Author · updated 2026
Lee Smith Books in Order
Every Lee Smith book in publication order — 19 in total, spanning 1969–2016.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Fancy Strut | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Black Mountain Breakdown | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Oral History | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Family Linen | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Fair and Tender Ladies | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Devil's Dream | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Saving Grace | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Last Girls | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  On Agate Hill | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Guests on Earth | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Christmas Letters | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cakewalk | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Me and My Baby View the Eclipse | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  News of the Spirit | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Conversations with Lee Smith | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Dimestore: A Writer's Life | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tributes | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 19, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Fancy Strut | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Black Mountain Breakdown | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Cakewalk | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Oral History | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Family Linen | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Fair and Tender Ladies | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Me and My Baby View the Eclipse | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Devil's Dream | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Saving Grace | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Christmas Letters | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | News of the Spirit | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Tributes | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Last Girls | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | On Agate Hill | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Conversations with Lee Smith | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Guests on Earth | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Dimestore: A Writer's Life | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
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