Joyce Carol Oates

A spellbinding novel of literary and psychological suspenseabout the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school.

She was an all-American girl who became a legend of unparalleled stature....

From one of America’s most renowned storytellers comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a background of child abductions in the affluent suburbs of Detroit....

In this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “Father of Gyno-Psychiatry,” as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown.

In a work unlike anything she's written before, Joyce Carol Oates unveils a poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband and the aftermath....

A brilliant and thought-provoking novel about family, loyalty and betrayal....

In her inimitable style, Oates takes the listener on journeys through small American towns and the biggest urban sprawls. Tales of loss, grief, and violent ends; murder or the slow decay of time; failed relationships between children and parents, lovers or spouses.

In this stirring, reflective collection of short stories, Joyce Carol Oates ponders alternate destinies: the other lives we might have led if we’d made different choices. An accomplished writer returns to her childhood home of Yewville, but the homecoming stirs troubled thoughts....

Two families. Two faces of America. An act of violence with far-reaching consequences....

An ingenious dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society.

Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. is a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all....

From best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates, a taut and fascinating novel that examines the mysteries of human memory and personality....

An eerie, unforgettable story of power, loss, and family curses in early 20th century Princeton....

A girl comes of age with a vengeance - and help from a friend - in a tale of unnerving suspense from National Book Award winner and literary master Joyce Carol Oates....

An incomparable master storyteller in all forms, in The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Joyce Carol Oates spins six imaginative tales of suspense.....

A funny and surprisingly informative gathering of childhood creations by today's most celebrated writers....

Quentin P_ è un enigma per i suoi genitori, anche se non credono affatto all'accusa di molestie sessuali mossa da un minore nei suoi...

This second volume of a must-listen collection contains 15 bibliomysteries by best-selling and award-winning authors....

Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories by one of America’s most acclaimed writers....

Eight highly diverse works from one of America’s most prolific and versatile authors....