1983 in literature

See also: 1982 in literature, other events of 1983, 1984 in literature, list of years in literature.

New books

• The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers
• Changes - Danielle Steel
• Christine - Stephen King
• Cold Heaven - Anita Brian Moore
• The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
• The Dark Green Tunnel - Allan W. Eckert
• Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
• Icebreaker - John Gardner
• Ironweed - William Kennedy
• The Last Warrior Queen - Mary Mackey
• Life and Times of Michael K - J. M. Coetzee
• The Little Drummer Girl - John le Carré
• The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour
• The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
• The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
• ' - Susan Oliver
• On Wings of Eagles - Ken Follett
• Pet Sematary - Stephen King
• Phantoms - Dean R. Koontz
• The Piano Teacher - Elfriede Jelinek
• Poland - James A. Michener
• Resistance and Persecution in Passau from 1933 to 1939 - Anna Rosmus
• The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov
• Scandal - A. N. Wilson
• Shame - Salman Rushdie
• A Time for Judas - Morley Callaghan
• ' - Stephen R. Donaldson
• Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
• Worstward Ho - Samuel Beckett