* "Jeg er av" (1980)
* "Min far var en iskremmann" (1982)
* "Mariannes rom" (1984)
* "Shadow Men" (1990)
* "Kandidaten" (1992)
* "Ingen ulykke" (1994)
* "The Lost Son" (1996)
* "Mannen fra Wien" (1998)
* "Den siste dansen" (2000)
* "The Keeper of Lost Dreams" (2002)
* "The House Guest" (2004)
* "Det hemmelige manuskriptet" (2006)
* "Mannen i den blå frakken" (2008)
* "Familiemannen" (2010)
* "Arven" (2012)
* "The Secret" (2014)
Historiesamlinger:
* "Øyeblikket" (1986)
* "Jenta på veien" (1991)
* "The Book of Lies" (2001)
* "The Gift of the Magi" (2005)
* "Engelens andel" (2009)
* "The Art of the Novell" (2013)
Diktsamlinger:
* "Nattsanger" (1979)
* "The Book of Love" (1983)
* "The Poet's Corner" (1985)
* "The Collected Poems of Arnold Stadler" (1987)
Faktabøker:
* "The Art of the Short Story" (1988)
* "The Writer's Notebook:A Guide to Creative Writing" (1995)
* "The Short Story:A Critical Introduction" (1997)
* "The Art of Fiction" (1999)
* "Reading the Short Story" (2001)
* "Writing the Short Story:A Guide for Writers" (2003)
Manus:
* "Jeg er av" (1980)
* "Min far var en iskremmann" (1982)
* "Mariannes rom" (1984)
* "Shadow Men" (1990)
* "Kandidaten" (1992)
* "Ingen ulykke" (1994)