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Joyce Maynard Books in Order

Joyce Maynard has written 22 books, published between 1973 and 2026. The first book is Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties (1973) and the newest is In Wonderland (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1973–2026
Pages on record
4,803 in 16 of 22 books
Reading time
80–120 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,803 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Joyce Maynard, author

Joyce Maynard writes memoir and fiction about mothers, fathers and daughters, and lives altered by a single event. The catalogue opens with Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties (1973), then Baby Love (1981), Camp-Out (1985), Domestic Affairs (1987), New House (1987) and To Die For (1992). 22 titles are catalogued in all, the newest being In Wonderland.

How many Joyce Maynard books are there?

Joyce Maynard has 22 books, released between 1973 and 2026.

Joyce Maynard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Joyce Maynard 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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties by Joyce Maynard (1973)
  2. Cover of To Die For by Joyce Maynard (1992)
  3. Cover of At Home in the World by Joyce Maynard (1998)
  4. Cover of The Usual Rules by Joyce Maynard (2003)
  5. Cover of The Cloud Chamber by Joyce Maynard (2005)
  6. Cover of Internal Combustion: The Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City by Joyce Maynard (2006)
  7. Cover of Labor Day by Joyce Maynard (2009)
  8. Cover of The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard (2010)
  9. Cover of After Her by Joyce Maynard (2013)
  10. Cover of Under the Influence by Joyce Maynard (2016)
  11. Cover of The Best of Us by Joyce Maynard (2017)
  12. Cover of Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard (2021)
  13. Cover of The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard (2023)
  1. 1
    Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties1973 · 184 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973184
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  2. 2
    Baby Love1981 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981243
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  3. 3
    Camp-Out1985 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198532
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  4. 4
    Domestic Affairs: Enduring the Pleasures of Motherhood and Family Life1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    New House1987 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198732
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  6. 6
    To Die For1992 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992258
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  7. 7
    Where Love Goes1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  8. 8
    At Home in the World1998 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998384
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  9. 9
    The Usual Rules2003 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003400
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  10. 10
    The Cloud Chamber2005 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005274
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  11. 11
    Internal Combustion: The Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City2006 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006496
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  12. 12
    Labor Day2009 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009244
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  13. 13
    The Good Daughters2010 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010278
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  14. 14
    After Her2013 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013309
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  15. 15
    An 18-Year-Old Looks Back on Life2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  16. 16
    Under the Influence2016 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016336
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  17. 17
    The Best of Us2017 · 437 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017437
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  18. 18
    Count the Ways2021 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021464
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  19. 19
    The Influencer2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  20. 20
    The Bird Hotel2023 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2023432
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  21. 21
    How the Light Gets In2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  22. 22
    In Wonderland2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Joyce Maynard 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

22 books

22 Joyce Maynard titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Joyce Maynard books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 22 Joyce Maynard books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Joyce Maynard

Start with Looking Back: A Chronicle of Growing Up Old in the Sixties (1973), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joyce Maynard book?

In Wonderland (2026) is the newest Joyce Maynard book released so far.

Is there a new Joyce Maynard book coming?

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

Awards Joyce Maynard has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Joyce Maynard. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Lucien Barrière Literary Award2025Won
  • grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro du roman étranger2022Won
  • Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine2021Won

Joyce Maynard at a glance

Still publishing
Joyce Maynard published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Joyce Maynard books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
4,803 pages across the 16 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 294 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joyce Maynard books, 5 of 22, were published in the 2020s.

What the Joyce Maynard books are about

17 of the 22 Joyce Maynard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 3 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.