Victoria Chang Books in Order

Victoria Chang has written 12 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Circle (2005) and the newest is Tree of Knowledge (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2005–2026
Pages on record
213 in 3 of 12 books

Victoria Chang is an American poet, editor and professor. Twelve books are catalogued between 2005 and 2026, beginning at Circle (2005) and reaching Tree of Knowledge (2026). The poetry runs through The Boss (2013), Barbie Chang (2017) and Obit (2020), which took the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN/Voelcker Award and the Anisfield-Wolf award in poetry, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. With My Back to the World won the 2024 Forward Prize for Best Collection. Chang also writes nonfiction and children's books; Dear Memory (2021) gathers letters on writing, silence and grief. Recorded subjects include American poetry, Asian American authors and women authors.

How many Victoria Chang books are there?

Victoria Chang has 12 books, released between 2005 and 2026. 1 of them belong to the Crab Orchard in Poetry series.

Victoria Chang Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Victoria Chang 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. 1
    CircleCrab Orchard in Poetry #12005 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200563
  2. 2
    Salvinia Molesta: PoemsVQR Poetry #22008 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008104
  3. 3
    The Boss2013 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201346
  4. 4
    Is Mommy?2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  5. 5
    Barbie Chang2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  6. 6
    Obit2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  7. 7
    Dear Memory2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  8. 8
    Love, Love2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  9. 9
    The Trees Witness Everything2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  10. 10
    With My Back to the World2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  11. 11
    Eureka2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026
  12. 12
    Tree of Knowledge2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

Victoria Chang 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.

Crab Orchard in Poetry in order

1 book
  1. 1. Circle

VQR Poetry in order

1 book
  1. 2. Salvinia Molesta: Poems

Standalone books

10 books

10 Victoria Chang titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Victoria Chang books in order?

You only need to read Victoria Chang books in order within the Crab Orchard in Poetry series, which holds 1 of the 12 Victoria Chang books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Victoria Chang

Start with Circle (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Victoria Chang book?

Tree of Knowledge (2026) is the newest Victoria Chang book released so far.

Is there a new Victoria Chang book coming?

No next Victoria Chang book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Victoria Chang at a glance

Still publishing
Victoria Chang published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Victoria Chang books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
213 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 63 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Victoria Chang books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2020s.

What the Victoria Chang books are about

3 of the 12 Victoria Chang books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.