* "I'm Off" (1980)
* "My Father Was an Ice Cream Man" (1982)
* "Marianne's Room" (1984)
* "Shadow Men" (1990)
* "The Candidate" (1992)
* "No Accident" (1994)
* "The Lost Son" (1996)
* "The Man from Vienna" (1998)
* "The Last Dance" (2000)
* "The Keeper of Lost Dreams" (2002)
* "The House Guest" (2004)
* "The Secret Manuscript" (2006)
* "The Man in the Blue Coat" (2008)
* "The Family Man" (2010)
* "The Inheritance" (2012)
* "The Secret" (2014)
Story Collections:
* "The Moment" (1986)
* "The Girl on the Road" (1991)
* "The Book of Lies" (2001)
* "The Gift of the Magi" (2005)
* "The Angel's Share" (2009)
* "The Art of the Short Story" (2013)
Poetry Collections:
* "Night Songs" (1979)
* "The Book of Love" (1983)
* "The Poet's Corner" (1985)
* "The Collected Poems of Arnold Stadler" (1987)
Non-Fiction Books:
* "The Art of the Short Story" (1988)
* "The Writer's Notebook: A Guide to Creative Writing" (1995)
* "The Short Story: A Critical Introduction" (1997)
* "The Art of Fiction" (1999)
* "Reading the Short Story" (2001)
* "Writing the Short Story: A Guide for Writers" (2003)
Screenplays:
* "I'm Off" (1980)
* "My Father Was an Ice Cream Man" (1982)
* "Marianne's Room" (1984)
* "Shadow Men" (1990)
* "The Candidate" (1992)
* "No Accident" (1994)