Tracy Kidder Books in Order
Tracy Kidder has written 12 books, published between 1974 and 2023. The first book is The Road to Yuba City (1974) and the newest is Rough Sleepers (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1974–2023
- Pages on record
- 317 in 1 of 12 books
Tracy Kidder (1945-2026) was an American writer of non-fiction, regarded as a literary journalist for the story line and personal voice in the work. The Soul of a New Machine (1981), on the building of a computer at Data General Corporation, won the Pulitzer Prize; Mountains Beyond Mountains (2003) is a biography of Paul Farmer, the physician and anthropologist who founded Partners in Health. Twelve books are catalogued, from The Road to Yuba City (1974) to Rough Sleepers (2023). Kidder named John McPhee, A. J. Liebling and George Orwell as influences.
How many Tracy Kidder books are there?
Tracy Kidder has 12 books, released between 1974 and 2023.
Tracy Kidder Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Tracy Kidder 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.
- 1The Road to Yuba City1974 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/419743171/4
- 2The Soul of A New Machine1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 3House1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 4Among Schoolchildren1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 5Old Friends1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 6Home Town1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 7Mountains Beyond Mountains2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 8My Detachment: A Memoir2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 9Strength in What Remains2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 10Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 11A Truck Full of Money2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 12Rough Sleepers2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Tracy Kidder 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
12 books12 Tracy Kidder titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tracy Kidder books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 Tracy Kidder books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Tracy Kidder
Start with The Road to Yuba City (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tracy Kidder book?
Rough Sleepers (2023) is the newest Tracy Kidder book released so far.
Is there a new Tracy Kidder book coming?
No next Tracy Kidder 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 Tracy Kidder has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for Tracy Kidder. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction1982Won
- National Book Award1982Won
- The Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism1979Won
Tracy Kidder at a glance
- Died
- Tracy Kidder died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Tracy Kidder on record dates from 2023.
- Release pace
- Tracy Kidder books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 317 pages across the 1 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 317 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tracy Kidder books, 3 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Tracy Kidder books are about
1 of the 12 Tracy Kidder books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Boston (mass.), social conditions 1 of 1 books
- Homeless persons 1 of 1 books
- Homelessness 1 of 1 books
- Sociology 1 of 1 books