Hessler, Peter (2001). River town : two years on the Yangtze. New York: HarperCollins.
— (2006). Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present. New York: HarperCollins.
— (2010). Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory. New York: Harper.
— (2013). Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West. New York: Harper.
Essays and reporting
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— (June 2006). "Voices - Peter Hessler in China". National Geographic.
— (January 12, 2009). "Strange Stones : Two Midwestern refugees on the road to the Tibetan Plateau". Letter from China. The New Yorker. 84 (44): 30–35. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
— (September 26, 2011). "Dr. Don : the life of a small-town druggist". Letter from Nucla, Colorado. The New Yorker. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
— (December 19–26, 2011). "The Mosque on the Square". Letter from Cairo. The New Yorker. 87 (41): 46–57. Abstract
— (May 21, 2012). "Identity Parade". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
— (January 14, 2013). "Big Brothers : where is the Muslim Brotherhood leading Egypt?". Letter from Cairo. The New Yorker. 88 (43): 24–30. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
— (March 2013). "Returning to Fuling". National Geographic. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
— (July 22, 2013). "The Showdown". Letter from Cairo. The New Yorker. 89 (21): 26–32. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
— (March 7, 2016). "Living-room democracy : in rural Egypt, political candidates go door-to-door". Letter from El-Balyana. The New Yorker. 92 (4): 30–35.