Order of Robert Olen Butler Books
Robert Olen Butler is an American author who is one of the most decorated living authors today. He was recognized in 1993 for his book A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain and that book won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. He was also a recipient of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature as well as the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Butler is a Vietnam war veteran and was given the Tu Do Chinh Kien Award given by the Vietnam Veterans of America for “outstanding contributions to American culture by a Vietnam veteran.” Butler currently lives with his wife, the poet Kelly Lee Butler, in Florida.
Publication Order of Christopher Marlowe Cobb Books
| The Hot Country | (2012) |    |
| The Star of Istanbul | (2013) | |
| The Empire of Night | (2014) | |
| Paris in the Dark | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Alleys of Eden | (1981) | |
| Sun Dogs | (1982) | |
| Countrymen of Bones | (1983) | |
| On Distant Ground | (1985) | |
| Wabash | (1987) | |
| The Deuce | (1989) | |
| They Whisper | (1994) | |
| The Deep Green Sea | (1998) | |
| Mr. Spaceman | (2000) | |
| Fair Warning | (2002) | |
| Hell | (2009) | |
| A Small Hotel | (2011) | |
| Perfume River | (2016) | |
| Late City | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Hemingway Valise | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain | (1992) | |
| Tabloid Dreams | (1996) | |
| Had a Good Time | (2004) | |
| Severance | (2006) | |
| Intercourse | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Best Small Fictions Books
| The Best Small Fictions 2015 | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books
| Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 | (1994) | |
| Listening for God, Vol. 2 | (1996) | |
| Listening for God, Vol. 3 | (2000) | |
| Listening For God, Vol. 4 | (2002) | |
| Anthology series. The author will have written at least one story in this series. | ||
Publication Order of Selected Shorts Books
| Selected Shorts: Even More Laughs | (1998) | |
| Selected Shorts: Fictions for Our Times: Listener Favorites Old & New | (2004) | |
| Selected Shorts: Lots of Laughs 18 | (2005) | |
| Selected Shorts: Timeless Classics | (2006) | |
| Selected Shorts: Baseball | (2006) | |
| Selected Shorts: Falling in Love | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Food Fictions | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Travel Tales A Celebration Of The Short Story | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Tales of Betrayal | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Family Matters | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Pets! | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Are We There Yet? | (2008) | |
| Selected Shorts: Wondrous Women | (2008) | |
| Selected Shorts: Readers & Writers | (2008) | |
| Selected Shorts: For Better and for Worse | (2008) | |
| Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic | (2009) | |
| Selected Shorts: The William Hurt Collection | (2009) | |
| Selected Shorts: Whodunit? | (2009) | |
| Selected Shorts: American Classics | (2010) | |
| Selected Shorts: New American Stories | (2011) | |
| Selected Shorts: Behaving Badly | (2013) | |
| Selected Shorts: Funny Business | (2014) | |
| An audio anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| The Book of Virtue | (2012) | |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich | (2012) | |
| The Book Thing | (2012) | |
| The Book Case | (2012) | |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice | (2012) | |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark | (2012) | |
| The Final Testament | (2013) | |
| Rides a Stranger | (2013) | |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead | (2013) | |
| The Book of Ghosts | (2013) | |
| The Compendium of Srem | (2014) | |
| What's in a Name? | (2014) | |
| Remaindered | (2014) | |
| The Sequel | (2014) | |
| The Gospel of Sheba | (2014) | |
| The Nature of My Inheritance | (2014) | |
| It's in the Book | (2014) | |
| The Scroll | (2014) | |
| The Book of the Lion | (2015) | |
| The Little Men | (2015) | |
| Condor in the Stacks | (2015) | |
| Mystery, Inc. | (2015) | |
| Every Seven Years | (2015) | |
| From the Queen | (2015) | |
| The Travelling Companion | (2016) | |
| Citadel | (2016) | |
| Reconciliation Day | (2016) | |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing | (2016) | |
| The Haze | (2016) | |
| Hoodoo Harry | (2017) | |
| The Pretty Little Box | (2018) | |
| Seven Years | (2018) | |
| The Hemingway Valise | (2018) | |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief | (2018) | |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | (2018) | |
| The Dark Door | (2022) | |
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| The Book of Virtue | (2012) | |
| The Scroll | (2014) | |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich | (2012) | |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice | (2012) | |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark | (2012) | |
| Seven Years | (2018) | |
| The Book Thing | (2012) | |
| The Book of Ghosts | (2013) | |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead | (2013) | |
| The Final Testament | (2013) | |
| Rides a Stranger | (2013) | |
| What's in a Name? | (2014) | |
| It's in the Book | (2014) | |
| The Nature of My Inheritance | (2014) | |
| Remaindered | (2014) | |
| The Compendium of Srem | (2014) | |
| The Gospel of Sheba | (2014) | |
| The Sequel | (2014) | |
| The Book of the Lion | (2015) | |
| The Little Men | (2015) | |
| From the Queen | (2015) | |
| Every Seven Years | (2015) | |
| Citadel | (2016) | |
| Condor in the Stacks | (2015) | |
| Mystery, Inc. | (2015) | |
| The Travelling Companion | (2016) | |
| The Haze | (2016) | |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing | (2016) | |
| Reconciliation Day | (2016) | |
| Hoodoo Harry | (2017) | |
| The Pretty Little Box | (2018) | |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | (2018) | |
| The Hemingway Valise | (2018) | |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief | (2018) | |
| The Book Case | (2012) | |
| The Dark Door | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books
| The Best Short Stories of 1915 | (1916) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1916 | (1916) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1917 | (1917) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1918 | (1918) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1919 | (1919) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1921 | (1921) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1922 | (1922) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1923 | (1923) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1924 | (1924) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1925 | (1925) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1926 | (1926) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1927 | (1927) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1928 | (1928) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1929 | (1929) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1930 | (1930) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1931 | (1931) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1932 | (1932) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1933 | (1933) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1934 | (1934) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1935 | (1935) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1936 | (1936) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1937 | (1937) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1938 | (1938) | |
| 50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 | (1939) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1939 | (1939) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1940 | (1940) | |
