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Joyce Carol Oates: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, Joyce Carol Oates has 61 books on Amazon, 29 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #2), mostly in Short Stories, Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies.

61Books on Amazon
29Listed in 30 days
4.2Average rating
Median price$11.48
Price range (middle 50%)$7.91 – $14.20
Median reviews121
Total reviews24,584
New listings (30 days, incl. new editions)3
Breakout books (30 days)1

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What stands out

  • Amazon lists 3 author pages (separate Author IDs) under this name; this page combines them.
  • Median price $11.48, 284% above the median of their main category, Short Stories.
  • 3 new listings in the last 30 days (new editions included), 1 of them broke into a Best Sellers list.

Joyce Carol Oates's best-ranked books

  1. We Were the Mulvaneys book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    We Were the Mulvaneys

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews2,636

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  2. Killer Crimes book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    Killer Crimes

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$3.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1
    • Published2026-10

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  3. Mysteries of Winterthurn: A Novel book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    Mysteries of Winterthurn: A Novel

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews35
    • Published2018-12

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  4. Faithless: Twenty-One Unforgettable Stories Exploring the Psyches of Ordinary People book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    Faithless: Twenty-One Unforgettable Stories Exploring the Psyches of Ordinary People

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews201

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  5. The Gravedigger's Daughter: A Novel About a Gravedigger's Daughter (P.S.) book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    The Gravedigger's Daughter: A Novel About a Gravedigger's Daughter (P.S.)

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews761

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  6. Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews18

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  7. On Boxing: A Classic Collection of Essays by Award-Winning Author Joyce Carol Oates book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    On Boxing: A Classic Collection of Essays by Award-Winning Author Joyce Carol Oates

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews168

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  8. The Tattooed Girl: A Novel book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    The Tattooed Girl: A Novel

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews448

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  9. Zombie: A Dark Crime Novel About a Serial Killer book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    Zombie: A Dark Crime Novel About a Serial Killer

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$11.90
    • Rating3.4
    • Reviews1,067
    • Published2009-09

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  10. Prison Noir (Akashic Noir) book cover by Joyce Carol Oates

    Prison Noir (Akashic Noir)

    by Joyce Carol Oates

    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews94

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Main categories

FAQ

How many books does Joyce Carol Oates have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 61 of their books; 29 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does Joyce Carol Oates publish in?

Their books chart most often in Short Stories, Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies.

How does Joyce Carol Oates price their books?

The median price is $11.48; half of the books cost $7.91–$14.20.

Has Joyce Carol Oates released new books recently?

3 new books in the last 30 days, 1 of which reached a Best Sellers list.

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.