    Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense

    2018

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45. 45

    My Heart Laid Bare

    The Gothic Saga #4 · 1998

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46. 46

    The Frenzy: Stories

    2026

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47. 47

    A Bloodsmoor Romance

    The Gothic Saga #2 · 1982

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48. 48

    Mysteries of Winterthurn: A Novel

    The Gothic Saga #3 · 1984

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    We Were the Mulvaneys

    1996

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    Where Is Little Reynard?

    2003

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51. 51

    Come Meet Muffin!

    1998

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52. 52

    Butcher

    2024

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53. 53

    Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart

    1990

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54. 54

    Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers

    2019

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