Upton Sinclair Books in Order

How many Upton Sinclair books are there?

Upton Sinclair has 116 books, released between 1900 and 2021. 12 of them were published after Upton Sinclair's death in 1968. They include 3 series and 92 titles listed outside any series.

Upton Sinclair Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 116 Upton Sinclair 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.

Upton Sinclair series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Lanny Budd books in order 12 books

Upton Sinclair books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Do you have to read Upton Sinclair books in order?

You only need to read Upton Sinclair books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Upton Sinclair

Start with World's End (1940), the first Lanny Budd book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Profits of Religion (1900).

What is the newest Upton Sinclair book?

Index to the Lanny Budd Story (2021) is the newest Upton Sinclair book released so far.

Is there a new Upton Sinclair book coming?

No next Upton Sinclair 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 Upton Sinclair has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 4 nominations for Upton Sinclair. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Pulitzer Prize for the Novel1943Wonfor Dragon's Teeth
• Nobel Prize in Literature1965Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1934Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1933Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1932Shortlisted

Upton Sinclair at a glance

Died

Upton Sinclair died in 1968, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Upton Sinclair are still being published after Upton Sinclair's death in 1968; the newest appeared in 2021.

Release pace

Upton Sinclair books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

15,271 pages across the 46 of 116 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Upton Sinclair books, 28 of 116, were published in the 1930s.

What the Upton Sinclair books are about

52 of the 116 Upton Sinclair books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 5 of 52. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• History 5 of 52 books
• Biography 4 of 52 books
• Drama 4 of 52 books
• Historical fiction 4 of 52 books
• Imprints 4 of 52 books
• Social problems 4 of 52 books
• American fiction 3 of 52 books
• American literature 3 of 52 books
• Classic literature 3 of 52 books
• Lanny Budd (Fictitious character) 3 of 52 books
• World War, 1939-1945 3 of 52 books
• Authors 2 of 52 books