Mary McCarthy

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1942
  • Latest Book:
    September 2018
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About the Author

Mary Therese McCarthy (June 21, 1912 – October 25, 1989) was an American novelist, critic and political activist.

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • The Company She Keeps

    This is the author’s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social circle of the 1930s. McCarthy’s bold insight and virtuoso style won her immediat...

  • The Oasis

    A vicious and brilliant satire of human vanity from the author of the classic bestseller The GroupLong out of print, Mary McCarthy's second novel is a bitingly funny satire set in the early years of the Cold War about a group of writers, editors, and...

  • Cast a Cold Eye

    The seven stories collected here showcase McCarthy's formidable powers of observation, her deliciously witty writing style, and her celebrated talent for dissecting characters with biting acuity. A young woman looks for subtle (and not-so-subtle) way...

  • The Groves of Academe

    Henry Mulcahy, a literature instructor at progressive Jocelyn College, is informed that his appointment will not be continued. Convinced he is disliked by the president of Jocelyn because of his abilities as a teacher and his independence of mass opi...

  • The Group

    Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel portrays the lives, and aspirations of eight Vassar graduates. "The group" meet in New York following commencement to attend the wedding of one of their members¾and reconvene seven years later at her funeral. Th...

  • A Charmed Life

    A writer’s life is upended by her destructive ex-husband in this intensely personal novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Group. Former actress and budding playwright Martha Sinnott longs to recapture the “charmed...

  • The Stones of Florence

  • On the Contrary

    Mary McCarthy, one of our most brilliant and beloved authors, serves up wit, insight, and her unique worldview in this diverse collection of essaysIn provocatively titled pieces such as “The Contagion of Ideas,” “Tyranny of the Orgasm,” and ...

  • The Birds of America

    An “endlessly fascinating novel” of an American student finding his way in 1960s Paris from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Group (San Francisco Chronicle).
     It is 1964, and Peter Levi, a young stud...



  • Hounds of Summer and Other Stories

  • How I Grew

  • Cannibals And Missionaries

    A suspenseful and sometimes horrifying novel of manners, whose plot and odd mix of characters combine to produce an unorthodox thriller about the hijacking of a Middle East-bound jetliner over France in early 1975. "Psychologically astute, ironic and...

  • Closer Look

    Open your eyes.

    Open your mind.

    Open your imagination.

    Look!

    What do you see?

    Mary McCarthy's beautiful handmade-paper collages will transport young children on a journey of discovery.

    ...

  • Occasional Prose

    Reading and romance, gardening tips, a farewell to a friend, even an opera retold make up this stellar collection from the bestselling author of The Group and Memories of a Catholic GirlhoodThis intriguing nonfiction collection by Mary McCarthy is...

  • After the Rain

    How would you react if you were diagnosed with terminal cancer? How would you feel? This is the situation for Emer Dorgan, a librarian in her fifties who has been looking forward to early retirement and the freedom to pursue her hobbies and dreams. C...

  • Crescendo

    Michelle Bolger is a woman in control " she pursues her career in music while managing to keep a devoted lover, an interfering mother and her own dark dreams at bay…But a sinister force lurks outside the charmed circle of her life…An idyllic st...

  • The Scarlet Letter Society

    This is what really happens after 'I Do' Meet Maggie, Eva, and Lisa, founders of The Scarlet Letter Society. Named as such due to their infidelities, physical and emotional, the SLS is these women's refusal to be shamed like Hester Prynne in Nath...

  • Shame the Devil

    Amy Kennedy, partially dressed, lies on top of a creased duvet. Her eyes are half open. A year after mother’s death, her depression threatens to engulf her. Her mother’s cruel and violent tones still rage in her head. “No tears, no tears now or...

  • Remember Me

    One woman’s courage in the face of adversitySheila is haunted by her past and the baby girl she gave up for adoption. She devotes her life to her skin-care business, Natural Woman. Can success, affluence and fame still the voices from the past and ...



  • The Collected Novels Volume Two

    Sharply observed literary fiction from the #1 New York Times"bestselling author of The Group and a “delightfully polished writer” (The Atlantic Monthly).  New York Times"bestselling author Mary McCarthy wrote with “an icily honest eye ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mary McCarthy has published 20 books.

Mary McCarthy does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Collected Novels Volume Two, was published in September 2018.

The first book by Mary McCarthy, The Company She Keeps, was published in January 1942.

No. Mary McCarthy does not write books in series.
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