Jane Smiley's most recommended books

We've asked 13,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Jane Smiley.

Chosen by 6 people

Books like A Thousand Acres

Chosen by 4 people

Books like The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton

Chosen by 4 people

Books like Horse Heaven

Chosen by 1 person

Books like 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Moo

Book lists with Jane Smiley's books

16 authors created a book list with a book by Jane Smiley as one of their picks.

• The best books about the Midwest
• The best books retelling classic stories
• The best books that retell plays of Shakespeare
• The best books about survivors of a horrific trauma
• The best historical fiction about women slogging through turbulent times
• The best books about families and the secrets we keep from one another

Book lists connected to Jane Smiley's books

225 authors created a book list connected to Jane Smiley's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• The best totalitarian novels since George Orwell’s 1984
• The best books that remind us that we are all idiots
• The best books on absurdity (to help you deal with an absurdist world)
• The best books about con artists and imposters
• The best books to make tea shoot out of your nose
• The best books about the struggle of the individual in the crazy world

Genres connected to Jane Smiley's books

Topics connected to Jane Smiley's books