Louise Erdrich bibliography

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List of works by or about American author Louise Erdrich.

Contents

Novels

Love Medicine series

  1. Love Medicine (1984) ISBN   978-0-06-220631-2, OCLC   883426444
  2. The Beet Queen (1986) ISBN   978-0-06-083527-9, OCLC   1001815788
  3. Tracks (1988)
  4. The Bingo Palace (1994)
  5. Tales of Burning Love (1997) ISBN   978-0-06-176799-9, OCLC   813286547
  6. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (2001) ISBN   978-0-06-157762-8, OCLC   652408048
  7. Four Souls (2004)
  8. The Painted Drum (2005)

Justice trilogy

Other

Short fiction

Collections

Stories

TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
The Red ConvertibleThe Red Convertible: Collected and New Stories 1978-2008First short story published. Later made part of Love Medicine.
Saint Marie1984(March 1984). The Atlantic MonthlyThe Red Convertible: Collected and New Stories 1978-2008Later made part of Love Medicine.
Destiny1985(January 1985). The Atlantic MonthlyThe Red Convertible: Collected and New Stories 1978-2008
Matchimanito1988(July 1988). The Atlantic MonthlyLater expanded into Tracks.
Satan: Hijacker of a Plane1997(August 1997). The Atlantic Monthly
Sister Godzilla2001(February 2001). The Atlantic Monthly
The Fat Man's Race2008Erdrich, Louise (November 3, 2008). "The fat man's race". The New Yorker. Vol. 84, no. 35. pp. 85–86.The Red Convertible: Collected and New Stories 1978-2008
The big cat2014Erdrich, Louise (March 31, 2014). "The big cat". The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 6. pp. 60–64.
The flower2015Erdrich, Louise (June 29, 2015). "The flower". The New Yorker. Vol. 91, no. 18. pp. 56–61.
The Hollow Children2022Erdrich, Louise (November 28, 2022). "The Hollow Children". The New Yorker. Vol. 94.

Children's literature

The Birchbark series

Poetry

Nonfiction

As editor or contributor

Critical studies and reviews of Erdrich's work

Interviews

Notes

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