Sherman Alexie Reading Order
9 series · 66 books · Born 1966
Sherman Alexie was a celebrated author known for his poignant explorations of Native American life through various genres. Over his active years from 1991 to 2020, he produced 66 works across nine series, encompassing plays, picture books, collections, non-fiction, and standalone novels. His most acclaimed contributions include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
Akashic Drug Chronicles Series
Complete5 books (2005–2020)
Start with The Cocaine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody), the first of 5 books in the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  The Cocaine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody) 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The Speed Chronicles 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Heroin Chronicles(By: Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Nicotine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Anthologies Series
Complete18 books (1994–2018)
Start with Seventh Annual Collection, the first of 18 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Seventh Annual Collection 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Best American Short Stories 1994 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Granta 54 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Home Field Writers Remember Baseball 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Ploughshares Winter 2000-01 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The New Young American Poets 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Humor Me: An Anthology of Humor by Writers of Color 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  The Portable Sixties Reader 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The New Granta Book of the American Short Story 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Selected Shorts: New American Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  The Chronicles of Harris Burdick 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Walking the Clouds 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Stray Dogs 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Flash Fiction International 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  The Creativity Project 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
Collections Series
Complete14 books (1991–2015)
Start with The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems, the first of 14 books in the Collections series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  First Indian on the Moon 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Old Shirts & New Skins 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Water Flowing Home 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Summer of Black Widows 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Man Who Loves Salmon 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  One Stick Song 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Toughest Indian in the World 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Ten Little Indians 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Face 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Blasphemy 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  What I've Stolen, What I've Earned 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  The Best American Poetry 2015 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
Non-Fiction Series
Complete2 books (2009–2017)
Start with Conversations with Sherman Alexie and read in order.
Picture Series
Complete1 book (2016–2016)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder Boy Jr. 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
Plays Series
Complete2 books (1993–2003)
Start with Smoke Signals and read in order.
Selected Shorts Series
Complete17 books (1993–2012)
Start with For Better and for Worse, the first of 17 books in the Selected Shorts series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  For Better and for Worse 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Even More Laughs 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Timeless Classics 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Edith Wharton 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Falling in Love 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Family Matters 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Food Fictions 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Pets! 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Tales of Betrayal 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Travel Tales 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Are We There Yet? 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | A Touch of Magic 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The William Hurt Collection 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Whodunit? 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | American Classics 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  New American Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Poe! 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete1 book (1993–1993)
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Distances 1993Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Complete6 books (1995–2009)
Start with Reservation Blues, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Sherman Alexie written?
- Sherman Alexie has written 66 books across 9 series. Their published works span from 1991 to 2020.
- What is the first book in each Sherman Alexie series?
- Here are the first books in Sherman Alexie's series: Akashic Drug Chronicles: The Cocaine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody); Anthologies: Seventh Annual Collection; Collections: The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems; Non-Fiction: Conversations with Sherman Alexie; Plays: Smoke Signals.
- What order should I read Sherman Alexie's books?
- We recommend reading Sherman Alexie's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Sherman Alexie's series complete?
- Sherman Alexie has 9 completed series.