Alice Hoffman's picture
621 followers

Alice Hoffman


USA flag (b.1952)

Alice Hoffman was born in New York City on March 16, 1952 and grew up on Long Island. After graduating from high school in 1969, she attended Adelphi University, from which she received a BA, and then received a Mirrellees Fellowship to the Stanford University Creative Writing Center, which she attended in 1973 and 74, receiving an MA in creative writing.  She currently lives in Boston.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction, General Fiction, Fantasy, Historical
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

thumb
When We Flew Away
 
Series
Practical Magic
   1. Magic Lessons (2020)
   2. Rules of Magic (2017)
   3. Practical Magic (1995)
   4. The Book of Magic (2021)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
 
Water Tales
   1. Aquamarine (2001)
   2. Indigo (2002)
thumbthumb
 
Green
   1. Green Angel (2003)
   2. Green Witch (2010)
thumbthumb
 
Novels
   Property Of (1977)
   The Drowning Season (1979)
   Angel Landing (1980)
   White Horses (1982)
   Fortune's Daughter (1985)
   Illumination Night (1987)
   At Risk (1988)
   Seventh Heaven (1990)
   Turtle Moon (1992)
   Second Nature (1994)
   Here On Earth (1997)
   Local Girls (1999)
   The River King (2000)
   Blue Diary (2001)
   The Probable Future (2003)
   The Ice Queen (2005)
   The Foretelling (2005)
   Incantation (2006)
   Skylight Confessions (2007)
   The Third Angel (2008)
   The Story Sisters (2009)
   The Dovekeepers (2011)
   The Red Garden (2011)
   The Museum of Extraordinary Things (2014)
   Nightbird (2015)
   The Marriage of Opposites (2015)
   Faithful (2016)
   The World That We Knew (2019)
   The Invisible Hour (2023)
   When We Flew Away (2024)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumb
 
Collections
thumbthumbthumb
 
Novellas and Short Stories
thumb
 
Anthologies edited
thumb
 
Series contributed to
thumb
 
Plays show
 
Picture Books show
 
Non fiction
Sorry, we're not listing non fiction by this author
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Alice Hoffman recommends
thumb
A Council of Dolls (2023)
Mona Susan Power
"A talent like Susan Power comes along once in a lifetime, and lucky for us she's arrived. Here is a debut so stunning, so extraordinary in its depth and passion, you will swear there's a miracle on every page."
thumb
Fabrications (2020)
Pamela Painter
"Pamela Painter has perfected the short short story. Here is a brilliant chronicle of the human condition, moving, complex, wholly original, and huge fun to read."
thumb
Separation Anxiety (2020)
Laura Zigman
"A hilarious, heart-breaking, and thought-provoking portrait of a difficult marriage, as fierce as it is funny."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Alice Hoffman
thumb
Echoes (2019)
The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories
edited by
Ellen Datlow
thumb
Shadow Show (2012)
All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
edited by
Mort Castle and Sam Wheeler

More anthologies 


Awards
Oprah's Book Club Best Book nominee (1998) : Here On Earth
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (2018) : Rules of Magic


Visitors also looked at these authors


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors