Bradford Morrow Reading Order

7 books (1991–2016)

Bradford Morrow edited seven anthologies between 1991 and 2016, all of which are now complete. These collections showcase literary fiction and contemporary writing across various themed volumes, from gothic literature to speculative fiction to essays on mortality and sleight of hand illusions. Readers should approach this series in publication order, beginning with The New Gothic and concluding with Sleights of Hand: The Deception Issue. Each anthology functions as a standalone collection but together represents Morrow's curated vision of significant literary trends and themes across nearly three decades.

Start with The New Gothic, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The New Gothic 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Picador Book of the New Gothic 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Convergence of Birds 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Conjunctions #39: The New Wave Fabulists 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sleights of Hand: The Deception Issue 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is a literary anthology series edited by Bradford Morrow featuring forty standalone mystery stories, each written by a different acclaimed author and published between 2012 and 2022. The series brings together prominent writers of mystery, crime, and literary fiction to create tales centered on books, manuscripts, libraries, and the world of literature. While each story stands alone and can be read independently, readers interested in experiencing the full collection should follow the publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver. The series appears to be complete as of 2022.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1982–2011)

Bradford Morrow's Collections series comprises four literary fiction works published across three decades from 1982 to 2011. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Danae's Progress and continuing through Posthumes, World Outside the Window (cowritten with Kenneth Rexroth), and concluding with The Uninnocent. This complete series offers a span of interconnected narratives across nearly thirty years of publication.

Start with Danae's Progress, the first of 4 books in the Collections series.

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1	Danae's Progress 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Posthumes 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	World Outside the Window(With: Kenneth Rexroth) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Uninnocent 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2020)

Bradford Morrow's Forgers series comprises two literary fiction novels published between 2014 and 2020. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Forgers and continuing with The Forger's Daughter.

Start with The Forgers and read in order.

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1	The Forgers 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Forger's Daughter 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1995–2002)

Bradford Morrow's New Mexico series comprises two literary fiction novels published between 1995 and 2002. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Trinity Fields followed by Ariel's Crossing. Both books explore interconnected narratives set against the landscape and history of New Mexico.

Start with Trinity Fields and read in order.

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1	Trinity Fields 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ariel's Crossing 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1978–1981)

This two-book non-fiction series by Bradford Morrow was published between 1978 and 1981 and is now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Bibliography of the Writings of Wyndham Lewis, followed by A Bibliography of the Black Sparrow Press 1966-1978. These volumes serve as reference works documenting literary output and publishing history.

Start with Bibliography of the Writings of Wyndham Lewis and read in order.

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1	Bibliography of the Writings of Wyndham Lewis 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Bibliography of the Black Sparrow Press 1966-1978 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2007–2007)

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1	Didn't Didn't Do It 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

6 books (1988–2025)

Bradford Morrow's series of six literary novels spans from 1988 to 2025 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Come Sunday. Though each work stands independently, readers interested in experiencing Morrow's full body of work across this period will proceed through The Almanac Branch, Giovanni's Gift, The Diviner's Tale, The Prague Sonata, and concluding with The Forger's Requiem. The series remains ongoing, offering literary fiction that explores complex themes and characters across distinct narratives.

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

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1	Come Sunday 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Almanac Branch 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Giovanni's Gift 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Diviner's Tale 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Prague Sonata 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Forger's Requiem 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible