Gail Godwin Books in Order
Gail Godwin is a distinguished American novelist and short story writer. Her extensive body of work includes a non-fiction book, two collections of short stories, and eleven novels, with three receiving National Book Award nominations and five achieving New York Times Bestseller status. A recipient of numerous honors, Godwin has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Her writing has been recognized with multiple National Book Award nominations and five novels have secured a spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Godwin resides and continues to write in Woodstock, New York.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Gail Godwin
- #1AmazonThe Writer on Her Work(1980)
- #2AmazonReal Life: Writers from Nine Countries Illuminate the Life of the Modern Woman(1981)
- #3AmazonThe Best American Short Stories 1985(1985)
- #4AmazonGrowing Up in the South(1991)
- #5AmazonListening for God, Vol. 2(1996)
- #6AmazonFirst Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors(2000)
- #7AmazonWriters on Writing(2001)
- #8AmazonWatch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas(2001)
- #9Amazon12 Short Stories and Their Making(2005)
- #10Amazon27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry(2012)
- #1AmazonThe Perfectionists(1970)
- #2AmazonGlass People(1972)
- #3AmazonThe Odd Woman(1974)
- #4AmazonViolet Clay(1978)
- #5AmazonA Mother and Two Daughters(1982)
- #6AmazonThe Finishing School(1984)
- #7AmazonA Southern Family(1987)
- #8AmazonThe Good Husband(1994)
- #9AmazonEvenings at Five(2003)
- #10AmazonQueen of the Underworld(2006)
- #11AmazonUnfinished Desires(2009)
- #12AmazonFlora(2013)
- #13AmazonGrief Cottage(2017)
- #14AmazonOld Lovegood Girls(2020)
- #15AmazonDream Children(1976)
- #16AmazonMr. Bedford and the Muses(1983)
About Gail Godwin
Gail Godwin is a distinguished American novelist and short story writer. Her extensive body of work includes a non-fiction book, two collections of short stories, and eleven novels, with three receiving National Book Award nominations and five achieving New York Times Bestseller status. A recipient of numerous honors, Godwin has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Her writing has been recognized with multiple National Book Award nominations and five novels have secured a spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Godwin resides and continues to write in Woodstock, New York.
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