[Editor: This list contains various works by John Marsden (1950-2024); for biographical information click here.]
Books by John Marsden:
1985: (editor), Hot Billy Tea: A Muster of High Country Poetry, [Mansfield (Vic.)]: Mansfield Adult Continuing Education Centre, [1985] (poetry book, edited by John Marsden)
1987: So Much to Tell You, Glebe (NSW): Walter McVitty Books, 1987 (young adult fiction)
1988: The Journey, Sydney (NSW): Pan Books, 1988 (young adult fiction)
1989: The Great Gatenby, Sydney (NSW): Pan, 1989 (young adult fiction)
1989: Staying Alive in Year 5, Sydney (NSW): Piper Books, 1989 (children’s fiction)
1990: Out of Time, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1990 (young adult fiction)
1991: Letters from the Inside, Chippendale (Sydney, NSW): Macmillan Australia, 1991 (young adult fiction)
1992: Take My Word For It: Lisa’s Journal, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 1992 (young adult fiction)
1993: Everything I Know About Writing, Port Melbourne (Vic.): Mandarin, 1993 (non-fiction)
1993: Looking for Trouble, Chippendale (Sydney, NSW): Pan Macmillan, 1993 (children’s fiction)
1993: Tomorrow, When the War Began When the War Began, Chippendale (Sydney, NSW): Pan Macmillan, 1993 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 1)
1994: The Dead of the Night, Chippendale (Sydney, NSW): Macmillan Australia, 1994 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 2)
1994: So Much to Tell You: The Play: A Performance Version, Montville (Qld.): Walter McVitty Books , 1994 (play)
1994: (editor), Tomorrow: 20 Visions for the Future, Sydney (NSW): Pan, 1994 (a collection of short stories, edited by John Marsden)
1995: Cool School: You Make it Happen, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1995 (young adult fiction)
1995: The Third Day, The Frost, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 1995 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 3) [American edition titled “A Killing Frost”]
1996: Checkers, Sydney (NSW): Macmillan, 1996 (young adult fiction)
1996: Creep Street: You Make It Happen, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1996 (young adult fiction)
1996: Darkness, Be My Friend, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1996 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 4)
1996: For Weddings and a Funeral: Special Poems for Special Occasions, Sydney (NSW): Macmillan, 1996 (poetry)
1996: (editor) This I Believe: Over 100 Eminent Australians Explore Life’s Big Question, Milsons Point (NSW): Random House Australia, 1996
1997: Burning for Revenge, Sydney (NSW): Macmillan, 1997 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 5)
1997: Dear Miffy, South Melbourne (Vic.): Macmillan, 1997 (young adult fiction)
1997: A Prayer for the 21st Century, Port Melbourne (Vic.): Lothian Books, 1997 (poetry, for young adults)
1998: The Night is for Hunting, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 1998 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 6)
1998: Norton’s Hut, Port Melbourne (Vic.): Lothian Books, 1998 (children’s fiction, poetry, picture book illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe)
1998: The Rabbits, Port Melbourne (Vic.): Thomas C. Lothian, 1998 (children’s fiction, poetry, picture book illustrated by Shaun Tan) [also included in: Shaun Tan, Lost and Found, New York (New York, USA): Arthur A. Levine Books, 2011]
1998: Secret Men’s Business: Manhood: The Big Gig, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1998 (young adult non-fiction)
1999: Goodnight and Thanks for the Teeth, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1999 (written by Rob Alexander and John Marsden) (children’s fiction, picture book illustrated by Mark Jackson and Heather Potter)
1999: The Other Side of Dawn, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 1999 (young adult fiction) (Tomorrow series, book 7)
2000: Marsden on Marsden: The Stories behind John Marsden’s Bestselling Books, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia , 2000 (non-fiction)
2000: Winter, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 2000 (young adult fiction)
2001: The Head Book, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 2001 (non-fiction)
2002: The Boy You Brought Home: A Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Boys, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 2002 (non-fiction)
2002: A Day in the Life of Me, South Melbourne (Vic.): Lothian Books, 2002 (children’s fiction, picture book illustrated by Craig Smith)
2002: The Magic Rainforest, [Melbourne (Vic.)]: Australia Post, 2002 (children’s fiction, picture book illustrated by Mark Jackson & Heather Potter)
2002: Millie, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 2002 (children’s fiction, picture book illustrated by Sally Rippin)
2003: A Roomful of Magic, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan, 2004 (children’s fiction, picture book illustrated by Mark Jackson & Heather Potter)
2003: While I Live, Sydney (NSW): Macmillan, 2003 (young adult fiction) (The Ellie Chronicles, book 1)
2004: (editor) I Believe This: 100 Eminent Australians Face Life’s Biggest Question, Milsons Point (NSW): Random House Australia, 2004 (non-fiction) (edited by John Marsden) [see 1996 book, This I Believe: Over 100 Eminent Australians Explore Life’s Big Question]
2005: Incurable, Sydney (NSW): Macmillan, 2005 (young adult fiction) (The Ellie Chronicles, book 2)
2006: Circle of Flight, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006 (young adult fiction) (The Ellie Chronicles, book 3)
2008: Hamlet: A Novel, Melbourne (Vic.): Text Publishing, 2008 (young adult fiction) (an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet)
2008: Home and Away, Melbourne (Vic.): Lothian, 2008 (children’s fiction, picture book illustrated by Matt Ottley)
2013: The Year My Life Broke, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 2013 (young adult fiction)
2014: South of Darkness, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 2014 (fiction)
2019: The Art of Growing Up, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 2019 (non-fiction)
2021: Take Risks, Sydney (NSW): Pan Macmillan Australia, 2021 (non-fiction, autobiographical)
Translations:
Several of Marsden’s books have been translated into foreign languages. The following translations are listed in the catalogue of the National Library of Australia (with some additional translations noted regarding Tomorrow, When the War Began):
Burning for Revenge = Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Swedish
Checkers = Dutch, German, Spanish
Circle of Flight = Swedish
Darkness, Be My Friend = Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Swedish
The Dead of the Night = Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Swedish
Dear Miffy = German
Hamlet: A Novel = Turkish
Incurable = Swedish
Letters from the Inside = Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Lithuanian, Spanish, Swedish
The Night is for Hunting = Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, Swedish
The Other Side of Dawn = Danish, Dutch, Swedish
Rabbits = Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
Secret Men’s Business = Korean
So Much to Tell You = Dutch, German, Japanese, Korean
The Third Day, The Frost = Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Swedish
Tomorrow, When the War Began = Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish
While I Live = Swedish
Winter = German, Swedish
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