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Richard Russo Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Richard Russo in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 21 books / 5 series

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.

Books by Richard Russo in Publication Order

1986 Mohawk POoSN / 1 Buy
1988 The Risk Pool POoSN / 2 Buy
1993 Nobody's Fool POoNFB / 1 Buy
1997 Straight Man POoSN / 3 Buy
2001 Empire Falls POoSN / 4 Buy
2002 The Whore's Child and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
2007 Bridge of Sighs POoSN / 5 Buy
2009 That Old Cape Magic POoSN / 6 Buy
2012 Elsewhere / On Helwig Street POoNB / 1 Buy
2012 Interventions POoSSC / 2 Buy
2016 The Mysteries of Linwood Hart POoSS / 1 Buy
2016 Everybody's Fool POoNFB / 2 Buy
2017 Trajectory POoSSC / 3 Buy
2018 The Destiny Thief POoNB / 2 Buy
2019 Sh*tshow POoSS / 2 Buy
2019 Chances Are... POoSN / 7 Buy
2021 Marriage Story POoNB / 3 Buy
2022 Triage: On Reading, Writing, and the Interior Life POoNB / 4 Buy
2023 Somebody's Fool POoNFB / 3 Buy
2025 Life and Art POoNB / 5 Buy
2026 Under the Falls POoSN / 8 Buy

Complete Richard Russo Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 8 books / 1986-2026
01 Mohawk 1986 Buy
02 The Risk Pool 1988 Buy
03 Straight Man 1997 Buy
04 Empire Falls 2001 Buy
05 Bridge of Sighs 2007 Buy
06 That Old Cape Magic 2009 Buy
07 Chances Are... 2019 Buy
08 Under the Falls 2026 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 5 books / 2012-2025
01 Elsewhere / On Helwig Street 2012 Buy
02 The Destiny Thief 2018 Buy
03 Marriage Story 2021 Buy
04 Triage: On Reading, Writing, and the Interior Life 2022 Buy
05 Life and Art 2025 Buy
Nobody's Fool Reading Order 3 books / 1993-2023
01 Nobody's Fool 1993 Buy
02 Everybody's Fool 2016 Buy
03 Somebody's Fool 2023 Buy
01 The Whore's Child and Other Stories 2002 Buy
02 Interventions 2012 Buy
03 Trajectory 2017 Buy
01 The Mysteries of Linwood Hart 2016 Buy
02 Sh*tshow 2019 Buy

Where to start with Richard Russo

What is the best order to read Richard Russo books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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