Author Guide · Nonfiction & Poetry
Books Written by
In a small town in southwestern Pennsylvania, a single mother began to suspect that the fracking wells and waste ponds near her farm were making her children and animals sick. Eliza Griswold, a journalist and poet who had spent years reporting on religion and conflict in Africa and Asia, followed her family for seven years. Amity and Prosperity won the Pulitzer Prize. Her other books trace the faultline between Christianity and Islam, translate the poems of Afghan women, and follow a family through the crisis of an American church. This guide covers all six of her books in order.
By Lisanne Swart · 6 books · Nonfiction and poetry · 2007–2024 · Updated October 2026
ClickTap a spine to jump to that book below.
Quick answer
Eliza Griswold has published six books: two collections of poems, Wideawake Field (2007) and If Men, Then (2020); The Tenth Parallel (2010), on Christianity and Islam; I Am the Beggar of the World (2014), translations of Afghan women's poems; Amity and Prosperity (2018), which won the Pulitzer Prize; and Circle of Hope (2024).
Where to Start with Eliza Griswold
If you want the famous one
→ Amity and Prosperity (2018).
If you want religion and conflict
→ The Tenth Parallel (2010).
If you want the most recent
→ Circle of Hope (2024).
All 6 Eliza Griswold Books, in Order
Wideawake Field
Her first collection of poems.
The Tenth Parallel
Seven years of travel along the tenth parallel north, through Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, where Christianity and Islam meet.
I Am the Beggar of the World
Translations of landays, short folk poems composed and shared by Afghan women, with photographs by Seamus Murphy.
Amity and Prosperity
Stacey Haney, a nurse and single mother in Amity, Pennsylvania, and her fight to understand what fracking near her farm was doing to her family.
If Men, Then
Her second collection of poems.
Circle of Hope
A progressive evangelical church in Philadelphia and the crises that divided it.
How Many Books Did Eliza Griswold Write?
Six books between 2007 and 2024, including two collections of poems and a book of translations.
- Nonfiction — The Tenth Parallel, Amity and Prosperity, Circle of Hope. Read the entries →
- Poetry and translation — Wideawake Field, I Am the Beggar of the World, If Men, Then. Read the entries →
In What Order to Read Eliza Griswold
Her nonfiction books stand alone; Amity and Prosperity is the one to start with.
A reading path
1. Amity and Prosperity (2018)
2. The Tenth Parallel (2010)
3. Circle of Hope (2024)
Quick facts about Eliza Griswold
- Born
- 1973
- Work
- Contributing writer at The New Yorker
- Prizes
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2019); J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize; Rome Prize
- Books
- 6, from 2007 to 2024
How Eliza Griswold Works: Faith and Conflict
Griswold writes about belief, power and land, spending years with the people she follows.
As a poet she pays close attention to language and to the voices of the people she meets.
Frequently asked questions about Eliza Griswold's books
How many books has Eliza Griswold written?
Eliza Griswold has published six books, from Wideawake Field (2007) to Circle of Hope (2024).
What is Amity and Prosperity about?
Amity and Prosperity (2018) follows a family in Pennsylvania affected by fracking. It won the Pulitzer Prize.
Footnotes
Bibliography last verified 1 October 2026.
This list was not put together by a machine.
The notes are all mine,
and the books are all hers.
Lisanne x
Written by Lisanne Swart, who has curated reading lists and author guides at lisanneswart.com since 2021.
See more on her personal bookshelf.
If this shelf interested you, the full bookshelf has more: reading lists by theme, author guides, and notes on what is actually worth your time.
Browse the full bookshelf Get book recommendationsMore author guides
Books by Evan Osnos · Books by Francisco Cantú · Books by Kashmir Hill →
