Where to start reading Anne Tyler’s books
Anne Tyler is the favourite writer of everyone from Liane Moriarty to Hanya Yanagihara, and was nominated by Roddy Doyle and Nick Hornby as ‘the greatest novelist writing in English’. Here’s our guide to getting started.
With a writing career that spans over fifty years and with more than twenty novels under her belt – many of them bestsellers and award winners set in her beloved Baltimore – it can be hard to know where to start with Anne Tyler. But when her books come with commendations from writers like Helen Dunmore, Caitlin Moran, Sebastian Faulks, Jacqueline Wilson and Rachel Joyce, you definitely should.
To celebrate the publication of her latest novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road, we’ve created a guide to help you find your perfect place to begin.
For fans of Maggie O’Farrell, Elizabeth Strout or Kate Atkinson...
If you like Maggie O’Farrell, Elizabeth Strout or Kate Atkinson, and brilliantly observed explorations of relationships across generations, why not try:
For fans of Joanna Trollope, Rachel Joyce or Joanna Cannon...
If you’re a reader of Joanna Trollope, Rachel Joyce or Joanna Cannon, and of books about how we discover and come to terms with our true selves, you could start with:
If you’re a fan of Marian Keyes, Nick Hornby or David Nicholls, and love to discover quirky characters and unexpected situations, you’ll enjoy: