Postcards from the Edge
Carrie Fisher's debut novel and the first Suzanne Vale novel.
Author guide
Carrie Fisher Books in Order
Carrie Frances Fisher (1956–2016) was an American author, screenwriter, actress, and memoirist. Alongside her film career, she wrote four novels—Postcards from the Edge, Surrender the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, and The Best Awful—and three memoirs: Wishful Drinking, Shockaholic, and The Princess Diarist. Her writing is noted for its dark humor, candor, and autobiographical treatment of addiction, bipolar disorder, relationships, family, and celebrity culture.
novelmemoirautobiographyhumorcontemporary fiction
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Wishful Drinking
The clearest entry point to Fisher's nonfiction voice and personal themes.
Read in order
Books by series
series · complete
Suzanne Vale
A two-novel series following actress Suzanne Vale through addiction, recovery, family upheaval, mental illness, and Hollywood life.
- 1 Postcards from the Edge
Book 1 · novel · 1987
- 2
The Best AwfulBook 2 · novel · 2004
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (2)
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Surrender the Pinknovel · 1990
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Delusions of Grandmanovel · 1993
Nonfiction (3)
- Wishful Drinking
memoir · 2008
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Shockaholicmemoir · 2011
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The Princess Diaristmemoir · 2016