Winston Groom was an American author of both fiction and non-fiction. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump, which was adapted to the Academy Award-winning film by Robert Zemeckis. Groom originally wanted to take after his father and become a lawyer, but ended up choosing to become a writer. He served in the U.S. Army in the ’60s and went to Vietnam. Upon his return, Winston worked as a journalist and then transitioned to being a novelist. Forrest Gump, his most famous work, sold 1.7 million copies worldwide.

Winston Groom began his career as an author in 1978 with the novel Better Times Than These. Winston Groom passed on September 17th, 2020. Below is a list of Winston Groom’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Forrest Gump Books

Publication Order of Forrest Gump Non-Fiction Books

Gumpisms (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Better Times Than These (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
As Summer Dies (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Conversations With the Enemy (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Only (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gone the Sun (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Such a Pretty, Pretty Girl (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
El Paso (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Shrouds of Glory (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Crimson Tide (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Storm in Flanders (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
1942 (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Patriotic Fire (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vicksburg, 1863 (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kearny's March (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shiloh, 1862 (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ronald Reagan Our 40th President (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Aviators (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Generals (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Allies (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Patriots (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Stories from the Blue Moon Café(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Alabama Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Note: Conversations with the Enemy was co-authored by Duncan Spencer.

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