A Wrinkle in Time
The defining entry point to L'Engle's science-fantasy fiction and the Time Quintet.
Author guide
Madeleine L'Engle Books in Order
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) was an American author whose work ranged from adult fiction and memoir to poetry, religious reflection, drama, picture books, and novels for children and young adults. Her fiction frequently connects scientific ideas, family relationships, moral responsibility, faith, and wonder. She is best known for the Time Quintet, the Austin Family novels, and the O'Keefe novels. A Wrinkle in Time won the 1963 Newbery Medal, and A Ring of Endless Light received a Newbery Honor. Her Crosswicks Journals and other nonfiction works explore creativity, family, spirituality, and the writing life.
children's literatureyoung adult fictionscience fictionfantasyadult fictionmemoiressayspoetryreligious nonfictiondramapicture books
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Meet the Austins
The first Austin Family novel and the clearest introduction to that family.
A Circle of Quiet
The first Crosswicks Journal and a strong introduction to L'Engle's nonfiction voice.
The Small Rain
Her first published novel and the beginning of the Katherine Forrester sequence.
Read in order
Books by series
series · complete
Time Quintet
Five interconnected science-fantasy novels involving the Murry and O'Keefe families across generations.
series · complete
Austin Family Chronicles
Novels and shorter books centered on Vicky Austin and her family.
- 1 Meet the AustinsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1960
- 2
The Moon by NightAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1963
- 3 The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas: An Austin Family StoryAmazon ↗
Book 2.5 · novella · 1964 Optional
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The Young UnicornsAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1968
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A Ring of Endless LightAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1980
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The Anti-MuffinsAmazon ↗Book 4.5 · children's-book · 1981 Optional
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Troubling a StarAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1994
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A Full House: An Austin Family ChristmasAmazon ↗Book 5.5 · novella · 1999 Optional
series · complete
O'Keefe Family
Novels centered on Polyhymnia O'Keefe and the younger generation of the Murry-O'Keefe family.
series · complete
Crosswicks Journals
Four memoirs concerning creativity, family, marriage, grief, faith, and the writing life.
series · complete
Genesis Trilogy
Three books of spiritual reflection on Genesis and the stories of beginnings, Jacob, and Joseph.
series · complete
Katherine Forrester
Two novels following pianist and writer Katherine Forrester Vigneras at different stages of her life.
series · complete
Camilla Dickinson
Two novels connected by Camilla Dickinson and the history of her family.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (12)
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IlsaAmazon ↗novel · 1946
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And Both Were YoungAmazon ↗novel · 1949
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A Winter's LoveAmazon ↗novel · 1957
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The Love LettersAmazon ↗novel · 1966
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Intergalactic P.S. 3Amazon ↗novella · 1970
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The Other Side of the SunAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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Certain WomenAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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The Rock That Is Higher: Story as TruthAmazon ↗religious-nonfiction · 1993
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Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and IdolsAmazon ↗religious-nonfiction · 1996
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Bright Evening Star: Mystery of the IncarnationAmazon ↗religious-nonfiction · 1997
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The Joys of LoveAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic NovelAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 2012
Short fiction (3)
Essays and speeches (4)
Children's books (4)
Poetry (5)
- Lines Scribbled on an Envelope, and Other PoemsAmazon ↗
poetry-collection · 1969
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The Weather of the Heart: Selected PoemsAmazon ↗poetry-collection · 1978
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A Cry Like a BellAmazon ↗poetry-collection · 1987
- Wintersong: Seasonal ReadingsAmazon ↗
poetry-and-prose-collection · 1996
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The Ordering of Love: The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'EngleAmazon ↗poetry-collection · 2005
