Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional References to History (novel) 1929

The Pastures of Heaven (novel) 1932

To a God Unknown (novel) 1933

Tortilla Flat (novel) 1935

In Dubious Battle (novel) 1936

Nothing So Monstrous (short stories) 1936

Saint Kay the Virgin (short stories) 1936

Of Mice and Men (novel) 1937

Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts [with George S. Kaufman] (drama) 1937

The Red Pony (novella) 1937

The Long Valley (short stories) 1938

The Grapes of Wrath (novel) 1939

The Forgotten Village (novel) 1941

Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research (travel book) 1941

The Moon Is Down (novel) 1942

The Moon Is Down: Play in Two Parts (drama) 1942

How Edith McGillicuddy Met R.L.S. (short stories) 1943

Cannery Row (novel) 1945

The Pearl (novella) 1947

The Wayward Bus (novel) 1947

Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form (novel) 1950

East of Eden (novel) 1952

Viva Zapata! (screenplay) 1952

Sweet Thursday (novel) 1954

The Crapshooter (short stories) 1957

The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication (novel) 1957

The Winter of Our Discontent (novel) 1961

Travels with Charley: In Search of America (nonfiction) 1962