* The Book of Embraces (1993)
* On the Consumption of Glass (2001)
* I Blame John Wayne (2007)
* My Invented Country: A Memoir (2016)
* Small Blessings: A Memoir (2023)
Short story collection:
* St. Maybe
Poetry:
* Hotel Detroit (1995)
* The Emily Dickinson Awards (1998)
* Why I Lie (2004)
Essays:
* "I Was the Prettiest Baby Ever Born." (2003)
* "Love and Pornography" (2004)
* "The Trouble with White Women" (2005)
Plays:
* "No-Eyed Girl" (1996)
* "The House of Dreams" (1998)
* "The Unmentionables" (2000)