Armistead Maupin

  • 18

    Catalog books

  • 24

    Works

  • 1990 to 2017

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Armistead Maupin has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 18 catalog-linked books across 1990 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and HarperCollins Publishers.

Best Place To Start

Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel

Harpercollins • 2007 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins and HarperCollins Publishers

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and HarperCollins Publishers.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 277 pages.

  2. The Night Listener: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 342 pages.

  3. The Night Listener

    Harpercollins • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 344 pages.

  4. More Tales of the City

    Harpercollins • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 352 pages.

  5. Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City Series, V. 3)

    Harpercollins • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 368 pages.

  6. Sure Of You

    Harpercollins • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 262 pages.

  7. Maybe the Moon: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 320 pages.

  8. The days of Anna Madrigal

    Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers • 2014 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 270 pages.

  9. Significant Others

    Vintage • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 278 pages.

  10. Babycakes (Tales of the City Series, V. 4)

    Perennial • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 316 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel is the easier short commitment, while The Night Listener: A Novel asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Night Listener: A Novel gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel leans later in the catalog.

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