Author · updated 2026
Dan Jenkins Books in Order
Every Dan Jenkins book in publication order — 25 in total, spanning 1970–2018.
Publication Order of Bobby Joe Grooves Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Slim and None | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Semi-Tough | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Dead Solid Perfect | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Limo | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Baja Oklahoma | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Life its Ownself | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Fast Copy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  You Gotta Play Hurt | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Rude Behavior | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Franchise Babe | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Stick a Fork in Me | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saturday's America | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Fairways and Greens | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  American Football | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  You Call it Sports, but I Say it's a Jungle Out There | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Bubba Talks | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Best American Sports Writing 1995 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  I'll Tell You One Thing | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Texas Christian University Football Vault | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Jenkins at the Majors | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  His Ownself | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Unplayable Lies | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Sports Makes You Type Faster | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 25, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday's America | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Semi-Tough | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dead Solid Perfect | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Limo | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Fairways and Greens | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Baja Oklahoma | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Life its Ownself | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | American Football | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Fast Copy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | You Call it Sports, but I Say it's a Jungle Out There | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | You Gotta Play Hurt | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Bubba Talks | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Best American Sports Writing 1995 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Rude Behavior | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | I'll Tell You One Thing | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Slim and None | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Franchise Babe | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Texas Christian University Football Vault | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Jenkins at the Majors | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | His Ownself | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Unplayable Lies | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Stick a Fork in Me | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Sports Makes You Type Faster | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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