Books Published In the 1990s

Have you ever wondered what books were popular or were published in the 1990s?

These lists are so much fun to put together. I am always surprised by how old some books are and how new others are. I can’t list all the books that were published in the 1990s. Instead, I am sharing books that are classics, have stood the test of time, or have been bestsellers.

This list made me feel kind of old. In the 1990s, I graduated from high school, got married, and had my first child.

I have always loved reading, but the 1990s were not my best reading years. Some of the books on this list really surprised me. Some of the books I remember well, and some I had no idea were published in the 1990s.

I hope that you enjoy these lists as much as I do!

Books Published In the 1990s

Books Published In 1990

• Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
• The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman – I remember this book being so popular in the 1990s.
• Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
• Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy

Books Published In 1991

• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
• Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
• Wild Swans by Jung Chang – I bought this recently because I have heard so many good things about it.
• If You Give A Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff – My kids loved this book. It is such a fun picture book to read to kids.
• Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson

Books Published In 1992

• The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
• Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray – I remember so many people reading this in the 1990s. I was not one of them. Have you read it?
• Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
• Truman by David McCullough
• The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller – I have watched the movie. Do I need to read the book it was based on?

Books Published In 1993

• The Giver by Louis Lowry – This is another classic book that I have not read.
• The Client by John Grisham

Books Published In 1994

• Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil – I have never read this book or seen the movie. Do I need to fix that?
• Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott
• The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey ( I had no idea this one was so old.)
• At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon – One of my favorite comfort reads.
• No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin – This one is on my shelf of nonfiction books that I want to read.

Published In 1995

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
• Left Behind by Tim LaHaye
• The Rainmaker by John Grisham
• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley – My husband read this book back in the late 1990s and really enjoyed it. I wonder what he would think if he reread it in 1926?
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• The Color of Water by James McBride
• The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr

Books Published in 1996

• A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
• Into the Wild by John Krakauer
• The Notebook by Nicholas Spark
• Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding
• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

Books Published In 1997

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
• Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Books Published In 1998

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
• A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson
• The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
• A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
• How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
• The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel

Books Published In 1999

• Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier – This has been on my to be read shelf for several years. I really need to read it.
• A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks
• The Bad Beginning- A Series of Unfortunate Events Book One by Lemony Snicket
• Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
• Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson – One of my favorite nonfiction authors
• Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden