
Tom Perrotta
Author · 16 books
Tom Perrotta is the bestselling author of nine works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Peabody Award-winning HBO series. His work has been translated into a multitude of languages. Perrotta grew up in New Jersey and lives outside of Boston.
Series
Books

The Abstinence Teacher
2007

Ghost Town
A Novel
2026

Me and Carlos
2020

Grade My Teacher
A Short Story
2013

Joe College
2000

Senior Season
2011

Bad Haircut
Stories of the Seventies
1994

Election
1998

The Leftovers
2011

Tracy Flick Can't Win
2022

Little Children
2004

Nine Inches
2013

The Smile on Happy Chang's Face
2010

The Wishbones
1997

Mrs. Fletcher
2017

What's Your Exit?
A Literary Detour Through New Jersey
2010