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Jonathan Franzen: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, Jonathan Franzen has 14 books on Amazon, 8 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #1), mostly in Essays, Essays & Correspondence, Journalism.

14Books on Amazon
8Listed in 30 days
4.1Average rating
Median price$12.34
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $12.99
Median reviews1,629
Total reviews51,316
New listings (30 days, incl. new editions)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 57% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.

Jonathan Franzen's best-ranked books

  1. How to Be Alone: Essays book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    How to Be Alone: Essays

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews435

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  2. The Corrections: A Novel (Recent Picador Highlights) book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    The Corrections: A Novel (Recent Picador Highlights)

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews7,222

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  3. How to Be Alone: Essays book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    How to Be Alone: Essays

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$12.73
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews433

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  4. Farther Away: Essays book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    Farther Away: Essays

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$2.99
    • Rating3.9
    • Reviews128

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  5. The Kraus Project: Essays by Karl Kraus book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    The Kraus Project: Essays by Karl Kraus

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$15.19
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews32

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  6. Corrections book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    Corrections

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$12.34
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews7,222

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  7. Crossroads (Italian Edition) book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    Crossroads (Italian Edition)

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews1,518

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  8. What If We Stopped Pretending?: An Essential Confrontation of the Global Climate Crisis book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    What If We Stopped Pretending?: An Essential Confrontation of the Global Climate Crisis

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price-
    • Rating3.9
    • Reviews75

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  9. Crossroads (Key to All Mythologies, 1) book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    Crossroads (Key to All Mythologies, 1)

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$11.28
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews11,512
    • Published2022-10

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  10. The Corrections: A Novel book cover by Jonathan Franzen

    The Corrections: A Novel

    by Jonathan Franzen

    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews7,216
    • Published2010-12

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FAQ

How many books does Jonathan Franzen have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 14 of their books; 8 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does Jonathan Franzen publish in?

Their books chart most often in Essays, Essays & Correspondence, Journalism.

How does Jonathan Franzen price their books?

The median price is $12.34; half of the books cost $2.99–$12.99.

Has Jonathan Franzen released new books recently?

0 new books in the last 30 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.