Wallace Stegner Reading Order
6 series · 56 books · Born 18 Feb 1909
Wallace Stegner was a prominent American novelist and historian, renowned for his exploration of the American West. Over his career, he penned 56 books across six series, including notable works in Brude Mason, American Folkways, and various standalones and collections. His literary contributions, recognized with a Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and a National Book Award in 1977, have left a lasting impact on the genre.
American Folkways Series
Complete8 books (1941–2007)
Start with Desert Country(By: Edwin Corle), the first of 8 books in the American Folkways series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Desert Country(By: Edwin Corle) 1941Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Short Grass Country(By: Stanley Vestal) 1941Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Mormon Country 1942Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Palmetto Country(By: Stetson Kennedy) 1942Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Deep Delta Country(By: Harnett T. Kane) 1944Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Golden Gate Country(By: Gertrude Atherton) 1945Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Big Country Texas(By: Donald Day) 1947Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Blue Ridge Country(By: Jean Thomas) 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
Anthologies Series
Complete8 books (1963–2005)
Start with 50 Great American Short Stories, the first of 8 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  50 Great American Short Stories 1963Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Unknown California 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Late Harvest 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Prose and Poetry of the American West 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Our Mothers' Spirits: Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Little Big Book of California 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
Brude Mason Series
Complete2 books (1943–1979)
Start with The Big Rock Candy Mountain and read in order.
Collections Series
Complete4 books (1950–1990)
Start with The Women on the Wall, the first of 4 books in the Collections series.
Non-Fiction Series
Complete23 books (1954–2008)
Start with Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, the first of 23 books in the Non-Fiction series.
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| 1 |  Beyond the Hundredth Meridian 1954Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  This Is Dinosaur 1955Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Wolf Willow 1962Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Gathering of Zion 1964Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Teaching the Short Story 1966Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Sound of Mountain Water 1969Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Discovery! The Search for Arabian Oil 1971Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Uneasy Chair 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The letters of Bernard DeVoto(With: Bernard DeVoto) 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Writer in America 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  One Way To Spell Man 1982Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Conversations with Wallace Stegner on Western History & Literature 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  American Places 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  The American West as Living Space 1987Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  On the Teaching of Creative Writing 1988Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Wilderness at the Edge 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Marking the Sparrow's Fall 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  On Teaching and Writing Fiction 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  The Selected Letters 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  The Selected Letters of Wallace Stegner 2007Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  The Twilight of Self Reliance 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Wallace Stegner's West 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Complete11 books (1937–1987)
Start with Remembering Laughter, the first of 11 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Remembering Laughter 1937Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The Potter's House 1938Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | On a Darkling Plain 1940Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Fire and Ice 1941Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Second Growth 1947Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Joe Hill: A Biographical Novel 1950Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | A Shooting Star 1961Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  All the Little Live Things 1967Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Angle of Repose 1971Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Spectator Bird 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Crossing to Safety 1987Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Wallace Stegner written?
- Wallace Stegner has written 56 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 1937 to 2008.
- What is the first book in each Wallace Stegner series?
- Here are the first books in Wallace Stegner's series: American Folkways: Desert Country(By: Edwin Corle); Anthologies: 50 Great American Short Stories; Brude Mason: The Big Rock Candy Mountain; Collections: The Women on the Wall; Non-Fiction: Beyond the Hundredth Meridian.
- What order should I read Wallace Stegner's books?
- We recommend reading Wallace Stegner's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Wallace Stegner's series complete?
- Wallace Stegner has 6 completed series.