Author · updated 2026
Robert Olen Butler Books in Order
Every Robert Olen Butler book in publication order — 34 in total, spanning 1981–2018.
Publication Order of Christopher Marlowe Cobb Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Hot Country | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Star of Istanbul | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Empire of Night | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Paris in the Dark | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Alleys of Eden | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Sun Dogs | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Countrymen of Bones | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  On Distant Ground | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Wabash | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Deuce | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  They Whisper | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Deep Green Sea | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Mr. Spaceman | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Fair Warning | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Hell | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  A Small Hotel | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Perfume River | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Tabloid Dreams | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Had a Good Time | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Severance | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Intercourse | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Best Small Fictions Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Best Small Fictions 2015 | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Future Dictionary of America | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The 2004 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Verb, An Audioquarterly, Volume 1, No. 1 | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The 2005 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The 2007 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The 2008 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The 2009 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 34, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Alleys of Eden | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sun Dogs | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Countrymen of Bones | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | On Distant Ground | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Wabash | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Deuce | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | They Whisper | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Tabloid Dreams | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Deep Green Sea | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Mr. Spaceman | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Fair Warning | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Had a Good Time | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Future Dictionary of America | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The 2004 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Verb, An Audioquarterly, Volume 1, No. 1 | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Severance | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The 2005 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The 2007 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Intercourse | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The 2008 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Hell | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | A Small Hotel | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The 2009 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Hot Country | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Star of Istanbul | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Empire of Night | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Best Small Fictions 2015 | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Perfume River | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Paris in the Dark | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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