Order of Larry McMurtry Books
Larry McMurtry was an American author and screenwriter of novels set in the West; whether they be set historically or during contemporary times. He had also written several works of non-fiction. He was best known for his novels Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and co-writing the screenplay to Brokeback Mountain. Both Brokeback Mountain and Terms of Endearment won Academy Awards, while Lonesome Dove won a Pulitzer Prize.
Larry McMurtry became a published novelist in 1961 with Horseman, Pass By. That novel would be adapted into the film Hud, which the novel was also released as.
Larry passed on March 25th, 2021. he was 84 years old.
Below is a list of Larry McMurtry’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Thalia, Texas Books
| Horseman, Pass By / Hud | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Leaving Cheyenne | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thalia | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Last Picture Show Books
| The Last Picture Show | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Texasville | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Duane's Depressed | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When the Light Goes | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rhino Ranch | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Houston Books
| Moving On | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Terms of Endearment | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Somebody's Darling | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Some Can Whistle | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Evening Star | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Desert Rose Books
| The Desert Rose | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Late Child | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lonesome Dove Books
| Lonesome Dove | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Streets of Laredo | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Man's Walk | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Comanche Moon | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of Lonesome Dove Books
| Dead Man's Walk | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Comanche Moon | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lonesome Dove | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Streets of Laredo | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Berrybender Narratives Books
| Sin Killer | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wandering Hill | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| By Sorrow's River | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Folly and Glory | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Cadillac Jack | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anything for Billy | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Buffalo Girls | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pretty Boy Floyd | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zeke and Ned | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Boone's Lick | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Loop Group | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Telegraph Days | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Kind Words Saloon | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Crazy Horse | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Roads: A Millennial Journey Along America's Great Interstate Highways | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Paradise | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West, 1846-1890 | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Colonel and Little Missie | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Books: A Memoir | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Literary Life: A Second Memoir | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hollywood: A Third Memoir | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Custer | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Missouri River | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Penguin Lives Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Horseman, Pass By was also released under the title Hud. The novels Pretty Boy Floyd and Zeke and Ned were written alongside Diana Ossana. Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay was written with Diana Ossana and Annie Proulx.
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