W.P. Kinsella

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1982
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Book List in Order: 24 titles

  • Shoeless Joe

    The novel that inspired Field of Dreams: “A lyrical, seductive, and altogether winning concoction.” -- The New York Times Book Review  One of Sports Illustrated’s 100 Greatest Sports Books  “If you build it, he will come.” When R...

  • The Alligator Report

    What makes the noises that always seem to wake us up at 3:00 A.M.? Where can books be bought and sold by the pound? Why will the cubs win the last pennant before Armageddon? What does peanut butter have to do with the Mona Lisa’s smile? Answers to ...

  • The Thrill of the Grass

    From the author of Shoeless Joe -- the basis for the film Field of Dreams -- come baseball stories that capture the magic and wonder of the game.   No one can write about baseball with the same brilliant combination of mysticism and realism as W...

  • The Moccasin Telegraph and Other Stories

  • Iowa Baseball Confederacy

    “A memorable addition to the literature about the summer’s game” from the author of Shoeless Joe -- the basis for the film Field of Dreams (Detroit Free Press).   Bearing W. P. Kinsella’s trademark combination of “sweet-natur...

  • The Fencepost Chronicles

    All set on western Canada's Ermineskin Indian Reserve, these short Indian tales feature such memorable characters as four-hundred-pound medicine lady Mad Etta, who finagles a visit with the pope, and Frank Fencepost, the reservation stud...

  • The Further Adventures of Slugger McBatt

    The stories in this collection range in tone from zaniness to pathos. It's hard to choose a favorite…Highly recommended.” -- Library Journal   From “Reports Concerning the Death of the Seattle Albatross Are Somewhat Exaggerated,” about a...

  • Red Wolf, Red Wolf: Stories

  • Box Socials

    “A whimsical portrait of 1940s-era small-town life, crowded with everything from owl-calling contests to raucous, five-day Ukrainian weddings…delightful.” -- Los Angeles Times This is the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock,...



  • Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa

  • The Moccasin Telegraph and Other Indian Tales

  • The Dixon Cornbelt League, and Other Baseball Stories

    Nine short stories include the title work, in which a young baseball player looks for a break in the cornfields of small-town Iowa and instead discovers something disquieting about his roommates. Reprint....

  • Go the Distance

  • Brother Frank's Gospel Hour

  • The Secret of the Northern Lights

    The Secret of the Northern Lights continues the chronicle which has delighted thousands and outraged a select few since Silas Ermineskin first appropriated the English language in 1977 with Dance Me Outside.

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  • Magic Time

    A “warmhearted” small-town novel, full of “endearing characters and baseball lore,” by the author of Shoeless Joe (Publishers Weekly).   Mike Houle is a college all-star second baseman in his junior year when he turns down a fourth-round...

  • Baseball Fantastic

    Bill Kinsella is not the only all-star writer in Baseball Fantastic. Gathered in this collection are baseball stories by Nebula Award winners John Kessel and George Alec Effinger, Bram Stoker Award winner Edo van Belkom, Writers of the Future winner ...

  • The Dixon Cornbelt League and Other Baseball Stories

    From the author of Shoeless Joe -- the basis for the film Field of Dreams -- come baseball stories that define “a world in which magic and reality combine” (The New York Times).   Shortstops who run with the wolves, painted eggs that reveal ...

  • Butterfly Winter

    Butterfly Winter, Kinsella's first novel in 13 years, is the story of Julio and Esteban Pimental, twins whose divine destiny for baseball begins with games of catch in the womb. They mature quickly and by the age of ten they leave their home in the f...



  • The Very Best of W.P. Kinsella

    This career retrospective celebrates the 80th birthday of baseball's greatest scribe, W. P. Kinsella (Shoeless Joe), as well as the 25th anniversary of Field of Dreams, the film that he inspired.
    In addition to his classic baseball tales, W. P. Ki...

  • Russian Dolls

    Russian Dolls weaves in and out of the real and imaginary worlds of Wylie, a struggling author and self-proclaimed “unreliable narrator”, as he finds and then loses his muse, Christie, in their shared home - aptly named the “Breathing Castle”...

  • If Wishes Were Horses

    An entertaining romp about love, loss, crime, and baseball, from the bestselling author of Shoeless Joe. Washed-up pitcher Joe McCoy, in a strange twist of fate, has wound up as a fugitive running from the FBI. Without many other options, Joe goes ho...

  • Japanese Baseball

    Short stories filled with empathy, laughter, and a love of the game, from the award-winning author of Shoeless Joe.   W.P. Kinsella weaves his characters into the thrill of the game, be it in Japan, Central America, Canada, or the United States,...

  • The Winter Helen Dropped By

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

W.P. Kinsella has published 24 books.

W.P. Kinsella does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Winter Helen Dropped By, was published in September 2021.

The first book by W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe, was published in April 1982.

No. W.P. Kinsella does not write books in series.
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