Lydia Davis has published 1 novel, 7 short story collections, 2 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 7 other books, beginning with The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (2009). The latest is Our Strangers (2023).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Lydia Davis
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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis's most-read book.
Newest
Our Strangers
Published October 2023.
Standalone novels in order
The End of the Story (1994)
Short story collections in order
Break It Down (1986)
Almost No Memory (1997)
Varieties of Disturbance (2007)
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (2009)
Can't and Won't (2014)
Night Train (2021)
Our Strangers (Oct 2023)
Non-fiction in order
HarperTrue Life - a Short Read - Raw (2015)
Essays (2019)
Children's books in order
Alfred Ollivant's Bob, Son of Battle (2014)
Other books in order
Story, and Other Stories (1983)
Blind Date (1998)
The Cows (2011)
Letters to His Neighbor (2017)
Letters to the Lady Upstairs (2017)
Thyroid Diary (2020)
Essays 2 (2021)
About Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Davis has produced several new translations of French literary classics, including Swann's Way by Marcel Proust and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Lydia Davis FAQ
- How many books has Lydia Davis written?
- Lydia Davis has published 1 novel, 7 short story collections, 2 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 7 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Lydia Davis's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis.
- What is Lydia Davis's latest book?
- Our Strangers (2023).
- What is Lydia Davis's most famous book?
- The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis (2009) is Lydia Davis's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.