Book Series List

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Larry McMurtry

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.

Series & Books

Berrybender Narratives Series(4 books)

The Berrybender Narratives series by Larry McMurtry consists of 4 books, published between 2002 and 2004. The series begins with Sin Killer.

1

Sin Killer(2002)

2

The Wandering Hill(2003)

3

By Sorrow's River(2003)

4

Folly and Glory(2004)

Desert Rose Series(2 books)

The Desert Rose series by Larry McMurtry consists of 2 books, published between 1983 and 1995. The series begins with The Desert Rose.

1

The Desert Rose(1983)

2

The Late Child(1995)

Houston Series(6 books)

The Houston series by Larry McMurtry consists of 6 books, published between 1970 and 1992. The series begins with Moving On.

1

Moving On(1970)

2

All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers(1972)

3

Terms of Endearment(1975)

4

Somebody's Darling(1978)

5

Some Can Whistle(1989)

6

The Evening Star(1992)

Last Picture Show Series(5 books)

The Last Picture Show series by Larry McMurtry consists of 5 books, published between 1966 and 2009. The series begins with The Last Picture Show.

1

The Last Picture Show(1966)

2

Texasville(1987)

3

Duane's Depressed(1999)

4

When the Light Goes(2007)

5

Rhino Ranch(2009)

Lonesome Dove Series(4 books)

The Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry consists of 4 books, published between 1985 and 1997. The series begins with Lonesome Dove.

1

Lonesome Dove(1985)

2

Streets of Laredo(1993)

3

Dead Man's Walk(1995)

4

Comanche Moon(1997)

Penguin Lives Series(32 books)

The Penguin Lives series by Larry McMurtry consists of 32 books, published between 1960 and 2011. The series begins with Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally).

1

Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally)(1960)

2

Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)(1999)

3

Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)(1999)

4

Marcel Proust (By: Edmund White)(1999)

5

Crazy Horse(1999)

6

Saint Augustine (By: Garry Wills)(1999)

7

James Joyce (By: Edna O'Brien)(1999)

8

Rosa Parks (By: Douglas Brinkley)(2000)

9

Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)(2000)

10

Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)(2000)

11

Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)(2000)

12

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)(2000)

13

Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)(2001)

14

Jane Austen (By: Carol Shields)(2001)

15

Buddha (By: Karen Armstrong)(2001)

16

Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)(2001)

17

Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)(2001)

18

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)(2001)

19

Joseph Smith (By: Robert V. Remini)(2002)

20

Winston Churchill: A Life (By: John Keegan)(2002)

21

Pope John XXIII (By: Thomas Cahill)(2002)

22

Charles Dickens (By: Jane Smiley)(2002)

23

Elvis Presley (By: Bobbie Ann Mason)(2002)

24

Saint Therese of Lisieux (By: Kathryn Harrison)(2003)

25

Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)(2003)

26

Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)(2004)

27

George Herbert Walker Bush (By: Tom Wicker)(2004)

28

Napoleon (By: Paul Johnson)(2006)

29

Julia Child (By: Laura Shapiro)(2007)

30

Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)(2008)

31

Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)(2008)

32

Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)(2011)

Thalia, Texas Series(3 books)

The Thalia, Texas series by Larry McMurtry consists of 3 books, published between 1961 and 2017. The series begins with Horseman, Pass By / Hud.

1

Horseman, Pass By / Hud(1961)

2

Leaving Cheyenne(1962)

3

Thalia(2017)