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Paul Auster Books in Order

Paul Auster has written 45 books, published between 1980 and 2023. The first book is White Spaces (1980) and the newest is Bloodbath Nation (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Paul Auster also publishes as Paul Benjaminn.

Books
45
Published
1980–2023
Pages on record
9,588 in 37 of 45 books
Reading time
160–240 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,588 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 45 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Paul Auster, author of the New York Trilogy

Paul Auster, born in 1947 and died in 2024, was an American novelist, memoirist, poet and filmmaker whose fiction keeps returning to New York, authorship and the shape of a life. The New York Trilogy, City of Glass, Ghosts and The Locked Room, is the best known work, alongside Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012) and 4 3 2 1 (2017). Auster's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. Forty-five titles are catalogued, from White Spaces (1980) to Bloodbath Nation (2023).

How many Paul Auster books are there?

Paul Auster has 45 books, released between 1980 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the New York Trilogy series.

Paul Auster Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 45 Paul Auster 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 White Spaces by Paul Auster (1980)
  2. Cover of The Art of Hunger by Paul Auster (1983)
  3. Cover of The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert by Paul Auster (1983)
  4. Cover of The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster (1985)
  5. Cover of Ghosts by Paul Auster, book 2 of the New York Trilogy (1986)
  6. Cover of The Locked Room by Paul Auster, book 3 of the New York Trilogy (1986)
  7. Cover of In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster (1987)
  8. Cover of Moon Palace by Paul Auster (1989)
  9. Cover of The Music of Chance by Paul Auster (1990)
  10. Cover of Blue in the Face by Paul Auster (1990)
  11. Cover of Auggie Wren's Christmas Story by Paul Auster (1990)
  12. Cover of Leviathan by Paul Auster (1992)
  13. Cover of The Red Notebook by Paul Auster (1993)
  14. Cover of Smoke by Paul Auster (1995)
  15. Cover of Why Write? by Paul Auster (1996)
  16. Cover of Translations by Paul Auster (1997)
  17. Cover of Paul Auster's New York by Paul Auster (1997)
  18. Cover of Hand to Mouth by Paul Auster (1997)
  19. Cover of Lulu on the Bridge by Paul Auster (1998)
  20. Cover of The Inner Life of Martin Frost by Paul Auster (2000)
  21. Cover of The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster (2002)
  22. Cover of The Story of My Typewriter by Paul Auster (2002)
  23. Cover of Oracle Night by Paul Auster (2004)
  24. Cover of The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster (2005)
  1. 1
    White Spaces1980 · 30 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198030
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  2. 2
    The Art of Hunger1983 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983395
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  3. 3
    The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert1983 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983181
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  4. 4
    City of GlassNew York Trilogy #11985 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985203
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  5. 5
    The Invention of Solitude1985 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985176
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  6. 6
    GhostsNew York Trilogy #21986 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198696
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  7. 7
    The Locked RoomNew York Trilogy #31986 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986179
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  8. 8
    In the Country of Last Things1987 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987188
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  9. 9
    Moon Palace1989 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989307
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  10. 10
    The Music of Chance1990 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990217
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  11. 11
    Blue in the Face1990 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990290
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  12. 12
    Auggie Wren's Christmas Story1990 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199034
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  13. 13
    Leviathan1992 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992288
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  14. 14
    The Red Notebook1993 · 103 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993103
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  15. 15
    Mr. Vertigo1994 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994278
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  16. 16
    Smoke1995 · 369 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995369
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  17. 17
    Why Write?1996 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199658
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  18. 18
    Translations1997 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997408
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  19. 19
    Paul Auster's New York1997 · 97 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199797
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  20. 20
    Hand to Mouth1997 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997169
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  21. 21
    Lulu on the Bridge1998 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998160
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  22. 22
    Dream Days in Hotel1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  23. 23
    Timbuktu1999 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999192
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  24. 24
    Sophie Calle: Double Game1999 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999296
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  25. 25
    The Inner Life of Martin Frost2000 · 123 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000123
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  26. 26
    The Book of Illusions2002 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002336
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  27. 27
    The Story of My Typewriter2002 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200263
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  28. 28
    Collected Prose2003 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003608
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  29. 29
    Oracle Night2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
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  30. 30
    The Brooklyn Follies2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005320
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Paul Auster 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.

New York Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. City of Glass
  2. 2. Ghosts
  3. 3. The Locked Room

Standalone books

42 books

42 Paul Auster titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Paul Auster books in order?

You only need to read Paul Auster books in order within the New York Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 45 Paul Auster books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Paul Auster

Start with White Spaces (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Auster book?

Bloodbath Nation (2023) is the newest Paul Auster book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Auster book coming?

No next Paul Auster 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 Paul Auster has won

Wikidata records 6 awards and 1 nomination for Paul Auster. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Princess of Asturias Literary Prize2006Won
  • Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira2001Wonfor Timbuktu
  • Lucien Barrière Literary Award1994Won
  • Prix Médicis étranger1993Won
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction1991Won
  • Prix France-Culture de littérature étrangère1989Won
  • Booker Prize2017Shortlistedfor 4 3 2 1

Paul Auster at a glance

Died
Paul Auster died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Paul Auster on record dates from 2023.
Release pace
Paul Auster books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,588 pages across the 37 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 217 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Auster books, 15 of 45, were published in the 1990s.

What the Paul Auster books are about

38 of the 45 Paul Auster books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 7 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.