Richard Ford Reading Order
1 series · 132 books
Richard Ford is an acclaimed American novelist whose career spans several decades of literary fiction exploring the complexities of contemporary life. Known for his detailed character studies and precise prose style, Ford has built a reputation through standalone novels that examine the inner lives of ordinary Americans navigating love, loss, and moral ambiguity. His most celebrated work features protagonist Frank Bascombe across multiple novels that track the character's evolution through different life stages and circumstances.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete132 books
Start with A piece of my heart, the first of 132 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Multitude of Sins |
| 2 | A Multitude of Sins |
| 3 | A Piece of My Heart |
| 4 | A Piece of My Heart |
| 5 | A hand-book for travellers in Spain, and readers at home |
| 6 | A multitude of sins |
| 7 | A treatise on the inoculation of horses for the strangles |
| 8 | Abendländer |
| 9 | Abendländer |
| 10 | Abra Cadabra, Patas De Cabra |
| 11 | Alec Soth |
| 12 | American Short Story, The Granta Book of the |
| 13 | Antología del cuento norteamericano |
| 14 | Between them |
| 15 | Between them |
| 16 | Between them |
| 17 | Blue collar, white collar, no collar |
| 18 | Canada |
| 19 | Canada |
| 20 | Canadá |
| 21 | Children in the cinema |
| 22 | Children of Ashgaroth H/B |
| 23 | Children of Ashgaroth P/B |
| 24 | Davy Byrnes stories |
| 25 | De stand van zaken |
| 26 | De versierder |
| 27 | Der Sportreporter. Roman |
| 28 | Donne e uomini |
| 29 | Eifersüchtig. Eine Novelle |
| 30 | El Dia de La Independencia |
| 31 | El Periodista Deportivo |
| 32 | Entre ellos |
| 33 | Entre ellos |
| 34 | Flores en las grietas |
| 35 | Francamente, Frank |
| 36 | Gatherings from Spain |
| 37 | Gatherings from Spain |
| 38 | Granta |
| 39 | Granta 15 |
| 40 | Granta 40 |
| 41 | Handbook for Travellers in Spain (Classics) |
| 42 | Il donnaiolo |
| 43 | In Our Experience |
| 44 | Incendios |
| 45 | Incendios |
| 46 | Independence Day |
| 47 | Independence Day |
| 48 | Independence Day |
| 49 | Indépendance |
| 50 | Is There Anybody Out There |
| 51 | Katav-sporṭ |
| 52 | La Ultima Oportunidad |
| 53 | La última oportunidad |
| 54 | Le Bout du rouleau |
| 55 | Let me be Frank with you |
| 56 | Let me be frank with you |
| 57 | Ma mère |
| 58 | Mi Madre, in Memorian |
| 59 | National Visit 2 |
| 60 | Onafhankelijkheidsdag |
| 61 | PIECE OF MY HEART |
| 62 | Pecados Sin Cuento |
| 63 | Ploughshares Fall 1996 |
| 64 | Privacy |
| 65 | Péchés innombrables |
| 66 | Quest for the Faradawn |
| 67 | Richard Ford Reads the Sportswriter (First Chapter)/Richard Ford Reads Rock Springs (Short Story) |
| 68 | Rock Springs |
| 69 | Rock Springs |
| 70 | Rock Springs |
| 71 | Rock Springs |
| 72 | Sai gou chang de nü ren |
| 73 | Shattered Crown |
| 74 | Sportswriter Signed Edition |
| 75 | The Bascombe Novels |
| 76 | The Best American Short Stories 1990 |
| 77 | The Best American Short Stories 1991 |
| 78 | The Children of Ashgaroth |
| 79 | The Dragons of Lencia |
| 80 | The General |
| 81 | The Granta Book of the American Long Story |
| 82 | The Granta Book of the American Short Story |
| 83 | The Granta Book of the American Short Story Volume 1 |
| 84 | The Granta book of the American long story |
| 85 | The Granta book of the American long story |
| 86 | The Granta book of the American short story |
| 87 | The Granta book of the American short story |
| 88 | The Granta book of the American short story |
| 89 | The Granta book of the American short story |
| 90 | The Lay of the Land |
| 91 | The Lay of the Land (SIGNED) |
| 92 | The Lay of the Land (Vintage Contemporaries) |
| 93 | The New Granta Book of the American Short Story |
| 94 | The Overreachers (Granta: The Magazine of New Writing) |
| 95 | The Ultimate Good Luck |
| 96 | The lay of the land |
| 97 | The ultimate good luck |
| 98 | Traditional Village Institutions in Environmental Management |
| 99 | Un Trozo de Mi Corazon |
| 100 | Un trozo de mi corazón |
| 101 | Un week-end dans le Michigan |
| 102 | Un week-end dans le Michigan |
| 103 | Unabhängigkeitstag |
| 104 | Une mort secrète |
| 105 | Une saison ardente |
| 106 | Une situation difficile |
| 107 | When Cultures Meet |
| 108 | Wildlife |
| 109 | Wildlife |
| 110 | Wildlife |
| 111 | Wildlife. Wild Leben. Roman |
| 112 | Women with Men |
| 113 | Women with Men Poster |
| 114 | Women with men |
| 115 | Writers Workshop in a book |
| 116 | de Mujeres Con Hombres |
| 117 | A piece of my heart 1976 |
| 118 | The ultimate good luck 1981 |
| 119 | The sportswriter 1985 |
| 120 | Rock Springs 1987 |
| 121 | My mother, in memory 1988 |
| 122 | Une mort secrète 1990 |
| 123 | Wildlife 1990 |
| 124 | Un week-end dans le Michigan 1991 |
| 125 | Independence day 1995 |
| 126 | Women with men 1997 |
| 127 | Good Raymond 1998 |
| 128 | Privacy 1999 |
| 129 | A multitude of sins 2001 |
| 130 | Vintage Ford 2004 |
| 131 | The lay of the land 2006 |
| 132 | The Bascombe novels 2009 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Richard Ford written?
- Richard Ford has written 132 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1976 to 2009.
- Are Richard Ford's series complete?
- Richard Ford has 1 completed series.