| 1992 | Natural History. The subject of this highly praised experimental novel is Bridgeport, Connecticut, and an Irish American family's ambivalent place in it. Born in Bridgeport, Howard is the author of the autobiography Facts of Life (1978) and the novels Before My Time (1975) and Grace Abounding (1982). |
| 1998 | A Lover's Almanac. This book concentrates on an artist and a computer graphics designer who reevaluate their relationship as the new millennium approaches. Critics suggest that Howard is at her best in portraying male-female relationships in contemporary America. |