Novels:
* The Red Scarf Girl (1997): A memoir of her childhood in China during the Cultural Revolution.
* The Knitting Circle (2000): A novel about a group of women who bond through their shared love of knitting.
* The Obituary Writer (2003): A story about a woman who writes obituaries and finds meaning in her work.
* The Bridge of Sighs (2006): A historical novel set in Venice during the time of Casanova.
* Comfort and Joy (2009): A novel about a family who comes together to celebrate the holidays after a tragedy.
* The Book That Matters Most (2012): A novel about a woman who tries to find out what happened to her best friend, who went missing years ago.
* The Language of Flowers (2014): A historical novel set in Victorian England about a young woman who uses flower language to communicate her feelings.
* The Appeal (2017): A novel about a small New England town that is turned upside down when a wealthy outsider arrives.
* Fly Away (2019): A novel about a woman who is forced to confront her past after her mother's death.
* The World That We Knew (2021): A historical novel set in the 1930s about a Jewish family in Vienna who are forced to flee their home as the Nazis rise to power.
Short Story Collections:
* Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine (1996)
* The Best of Ann Hood (2008)
* What You See Is What You Get (2018)
Non-Fiction:
* The Obituary Writer (2003): A collection of essays about death and dying.
* The Loss of a Husband (2007): A memoir about her husband's death from cancer.
* The Mother of All Mysteries: A Memoir (2013): A memoir about her relationship with her mother.
This is not an exhaustive list, but it represents some of Ann Hood's most popular and critically acclaimed works. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages and have been adapted for film and television. She is known for her lyrical prose, her compassionate characters, and her ability to tell stories that are both moving and thought-provoking.