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Richard Russo

American author Richard Russo is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel *Empire Falls* and the *Nobody’s Fool* series. His works have sold millions of copies and earned acclaim for their vivid small-town character studies. This page provides the Richard Russo books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1986MohawkPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1988The Risk PoolPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
1993Nobody's FoolPOoNFB · 1Buy ↗
1997Straight ManPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
2001Empire FallsPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
2002The Whore's Child and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗
2007Bridge of SighsPOoSN · 5Buy ↗
2009That Old Cape MagicPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
2012Elsewhere / On Helwig StreetPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
2012InterventionsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗
2016The Mysteries of Linwood HartPOoSS · 1Buy ↗
2016Everybody's FoolPOoNFB · 2Buy ↗
2017TrajectoryPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗
2018The Destiny ThiefPOoNB · 2Buy ↗
2019Sh*tshowPOoSS · 2Buy ↗
2019Chances Are...POoSN · 7Buy ↗
2021Marriage StoryPOoNB · 3Buy ↗
2022Triage: On Reading, Writing, and the Interior LifePOoNB · 4Buy ↗
2023Somebody's FoolPOoNFB · 3Buy ↗
2025Life and ArtPOoNB · 5Buy ↗
2026Under the FallsPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels8 books · 1986–2026
01Mohawk1986Buy ↗
02The Risk Pool1988Buy ↗
03Straight Man1997Buy ↗
04Empire Falls2001Buy ↗
05Bridge of Sighs2007Buy ↗
06That Old Cape Magic2009Buy ↗
07Chances Are...2019Buy ↗
08Under the Falls2026Buy ↗
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books5 books · 2012–2025
01Elsewhere / On Helwig Street2012Buy ↗
02The Destiny Thief2018Buy ↗
03Marriage Story2021Buy ↗
04Triage: On Reading, Writing, and the Interior Life2022Buy ↗
05Life and Art2025Buy ↗
Publication Order of Nobody's Fool Books3 books · 1993–2023
01Nobody's Fool1993Buy ↗
02Everybody's Fool2016Buy ↗
03Somebody's Fool2023Buy ↗
Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 2002–2017
01The Whore's Child and Other Stories2002Buy ↗
02Interventions2012Buy ↗
03Trajectory2017Buy ↗
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 2016–2019
01The Mysteries of Linwood Hart2016Buy ↗
02Sh*tshow2019Buy ↗

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