Siddhartha Mukherjee books in order
Indian-American physician and writer
- Born
- 1970
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 7
Siddhartha Mukherjee has published 2 novels, 4 non-fiction books and 1 other book, beginning with The Emperor of All Maladies (2010). The best-known is The Gene: An Intimate History (2016). The latest is The Song of the Cell (2022).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Siddhartha Mukherjee
Start here
The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee's most-read book.
Shortest way in
The Song of the Cell
One of the most-read, at about 496 pages.
Standalone novels in order
The Emperor of All Maladies (2010)
The Song of the Cell (2022)
Non-fiction in order
The Laws of Medicine (2015)
A Cancer in the Family (2016)
The Gene: An Intimate History (2016)
Process Engineering and Plant Design (2021)
Other books in order
The Gene (2017)
About Siddhartha Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee is an Indian physician, biologist, and author. His first book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (2010), won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and Guardian First Book Award, among other awards. It was listed in the "All-Time 100 Nonfiction Books" by Time magazine in 2011. He followed it with The Gene: An Intimate History (2016), which was among The New York Times 100 best books of 2016, and a finalist for the Wellcome Trust Prize and the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. He won the 2019 Lewis Thomas Prize.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Siddhartha Mukherjee FAQ
- How many books has Siddhartha Mukherjee written?
- Siddhartha Mukherjee has published 2 novels, 4 non-fiction books and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Siddhartha Mukherjee's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Gene: An Intimate History.
- What is Siddhartha Mukherjee's latest book?
- The Song of the Cell (2022).
- What is Siddhartha Mukherjee's most famous book?
- The Gene: An Intimate History (2016) is Siddhartha Mukherjee'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.