Erskine Caldwell Books in Order: All 53 books (1929

How many Erskine Caldwell books are there?

Erskine Caldwell has 53 books, released between 1929 and 1999. 3 of them were published after Erskine Caldwell's death in 1987.

Erskine Caldwell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 53 Erskine Caldwell books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

Cover of Journeyman by Erskine Caldwell (1935)

Cover of The Sacrilege of Alan Kent by Erskine Caldwell (1936)

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Erskine Caldwell books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

53 books

53 Erskine Caldwell titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Erskine Caldwell books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 53 Erskine Caldwell books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Erskine Caldwell

Start with The Bastard (1929), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Erskine Caldwell book?

Selected Letters, 1929-1955 (1999) is the newest Erskine Caldwell book released so far.

Is there a new Erskine Caldwell book coming?

No next Erskine Caldwell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Erskine Caldwell at a glance

Died: Erskine Caldwell died in 1987, according to Wikidata.
After death: Books credited to Erskine Caldwell are still being published after Erskine Caldwell's death in 1987; the newest appeared in 1999.
Release pace: Erskine Caldwell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length: 2,136 pages across the 12 of 53 books with a recorded length, a median of 188 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Erskine Caldwell books, 15 of 53, were published in the 1950s.

When Erskine Caldwell books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Erskine Caldwell titles appeared. 1950s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.

1920s

1

1930s

6

1940s

10

1950s

15

1960s

12

1970s

4

1980s

2

1990s

3

53 books total across 8 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Erskine Caldwell books are about

13 of the 53 Erskine Caldwell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: social life and customs is tagged on 3 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Social life and customs 3 of 13 books
Novelists 2 of 13 books
Fiction in English 2 of 13 books