Author guide
Alice Hoffman Books in Order
Alice Hoffman was born in New York City in 1952 and grew up on Long Island. She earned degrees from Adelphi University, Stanford University's Creative Writing Center, and Harvard Divinity School. Her first novel, Property Of, was published in 1977. She has written more than thirty novels, short-fiction collections, young-adult and children's books, nonfiction, and collaborative works. Her best-known books include Practical Magic, Here on Earth, The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and the Practical Magic series.
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Alice Hoffman's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Property Of
The author's first novel and a direct starting point for her career-spanning bibliography.
Practical Magic
The clearest entry point to Hoffman's best-known family saga and the Owens novels.
Aquamarine
A concise entry point to her young-adult fiction.
Survival Lessons
A starting point for her nonfiction and memoir writing.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Practical Magic
The Owens family saga, following generations of women whose lives are shaped by magic, love, family, and a centuries-old curse.
young-adult-series · complete
Green
A linked young-adult series about grief, survival, renewal, and the natural world.
short-fiction-series · complete
The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories
A series of short stories about the Gibson family, their bookstore on Brinkley's Island, Maine, and the enduring ties of family and home.
novel-series · ongoing
The Witches of Cambridge
A planned series beginning with two young women recruited into a secret society of witches at Radcliffe in 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1 The Witches of CambridgeAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2026
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (30)
- Property OfAmazon ↗
novel · 1977
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The Drowning SeasonAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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Angel LandingAmazon ↗novel · 1980
- White HorsesAmazon ↗
novel · 1982
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Fortune's DaughterAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Illumination NightAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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At RiskAmazon ↗novel · 1988
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Seventh HeavenAmazon ↗novel · 1990
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Turtle MoonAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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Second NatureAmazon ↗novel · 1994
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Here on EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1997
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The River KingAmazon ↗novel · 2000
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Blue DiaryAmazon ↗novel · 2001
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The Probable FutureAmazon ↗novel · 2003
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The Ice QueenAmazon ↗novel · 2005
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Skylight ConfessionsAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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The Third AngelAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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The Story SistersAmazon ↗novel · 2009
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The Red GardenAmazon ↗novel-in-stories · 2011
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The DovekeepersAmazon ↗novel · 2011
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The Museum of Extraordinary ThingsAmazon ↗novel · 2014
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The Marriage of OppositesAmazon ↗novel · 2015
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FaithfulAmazon ↗novel · 2016
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The World That We KnewAmazon ↗novel · 2019
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The Invisible HourAmazon ↗novel · 2023
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When We Flew AwayAmazon ↗young-adult-novel · 2024
- AquamarineAmazon ↗
young-adult-novel · 2001
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IndigoAmazon ↗young-adult-novel · 2002
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The ForetellingAmazon ↗young-adult-novel · 2005
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IncantationAmazon ↗young-adult-novel · 2006
Nonfiction (1)
- Survival LessonsAmazon ↗
memoir · 2013
Short fiction (3)
Children's books (4)
Collaborations (1)
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Faerie KnittingAmazon ↗co-authored-craft-and-fiction · 2018