1966 in literature

See also: 1965 in literature, other events of 1966, 1967 in literature, list of years in literature.

New books

• The Adventurers - Harold Robbins
• The Anti-Death League - Kingsley Amis
• Capable of Honor - Allen Drury
• The Circle Game - Margaret Atwood
• The Dartmoor Worker anthology of William Crossing
• Der Meteor - Friedrich Dürrenmatt
• The Devil's Brigade - Robert H. Adleman
• The Double Image - Helen McInnes
• The Embezzler - Louis Auchincloss
• Expeditions - Margaret Atwood
• Fantastic Voyage - Isaac Asimov
• The Fixer - Bernard Malamud
• In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
• Jean de Florette - Marcel Pagnol
• Last Picture Show - Larry McMurtry
• The Magic Finger - Roald Dahl
• Manon des sources - Marcel Pagnol
• The Master and Margarita - Mihail Bulgakov
• The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein
• Octopussy and The Living Daylights - Ian Fleming
• The Soldier's Art - Anthony Powell
• The Solid Mandala - Patrick White
• Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein - Margaret Atwood
• The Sun King - Nancy Mitford
• Tai-Pan - James Clavell
• Tell No Man - Adela Rogers St. Johns
• A Thousand Days - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
• Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susann
• Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys