* The Last Confucian (1993)
* Can Xue: Edge of the Field (2004)
* Between Suzhi and Wenming: The Aesthetics of Chinese Modernity (2007)
* Secret Love: The Films and Life of Zhang Wenfang (2017)
* In and Out of Communist China: Voices from Underground Literature (2018)
* Beyond Suzhi: The Cultural Construction of Chinese National Identity (2019)
Poetry
* In Defense of the Word: Selected Poems of Bei Dao (2010, co-translator with Edward Morin)
* The Unbroken Reed: Poems from the Middle East (2011, co-editor)
* The Empty Boat (2013, co-translator with Chen Dongdong)
* When Skies Break Open (2014, co-editor)
* The Chinese Writer in Exile (2016, co-editor)
* River to River: Chinese and American Literature in Dialogue (2018, co-editor)
* The Collected Works of Xi Xi (2020, co-translator)
Essays and Articles
* "The Great Leap Forward and Chinese Literature: A Case Study of Hao Ran" (1993)
* "Chinese Contemporary Literature and the Market" (1995)
* "The Politics of Chinese Avant-Garde Art: The Case of the Xiamen Dada Group" (1997)
* "The Cultural Revolution in Chinese Literature" (1999)
* "The Postmodern Turn in Chinese Literature" (2001)
* "The Global and the Local in Chinese Literature" (2003)
* "The Politics of Chinese Literature" (2005)
* "Chinese Literature and the Internet" (2007)
* "The Chinese Literary Avant-Garde" (2009)
* "Chinese Literature in Translation" (2011)
* "The Death of the Underground: Chinese Literature in the 21st Century" (2013)
* "Chinese Literature and the Nobel Prize" (2015)
* "The Future of Chinese Literature" (2017)
Reviews and Interviews
* "The Last Confucian by Michael D. Dahlberg" (1994)
* "Can Xue: Edge of the Field by Michael D. Dahlberg" (2004)
* "Between Suzhi and Wenming: The Aesthetics of Chinese Modernity by Michael D. Dahlberg" (2007)
* "Secret Love: The Films and Life of Zhang Wenfang by Michael D. Dahlberg" (2017)
* "In and Out of Communist China: Voices from Underground Literature by Michael D. Dahlberg" (2018)
* "Beyond Suzhi: The Cultural Construction of Chinese National Identity by Michael D. Dahlberg" (2019)
Other
* "About Michael D. Dahlberg"
* "Michael D. Dahlberg's Blog"
* "Michael D. Dahlberg on Twitter"
* "Michael D. Dahlberg on Facebook"