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Anne Tyler

ANNE TYLER was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than twenty novels. Her twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Three Days in June

Three Days in June

2025
Palmikko

Palmikko

2022
French Braid

French Braid

2022
Redhead by the Side of the Road

Redhead by the Side of the Road

2020
Clock Dance

Clock Dance

2018
A Spool of Blue Thread

A Spool of Blue Thread

2015
Vinegar Girl

Vinegar Girl

2012
Noah's Compass

Noah's Compass

2009
Digging to America

Digging to America

2006
The Amateur Marriage

The Amateur Marriage

2004
Back When We Were Grownups

Back When We Were Grownups

2001
Ladder of years

Ladder of years

1995
Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe

1991
Breathing Lessons

Breathing Lessons

1988
The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

1985
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

1982
Stories of the Modern South

Stories of the Modern South

1977

with Elizabeth Spencer, Fred Chappell, Carson McCullers, Andre Dubus and James Agee