| The Best Short Stories 1941 | (1941) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1942 | (1942) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1943 | (1943) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1944 | (1944) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1945 | (1945) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1946 | (1946) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1947 | (1947) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1948 | (1948) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1949 | (1949) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1950 | (1950) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1951 | (1951) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1952 | (1952) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1953 | (1953) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1955 | (1955) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1956 | (1956) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1957 | (1957) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1958 | (1958) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1959 | (1959) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1960 | (1960) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1961 | (1961) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1962 | (1962) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1963 | (1963) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1964 | (1964) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1965 | (1965) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1966 | (1966) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1967 | (1967) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1968 | (1967) | |
| The Best American Short Stories of 1969 | (1969) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1970 | (1970) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1971 | (1971) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1972 | (1972) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1973 | (1973) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1974 | (1974) | |
| The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950 | (1975) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1975 | (1975) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1976 | (1976) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1977 | (1977) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1978 | (1978) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1979 | (1979) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1980 | (1980) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1981 | (1981) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1982 | (1982) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1983 | (1983) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1984 | (1984) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1985 | (1985) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1986 | (1986) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1987 | (1987) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1988 | (1988) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1989 | (1989) | |
| The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties | (1990) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1990 | (1990) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1991 | (1991) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1992 | (1992) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1993 | (1993) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1994 | (1994) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1995 | (1995) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1996 | (1996) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1997 | (1997) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1998 | (1998) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1999 | (1999) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2000 | (2000) | |
| The Best American Short Stories of the Century | (2000) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2001 | (2001) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2002 | (2002) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2003 | (2003) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2004 | (2004) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2005 | (2005) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2006 | (2006) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2007 | (2007) | |
| The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | (2007) | |
| The Best American Short Stories1921 | (2007) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2008 | (2008) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2009 | (2009) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2010 | (2010) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2011 | (2011) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2012 | (2012) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2013 | (2013) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2014 | (2014) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2015 | (2015) | |
| 100 Years of The Best American Short Stories | (2015) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2016 | (2016) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2017 | (2017) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2018 | (2018) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2019 | (2019) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2020 | (2020) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2022 | (2022) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of New Stories From The South Books
| New Stories from the South | (1988) | |
| New Stories from the South 1992 | (1992) | |
| New Stories from the South 1993 | (1993) | |
| New Stories from the South 1994 | (1994) | |
| New Stories from the South 1995 | (1995) | |
| New Stories from the South 1996 | (1996) | |
| New Stories from the South | (1997) | |
| New Stories from the South 1998 | (1998) | |
| New Stories from the South 1999 | (1999) | |
| New Stories from the South 2000 | (2000) | |
| New Stories from the South 2001 | (2001) | |
| New Stories from the South 2002 | (2002) | |
| New Stories from the South 2003 | (2003) | |
| New Stories from the South 2004 | (2004) | |
| New Stories from the South, 2005 | (2005) | |
| Best of the South | (2005) | |
| New Stories from the South | (2007) | |
| New Stories from the South 2008 | (2008) | |
| New Stories from the South 2009 | (2009) | |
| New Stories from the South 2010 | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection | (1996) | |
| A Very Southern Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers | (2003) | |
| The Future Dictionary of America | (2004) | |
| The 2004 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | (2005) | |
| Verb, An Audioquarterly, Volume 1, No. 1 | (2005) | |
| The 2005 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | (2006) | |
| The 2007 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | (2007) | |
| Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives | (2007) | |
| The 2008 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | (2008) | |
| The 2009 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories | (2011) | |
| In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper | (2016) | |
| The Best Peace Fiction | (2021) | |
If You Like Robert Olen Butler Books, You’ll Love…
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain is arguably Butler’s most popular and best work. The book focuses on the stories of the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the impact that it had on the Vietnamese. This book focuses on the viewpoint of a group of Vietnamese who have been transplanted to Louisiana. The book blends the powerful stories of the Vietnamese with contemporary American realities. It’s easy to see why this book was such a phenomenon and was highly decorated.
Butler is also the author of the Christopher Marlowe Cobb series and the first book in that series is called The Hot Country. The book introduces us to the title character in 1914 as the American newspaper journalist is headed to Mexico to cover the Civil War ongoing there. Cobb is working on a story about a priest whose attempted assassination was thwarted by a bullet bouncing off his cross, but his investigation leads him to a far bigger story: Germans coming into the city at the dawn of World War I.