Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings books in order
American novelist
- Lived
- 1896–1953
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 9
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings published 5 novels, 1 novella, 2 short story collections and 1 non-fiction book, beginning with The Yearling (1938).
Updated September 2026
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The Yearling
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
South Moon Under (1931)
The Yearling (1938)
When the Whippoorwill (1940)
Cross Creek (1942)
The Sojourner (1953)
Novellas in order
The Secret River (1955)
Short story collections in order
The Marjorie Rawlings Reader (1956)
Short Stories by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1994)
Non-fiction in order
Cross Creek Cookery (1942)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Yearling (1946)Film · from The Yearling
- The YearlingTV · from The Yearling
- Cross Creek (1983)Film · from Cross Creek
About Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American writer who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Her best known work, The Yearling—about a boy who adopts an orphaned fawn—won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939 and was later made into a movie of the same name. The book was written before the concept of young adult fiction arose but is now commonly included in teen reading lists.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings FAQ
- How many books has Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings written?
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings published 5 novels, 1 novella, 2 short story collections and 1 non-fiction book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Yearling.
- What is Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's last book?
- The Secret River (1955).
- What is Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's most famous book?
- The Yearling (1938) is Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's most widely read book.
- Which Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings books have been adapted?
- 2 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Yearling (film, 1946) and Cross Creek (film, 1983).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.