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The Pastures of Heaven
by John Steinbeck (1932) |
To a God Unknown
by John Steinbeck (1933) |
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck (1935) |
The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to "The Grapes of Wrath"
by John Steinbeck (1936, 2002) |
A diverse collection of short stories ranging over almost two centuries, bound by a common theme: the splendor of a remote valley hidden in the mountains above Salinas. |
Mystical and threaded with symbolism, this early novel tells of Joseph Wayne and his family's new life in California. |
In gleefully describing the rough-and-tumble lives of the paisanos, living hand to mouth in a rundown section of Monterey, Steinbeck craftily leads the reader to sympathize with characters they'd ordinarily and instinctively dislike. |
In 1936, the San Francisco Examiner commissioned Steinbeck to write seven newspaper articles about the phenomenon of Dust Bowl refugees flooding into California. Rare reprint edition of his biting essays, accompanied by the original Dorothea Lange photos. |
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In Dubious Battle
by John Steinbeck (1936) |
The Red Pony
by John Steinbeck (1937, 1945) |
The Long Valley
by John Steinbeck (1938) |
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck (1939) |
First of Steinbeck's "social justice" novels set in California orchard country, still relevant today, as a group of itinerant fruit pickers attempt to strike for a living wage. |
Steinbeck's moving meditation on love, loss, and the way both influence a young boy as he grows towards manhood. Four stories from the 1930s, drawn together under one title in 1945. |
A collection of 13 short stories portraying the lives of everyday people in the Salinas Valley. |
Perhaps the most famous "social justice" novel ever written, as Steinbeck spares no detail in recounting the saga of the Okies who came to California in search of a golden dream. |
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Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck (1945) |
The Log from The Sea of Cortez
by John Steinbeck (1951) |
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck (1952) |
Sweet Thursday
by John Steinbeck (1954) |
The book that captured a disappearing way of life as it was in the 1930s — along with a lively cast of characters — and renamed Monterey's most famous street. |
In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, the innovative marine biologist Ed Flanders Ricketts, chartered The Western Flyer and sailed to Baja California. Part hilarious travelogue, part scientific adventure, wholly engaging. |
Steinbeck's sprawling epic roams the Salinas Valley over fifty years, telling the story of two families (one of which was his own, thinly disguised). Chosen by Oprah Winfrey to restart her book club. |
Funny, tender, downright bawdy in places — Steinbeck revisits favorite characters from "Cannery Row" after the storms of World War II have swept over Monterey. |
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America
by John Steinbeck (1962) |
John Steinbeck, Writer
by Jackson J. Benson (1990) |
John Steinbeck: A Life in Letters
Elaine Steinbeck & Robert Wallsten (ed)(1989) |
A Journey into Steinbeck's California
by Susan Shillinglaw (2006) |
In 1960, John Steinbeck set out across America in a custom-made camper he named Rocinante — after Don Quixote's horse — accompanied only by his sophisticated, wise poodle, Charley. |
The definitive biography of John Steinbeck. |
The best way to get to know this very private writer through his own words. Reissued after many years out of print. |
A beautifully illustrated guide to Steinbeck Country, written by an outstanding Steinbeck scholar associated with the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. |
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