Lorrie Moore Books in Order
Lorrie Moore has written 17 books, published between 1985 and 2023. The first book is Self-Help (1985) and the newest is I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1985–2023
- Confirmed
- 1 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,109 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 52–78 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,109 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Lorrie Moore, born Marie Lorena Moore on January 13, 1957, is an American writer, critic and essayist. She is best known for short stories, several of which have won major awards, and she has taught creative writing since 1984. Self-Help (1985) is her first catalogued book, followed by Anagrams (1986), Like Life (1990) and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (1994). Birds of America: Stories came out in 1998 and A Gate at the Stairs in 2009. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home (2023) is the newest title.
How many Lorrie Moore books are there?
Lorrie Moore has 17 books, released between 1985 and 2023.
Lorrie Moore Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Lorrie Moore 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.
- 1Self-Help1985 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419851761/4
- 2Anagrams1986 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419862401/4
- 3The Forgotten Helper1988 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41988641/4
- 4Like Life1990 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/419901781/4
- 5I Know Some Things1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419922561/4
- 6Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?1994 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419941601/4
- 7Birds of America: Stories1998 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/419982911/4
- 8Collected Stories2008 · 704 pages · confirmed 1/420087041/4
- 9The Collected Stories2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 10A Gate at the Stairs2009 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420093361/4
- 11Vissi d'Arte2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 12Bark2014 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420141921/4
- 13How To Become A Writer2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 14Real Estate2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 15See What Can Be Done2018 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420185121/4
- 162019–3/4
- 17I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Lorrie Moore 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.
Faber Stories in order
1 book- 21. Terrific Mother
Standalone books
16 books16 Lorrie Moore titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lorrie Moore books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 17 Lorrie Moore books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Lorrie Moore
Start with Self-Help (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lorrie Moore book?
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home (2023) is the newest Lorrie Moore book released so far.
Is there a new Lorrie Moore book coming?
No next Lorrie Moore 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 Lorrie Moore has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 1 nomination for Lorrie Moore. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction2023Wonfor I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home
- PEN/Malamud Award2005Won
- O. Henry Award1998Won
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2024Shortlistedfor I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home
Lorrie Moore at a glance
- Paused
- No new Lorrie Moore title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Lorrie Moore books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,109 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lorrie Moore books, 6 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lorrie Moore books are about
12 of the 17 Lorrie Moore 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 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Short stories 5 of 12 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 12 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 12 books
- Coming of age 2 of 12 books
- United states, social life and customs 2 of 12 books