* _Fobbit_: A novel (2019)
* _The Joy Luck Club_: A novel (1989)
* _The Kitchen God's Wife_: A novel (1991)
* _The Fifth Chinese Daughter_: A novel (1994)
* _The Moon Goddess and the Panda Warrior_: A novel (2021)
* _The Land of Big Numbers_: A novel (2022)
Nonfiction
* _Bound Feet and Western Dress_: A memoir (1997)
* _On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family_: A memoir (2014)
Short stories
* "The Joy Luck Club" (1989)
* "Waiting" (1989)
* "The Moon Lady" (1990)
* "The Old Man Who Liked to Read" (1991)
* "The Kitchen God's Wife" (1991)
* "The Fifth Chinese Daughter" (1994)
* "The Song of the Boat" (1995)
* "The Red Candle" (1995)
* "The River Maiden" (1996)
* "The Butterfly" (1997)
Essays
* "The No. 1 Chinese Daughter" (1987)
* "Confessions of a Barbarian: A Memoir of My Struggle with America" (1989)
* "The New World Disorder" (1990)
* "The Chinese Exclusion Act: A Case Study in Racism" (1992)
* "The Asian-American Experience" (1993)
* "Why I Write" (1995)
* "The Meaning of Home" (1997)
* "The Power of Memory" (1999)
* "The Importance of Family" (2001)
* "The American Dream" (2003)
Children's books
* _The Circle of Friends_: A children's book (1990)
* _The Chinese New Year_: A children's book (1991)
* _The Dragon's Child_: A children's book (1993)
* _The Year of the Horse_: A children's book (1996)
* _The Moon Festival_: A children's book (1997)