* Derav (1992)
* The Friends of Freeland (1997)
* The Five-Way Sanitarium (2003)
* The Art Student's War (2008)
* Dean's List (2012)
Novellesamlinger
* Noen få rettelser (1991)
* The Paramedic's Wife (2002)
Diktsamlinger
* Hundrevis av ildfluer (1983)
* Templets katter (1986)
* Fraværende uten permisjon (1989)
* The Mail from Anywhere (1993)
* The Clamdigger (2001)
Barnebøker
* The Zoo in My Room (1989)
* Store Lillesøster (1991)
Faglitteratur
* The Great American Short Story (1992)
* Between Heaven and Earth (1993)
* The Art of Fiction (2004)
Essays og artikler
* "The Fiction Writer as Archivar" (1990)
* "The Trouble with Literature" (1991)
* "The Uses of Fiction" (1992)
* "The American Short Story:A Personal View" (1993)
* "The Art of Fiction" (2004)
Redaktør
* The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction (2001, 2006, 2010, 2014)
* The Norton Anthology of American Literature (2007)