THE MAN IN THE WATER: And Other Essays (1994)

COMING APART: A Memoir of the Harvard Wars of 1969 (1997)

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (2004)

BEET: A Novel (2009)

UNLESS IT MOVES THE HUMAN HEART: THE CRAFT AND ART OF WRITING (2011)

MAKING TOAST: A Family Story (2011)

KAYAK MORNING: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats (2012)

THE BOY DETECTIVE: A NEW YORK CHILDHOOD (2014)