* Mistress of the Grove: A Novel of Virginia Woolf (2004)
* The Naturalist: A Novel of John James Audubon (2007)
* Emily: The Novel of Emily Dickinson (2010)
* Belle's Rebellion: The Remarkable True Story of Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy (2012)
* The Enchanted Year: A Memoir (2014)
* All That Is Sacred: A Novel of the Nez Perce War (2016)
Nonfiction:
* Wildwood: A Walk Through Nature (2018)
* Growing Season: A Gardener's Journal of the Year (2019)
* Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Wonder of the Forest (2021)