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Lee Smith

American author Lee Smith is best known for her acclaimed novels set in the Appalachian South, including *Fair and Tender Ladies* and *Oral History*. A recipient of the O. Henry Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, her work has sold millions of copies. This page provides the Lee Smith books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1969Last Day the Dogbushes BloomedPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1973Fancy StrutPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1980Black Mountain BreakdownPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1981CakewalkPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1983Oral HistoryPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1985Family LinenPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1988New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 1Buy ↗

1988Fair and Tender LadiesPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1990Me and My Baby View the EclipsePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1992New Stories from the South 1992(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 2Buy ↗

1992The Devil's DreamPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1993New Stories from the South 1993(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 3Buy ↗

1994New Stories from the South 1994(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 4Buy ↗

1995New Stories from the South 1995(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 5Buy ↗

1995Saving GracePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1996The Christmas LettersPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1996New Stories from the South 1996(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 6Buy ↗

1997News of the SpiritPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1997New Stories from the South 1997(By: Robert Olen Butler)POoNSFTSB · 7Buy ↗

1998New Stories from the South 1998(By: Padgett Powell)POoNSFTSB · 8Buy ↗

1999New Stories from the South 1999(By: Tony Earley)POoNSFTSB · 9Buy ↗

2000New Stories from the South 2000(By: Ellen Douglas)POoNSFTSB · 10Buy ↗

2001New Stories from the South 2001POoNSFTSB · 11Buy ↗

2002The Last GirlsPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2003New Stories from the South 2003(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 12Buy ↗

2004New Stories from the South 2004(By: Allan Gurganus)POoNSFTSB · 13Buy ↗

2005New Stories from the South, 2005(By: Jill McCorkle)POoNSFTSB · 14Buy ↗

2005Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 15Buy ↗

2006On Agate HillPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2006New Stories from the South 2006(By: Allan Gurganus,Kathy Pories)POoNSFTSB · 16Buy ↗

2007New Stories from the South 2007(By: Allan Gurganus)POoNSFTSB · 17Buy ↗

2008New Stories from the South 2008(By: Z.Z. Packer)POoNSFTSB · 18Buy ↗

2009New Stories from the South 2009(By: Madison Smartt Bell)POoNSFTSB · 19Buy ↗

2010Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed StrangerPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2010New Stories from the South 2010(By: Amy Hempel)POoNSFTSB · 20Buy ↗

2012Conversations with Lee SmithPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2013Guests on EarthPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2016Dimestore: A Writer's LifePOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2020Blue MarlinPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2023Silver AlertPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels12 books · 1969–2023

01Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed1969Buy ↗

02Fancy Strut1973Buy ↗

03Black Mountain Breakdown1980Buy ↗

04Oral History1983Buy ↗

05Family Linen1985Buy ↗

06Fair and Tender Ladies1988Buy ↗

07The Devil's Dream1992Buy ↗

08Saving Grace1995Buy ↗

09The Last Girls2002Buy ↗

10On Agate Hill2006Buy ↗

11Guests on Earth2013Buy ↗

12Silver Alert2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of New Stories From The South Books20 books · 1988–2010

01New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)1988Buy ↗

02New Stories from the South 1992(By: Shannon Ravenel)1992Buy ↗

03New Stories from the South 1993(By: Shannon Ravenel)1993Buy ↗

04New Stories from the South 1994(By: Shannon Ravenel)1994Buy ↗

05New Stories from the South 1995(By: Shannon Ravenel)1995Buy ↗

06New Stories from the South 1996(By: Shannon Ravenel)1996Buy ↗

07New Stories from the South 1997(By: Robert Olen Butler)1997Buy ↗

08New Stories from the South 1998(By: Padgett Powell)1998Buy ↗

09New Stories from the South 1999(By: Tony Earley)1999Buy ↗

10New Stories from the South 2000(By: Ellen Douglas)2000Buy ↗

11New Stories from the South 20012001Buy ↗

12New Stories from the South 2003(By: Shannon Ravenel)2003Buy ↗

13New Stories from the South 2004(By: Allan Gurganus)2004Buy ↗

14New Stories from the South, 2005(By: Jill McCorkle)2005Buy ↗

15Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)2005Buy ↗

16New Stories from the South 2006(By: Allan Gurganus,Kathy Pories)2006Buy ↗

17New Stories from the South 2007(By: Allan Gurganus)2007Buy ↗

18New Stories from the South 2008(By: Z.Z. Packer)2008Buy ↗

19New Stories from the South 2009(By: Madison Smartt Bell)2009Buy ↗

20New Stories from the South 2010(By: Amy Hempel)2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections4 books · 1981–2010

01Cakewalk1981Buy ↗

02Me and My Baby View the Eclipse1990Buy ↗

03News of the Spirit1997Buy ↗

04Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2012–2016

01Conversations with Lee Smith2012Buy ↗

02Dimestore: A Writer's Life2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 1996–2020

01The Christmas Letters1996Buy ↗

02Blue Marlin2020Buy ↗

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