Annie Proulx Reading Order

9 books (1997–2019)

This nine-book anthology series edited by Annie Proulx spans from 1997 to 2019 and collects short fiction and literary essays from various periods and perspectives. The series includes volumes focused on contemporary fiction, classic American short stories, and genre-specific selections such as mystery writing. These anthologies should be read in publication order and represent a complete collection that showcases diverse voices in short fiction and literary criticism.

Start with The Best American Short Stories 1997, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Best American Short Stories 1997 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Missouri Review: History as Literature 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Best American Short Stories of the Century 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Writers on Writing 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The New Granta Book of the American Short Story 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Paris Review Issue 188 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Why I Like This Story 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1982–2023)

Annie Proulx's non-fiction series spans from 1982 to 2023 across eight books, with Great Grapes serving as the opening entry. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Great Grapes and continuing through Making the Best Apple Cider, The Gourmet Gardener, A Roaring in the Blood, Bird Cloud, Cider, Red Desert, and concluding with Fen, Bog & Swamp. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Great Grapes, the first of 8 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Great Grapes 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Making the Best Apple Cider 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Gourmet Gardener 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Roaring in the Blood 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Bird Cloud 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cider 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Red Desert 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fen, Bog & Swamp 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1988–2005)

Annie Proulx's three-book short story collection series spans from 1988 to 2005 and is now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Heart Songs and Other Stories, followed by the collaborative screenplay adaptation Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay (co-written with Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana), and concluding with Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories. These collections showcase Proulx's distinctive voice across multiple decades of her career.

Start with Heart Songs and Other Stories and read in order.

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1	Heart Songs and Other Stories 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay(With: Larry McMurtry,Diana Ossana) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1991–2016)

Annie Proulx's collection of six standalone novels spans from 1991 to 2016 and should be read in publication order beginning with Postcards. Each novel stands independently with its own characters and setting, making them accessible as individual reads while forming a complete body of work when experienced sequentially. The series is now finished, containing Postcards, The Shipping News, Accordion Crimes, Brokeback Mountain, That Old Ace in the Hole, and Barkskins.

Start with Postcards, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Postcards 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Shipping News 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Accordion Crimes 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Brokeback Mountain 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	That Old Ace in the Hole 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Barkskins 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2002–2002)

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1	The Shipping News: Screenplay 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2008)

Annie Proulx's Wyoming Stories trilogy spans nearly a decade from 1999 to 2008, collecting interconnected tales set across the American West. The three complete books—Close Range, Bad Dirt, and Fine Just the Way It Is—should be read in publication order to fully appreciate how Proulx's depiction of Wyoming landscapes and characters develops throughout the series. These linked stories showcase the author's distinctive voice and deep knowledge of the region's culture and history.

Start with Close Range and read in order.

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1	Close Range 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bad Dirt 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fine Just the Way It Is 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible