Essay & Story Collections
- 2026 — The Land and Its People
- 2022 — Happy-Go-Lucky
- 2020 — The Best of Me (selected compilation)
- 2018 — Calypso
- 2013 — Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls
- 2010 — Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
- 2008 — When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- 2004 — Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
- 2000 — Me Talk Pretty One Day
- 1997 — Holidays on Ice (expanded edition 2008)
- 1997 — Naked
- 1994 — Barrel Fever
Diaries
- 2021 — A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003–2020)
- 2017 — Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977–2002)
Children’s Books
- 2026 — The Selfish Sister (illustrated by Bob Staake)
- 2024 — Pretty Ugly (illustrated by Ian Falconer)
As Editor
- 2005 — Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories
As Co-Author
- 2001 —The Book of Liz (with Amy Sedaris)