Mary McCarthy Books in Order
Mary McCarthy is a celebrated American literary critic and author of over two dozen books. Born in Seattle, she studied at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, graduating in 1933. McCarthy's incisive writing style earned her recognition as a contributor to prominent publications such as the Nation, the New Republic, and the New York Review of Books. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), marked the beginning of her ascent to literary fame, solidified by the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 and her now-classic novel The Group, which became a 1963 New York Times bestseller. McCarthy's reputation as a prominent writer of her generation continues to endure.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Mary McCarthy
- #1AmazonMemories of a Catholic Girlhood(1946)
- #2AmazonVenice Observed(1956)
- #3AmazonSights and Spectacles(1957)
- #4AmazonThe Stones of Florence(1959)
- #5AmazonVietnam(1967)
- #6AmazonHanoi(1968)
- #7AmazonMedina(1972)
- #8AmazonThe Mask of State(1974)
- #9AmazonIdeas and the Novel(1980)
- #10AmazonOccasional Prose: Essays(1985)
- #11AmazonHow I Grew(1987)
- #12AmazonIntellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938(1992)
- #13AmazonBetween Friends (With: Hannah Arendt)(1995)
- #14AmazonCast a Cold Eye(1950)
- #15AmazonOn the Contrary(1962)
- #16AmazonWriting on the Wall and Other Literary Essays(1971)
- #17AmazonThe Hounds of Summer and Other Stories(1981)
- #18AmazonA Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays(2001)
- #19AmazonNovels 1963-1979(2017)
- #20AmazonMary McCarthy: The Complete Fiction(2017)
- #21AmazonShort Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century(1954)
- #22AmazonWomen Writers at Work(1989)
- #23AmazonWriting Women's Lives(1994)
- #24AmazonFirst Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers(1994)
- #25AmazonWriting New York(1998)
About Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy is a celebrated American literary critic and author of over two dozen books. Born in Seattle, she studied at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, graduating in 1933. McCarthy's incisive writing style earned her recognition as a contributor to prominent publications such as the Nation, the New Republic, and the New York Review of Books. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), marked the beginning of her ascent to literary fame, solidified by the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 and her now-classic novel The Group, which became a 1963 New York Times bestseller. McCarthy's reputation as a prominent writer of her generation continues to endure.
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