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Karen Joy Fowler Books in Order

Karen Joy Fowler has written 16 books, published between 1986 and 2022. The first book is Artificial Things (1986) and the newest is Booth (2022). One more title is announced: Otter Music (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16 + 1 announced
Published
1986–2022
Confirmed
2 of 17 titles
Pages on record
2,819 in 10 of 17 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,819 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Karen Joy Fowler, author

Karen Joy Fowler is an American author of science fiction, fantasy and literary fiction whose work often centers on the nineteenth century, women's lives and social alienation. The Jane Austen Book Club (2004) is Fowler's best-known novel and became a film with the same title. Artificial Things (1986) is the earliest book in the catalogue, and Sarah Canary (1991), The Sweetheart Season (1996), Black Glass (1998) and Sister Noon (2001) follow. Booth (2022) is the newest published title, and Otter Music is scheduled for 2027.

How many Karen Joy Fowler books are there?

Karen Joy Fowler has 16 published books, released between 1986 and 2022. One more, Otter Music (2027), is announced.

Karen Joy Fowler Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Karen Joy Fowler 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 Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler (1991)
  2. Cover of The Sweetheart Season by Karen Joy Fowler (1996)
  3. Cover of Black Glass by Karen Joy Fowler (1998)
  4. Cover of The Pelican Bar (in What I Didn't See) by Karen Joy Fowler (2002)
  5. Cover of Wit's End / The Case of the Imaginary Detective by Karen Joy Fowler (2008)
  6. Cover of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (2013)
  7. Cover of Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (2022)
  1. 1
    Artificial Things1986 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986218
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  2. 2
    The Faithful Companion at Forty (in Asimov's)1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Peripheral VisionAuthor's Choice Monthly #41990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Sarah Canary1991 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991304
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  5. 5
    The War of the Roses1991 · 43 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199143
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  6. 6
    The Sweetheart Season1996 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996352
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  7. 7
    Standing Room Only (in Asimov's)1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Black Glass1998 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998242
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  9. 9
    Sister Noon2001 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001321
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Pelican Bar (in What I Didn't See)2002 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002197
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Jane Austen Book Club2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Wit's End / The Case of the Imaginary Detective2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Younger Women2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves2013 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013310
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Science of HerselfOutspoken Authors #122013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Booth2022 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022480
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Otter Music2027 · confirmed 1/4
    2027–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Karen Joy Fowler 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.

Author's Choice Monthly in order

1 book
  1. 4. Peripheral Vision

Outspoken Authors in order

1 book
  1. 12. The Science of Herself

Standalone books

15 books

15 Karen Joy Fowler titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karen Joy Fowler books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 17 Karen Joy Fowler books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Karen Joy Fowler

Start with Artificial Things (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karen Joy Fowler book?

Booth (2022) is the newest Karen Joy Fowler book released so far.

Is there a new Karen Joy Fowler book coming?

Yes. Otter Music (2027) is the next Karen Joy Fowler book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Karen Joy Fowler has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 46 nominations for Karen Joy Fowler. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Indiana Authors Awards2016Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection2011Wonfor What I Didn't See and Other Stories
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2010Wonfor The Pelican Bar
  • Shirley Jackson Award2009Won
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story2008Wonfor Always
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story2004Wonfor What I Didn't See
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1999Wonfor Black Glass
  • Astounding Award for Best New Writer1987Won
  • Booker Prize2022Shortlistedfor Booth
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2018Shortlistedfor Persephone of the Crows
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology2017Shortlistedfor The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016
  • Locus Award for Best Anthology2017Shortlistedfor The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016

Karen Joy Fowler at a glance

Still publishing
Karen Joy Fowler is still publishing. Otter Music is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Karen Joy Fowler books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,819 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 307 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karen Joy Fowler books, 6 of 17, were published in the 1990s.

What the Karen Joy Fowler books are about

9 of the 17 Karen Joy Fowler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 2 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.