* Novels
* Malinche (1999)
* The Book of Unknown Americans (2014)
* The Death of Vivek Oji (2020)
* Short story collections
* The Devil's Highway (2015)
* All Things Beautiful (2021)
Nonfiction
* Autobiography
* Drown: Memoir of a Daughter's Disappearance (2012)
Essays and articles
* "The Devil's Highway" (2008)
* "The Book of Unknown Americans" (2014)
* "The Death of Vivek Oji" (2020)
Awards
* PEN/Malamud Award (1999)
* American Library Association Award (2014)
* National Book Critics Circle Award (2020)