Every Book by Michael Chabon (Best Book Recommendations)

Every Book by Michael Chabon

a list by Peter Steinberg, avid reader

Michael Chabon had some quiet successes under his belt ("Wonder Boys" comes to mind) when he wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Ever since then, he's been a writing machine with a tremendous amount of diversity to his work.

onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Maps and Legends (2008) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "A real pleasure and incredibly insightful." "Point well made in this series of essays." "Chutzpah and creativity." "Chabon fans should not hesitate." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 200 page hardcover \|$16.32 \|10 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Gentlemen of the Road (2007) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Jews with swords, secular humanists with sharpened sticks." "Richly evokes the lost world of the Khazars." "An exceptionally well-written buddy road trip adventure yarn." "Just delightful; wry with a twist of sheer literacy." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 224 page paperback \|$11.20 \|83 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149824'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149824'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "That rare thing: good writing." "A challenging, beautiful, & intimate read... one that a book addict longs for, but too rarely finds." "Terrific alternate-history detective novel." "The end of days in a world that never was." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149824'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149824'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 432 page hardcover \|$17.79 \|247 reviews This book also appears on: 2007's 3-Star Fiction (and 3 Stars is Very Good) Salon.com's Favorite Fiction of 2007 The Economist's 10 Best Books of 2007 (Fiction & Memoir) The New York Times' 50 Notable Books of 2007 (Fiction)


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">The Final Solution (2004) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Much to esteem, and little to regret, about this novella." "Michael Chabon, the sleuth." "Has Sherlock returned?" "A terrifically entertaining mystery." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 160 page paperback \|$10.36 \|86 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (2004) edited by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Astonishingly great collection of shorts." "Some excellent stories with an unconvincing thesis." "Tremendous collection of short stories." "An interesting collection of literary fiction." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 352 page paperback \|$11.16 \|11 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (2003) edited by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Fun riffs that reinvigorate the short story format." "The gems outweigh the duds!" "Literate pulp for literate bibliophiles." "A varied collection of well-done short stories." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 480 page paperback \|$11.16 \|31 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Summerland (2002) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Great imaginative novel!" "Baseball saves the world! Michael Chabon hits a grand slam!" "An American Narnia; the best book I have ever read." "A shocking fairy tale adventure." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 512 page paperback \|$8.95 \|136 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Gorgeous language, witty fiction with tears in laughter." "Amazing indeed." "Destined to be one of the great books of the era." "A monumental work of modern fiction." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 656 page paperback \|$10.20 \|589 reviews This book also appears on Peter Steinberg's Favorite Novels


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Werewolves in Their Youth (1999) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Chabon offers masterful snapshots of the human condition." "Remarkable, vivid, achingly tender stories." "Uneven, but the good ones are incredible!" "My first Chabon experience -- by no means my last." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 224 page paperback \|$10.40 \|27 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Wonder Boys (1995) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Entertaining weekend of a loser." "More mature than other works, all of which I liked." "Michael Chabon is fast and funny and very, very good!" "A funny story about the bungling life of an ordinary guy." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 384 page paperback \|$7.62 \|133 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">A Model World and Other Stories (1991) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Intelligent and unassuming." "Makes me want to write." "Creative and exciting short fiction..." "Solid collection of stories." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 208 page paperback \|$11.16 \|15 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "The most enjoyable read I've ever experienced." "A novel of believable originality." "Made me remember my college days with fond loathing." "Beautiful and complex story." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow"> 320 page paperback \|$11.16 \|115 reviews

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