Truman Capote Books in Order
31 books are credited to Truman Capote, published between 1944 and 2015; 13 of them appeared after Truman Capote's death in 1984. The first book is Miriam (1944) and the newest is The Early Stories of Truman Capote (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 1944–2015
- Confirmed
- 1 of 31 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,013 in 25 of 31 books
- Reading time
- 84–125 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,013 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 31 titles with a page count on record.
Short fiction accounts for much of Truman Capote's listing. Miriam (1944) is the earliest title, followed by Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948), A Tree of Night and Other Stories (1949), A Christmas Memory (1956) and The Grass Harp (1956). Thirty entries are catalogued through The Early Stories of Truman Capote (2015). Boys, friendship, families and American Christmas stories fill the subject tags.
How many Truman Capote books are there?
Truman Capote has 31 books, released between 1944 and 2015. 13 of them were published after Truman Capote's death in 1984.
Truman Capote Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Truman Capote 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.
- 1Miriam1944 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/41944401/4
- 2My Side of the Matter1945 · confirmed 1/41945–1/4
- 3Other Voices, Other Rooms1948 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/419482311/4
- 4A Tree of Night and Other Stories1949 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419491441/4
- 5Jug of Silver1949 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/41949471/4
- 6The Grass Harp1956 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/419562161/4
- 7A Christmas Memory1956 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41956481/4
- 8The Muses are Heard1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 9The Duke in His Domain1957 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41957641/4
- 10House of Flowers1958 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/419581111/4
- 11Breakfast at Tiffany's1958 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/419581781/4
- 12Selected Writings1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 13In Cold Blood1965 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/419653431/4
- 14The Dogs Bark1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 15Grass Harp1974 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/419741911/4
- 16Children On Their Birthdays1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 17Music for Chameleons1980 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/419802621/4
- 18One Christmas1982 · 41 pages · confirmed 1/41982411/4
- 19Answered Prayers1986 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/419861801/4
- 20I Remember Grandpa1987 · 37 pages · confirmed 1/41987371/4
- 2119873743/4
- 22The Complete Stories of Truman Capote1993 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/419933001/4
- 23The Complete Stories1993 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/419933001/4
- 24Portraits and Observations1995 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/419955281/4
- 25A Christmas Memory1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419961281/4
- 26Three by Truman Capote2000 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/420003581/4
- 27A House on the Heights2002 · 43 pages · confirmed 1/42002431/4
- 28Too Brief a Treat2004 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420045121/4
- 29Summer Crossing2005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420051601/4
- 30Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 31The Early Stories of Truman Capote2015 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/420151771/4
Truman Capote 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.
Literary Conversations in order
1 bookStandalone books
30 books30 Truman Capote titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Truman Capote Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Truman Capote books run from Miriam (1944) to The Early Stories of Truman Capote (2015), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Truman Capote in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Truman Capote books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 31 Truman Capote books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Truman Capote
Start with Miriam (1944), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Truman Capote book?
The Early Stories of Truman Capote (2015) is the newest Truman Capote book released so far.
Is there a new Truman Capote book coming?
No next Truman Capote 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 Truman Capote has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Truman Capote. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- O. Henry Award1948Won
Truman Capote at a glance
- Died
- Truman Capote died in 1984, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Truman Capote are still being published after Truman Capote's death in 1984; the newest appeared in 2015.
- Release pace
- Truman Capote books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,013 pages across the 25 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 178 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Truman Capote books, 6 of 31, were published in the 1950s.
What the Truman Capote books are about
30 of the 31 Truman Capote books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: boys is tagged on 6 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Boys 6 of 30 books
- Short stories 6 of 30 books
- Authors 5 of 30 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 30 books
- American literature 4 of 30 books
- Capote, truman, 1924-1984 4 of 30 books
- American Christmas stories 3 of 30 books
- Christmas 3 of 30 books
- Family life 3 of 30 books
- Thanksgiving Day 3 of 30 books
- Ältere Frau 2 of 30 books