1982 in literature

See also: 1981 in literature, other events of 1982, 1983 in literature, list of years in literature.

New books

• The Assumption of the Rogues and Rascals - Elizabeth Smart
• The Bride of Suleiman - Aileen Crawley
• The Color Purple - Alice Walker
• Consequences - Margaret Trudeau
• Crossings - Danielle Steel
• The Darkling - David Kesterton
• Different Seasons - Stephen King
• For Special Services - John Gardner
• Foundation's Edge - Isaac Asimov
• The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn
• La casa de los espíritus (The House of the Spirits) - Isabel Allende
• In Search of Excellence - Tom Peters
• An Indecent Obsession - Colleen McCullough
• The Indian in the Cupboard - Lynne Reid Banks
• Invasion of the Space Invaders - Martin Amis
• The Man from St Petersburg - Ken Follett
• Master of the Game - Sidney Sheldon
• Mistral's Daughter - Judith Krantz
• Monsignor Quixote - Graham Greene
• None is too many - Irving Abella and Harold Troper
• North and South - John Jakes
• ' - James Edward
• The Parsifal Mosaic - Robert Ludlum
• The Running Man - Stephen King
• Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally
• Shoeless Joe - W.P. Kinsella
• Space - James A. Michener
• The Changing Light at Sandover - James Merrill
• ' - Arthur C. Clarke
• The Valley of Horses - Jean M. Auel