Order of Sherman Alexie Books
Sherman Alexie is an American author and poet. His work draws on his experiences as a Native American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.
Sherman Alexie made his debut as an author in 1991 with the poetry collection The Business of Fancydancing. His first novel was the 1995 novel Reservation Blues. Below is a list of Sherman Alexie’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Reservation Blues | (1995) |    |
| Indian Killer | (1996) | |
| Flight | (2007) | |
| The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | (2007) | |
| War Dances | (2009) | |
| Radioactive Love Song | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Plays
| Smoke Signals | (1993) | |
| Business of Fancydancing: The Screenplay | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Thunder Boy Jr. | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Collections
| The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems | (1991) | |
| Old Shirts & New Skins | (1993) | |
| First Indian on the Moon | (1993) | |
| The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven | (1993) | |
| Water Flowing Home | (1995) | |
| The Summer of Black Widows | (1996) | |
| The Man Who Loves Salmon | (1998) | |
| The Toughest Indian in the World | (2000) | |
| One Stick Song | (2000) | |
| Ten Little Indians | (2003) | |
| Face | (2009) | |
| Blasphemy | (2012) | |
| What I've Stolen, What I've Earned | (2013) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2015 | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Home Field | (1997) | |
| Conversations with Sherman Alexie | (2009) | |
| You Don't Have to Say You Love Me | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Distances | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Best American Poetry Books
| The Best American Poetry 2003 | (2003) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2005 | (2005) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2006 | (2006) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2007 | (2007) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2008 | (2008) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2009 | (2009) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2010 | (2010) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2011 | (2011) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2012 | (2012) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2014 | (2014) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2015 | (2015) | |
| Best American Poetry 2016 | (2016) | |
| Best American Poetry 2017 | (2017) | |
| Best American Poetry 2018 | (2018) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2019 | (2019) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2020 | (2020) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2021 | (2021) | |
| The Best American Poetry 2023 | (2023) | |
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 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 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 1980 | (1980) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1981 | (1981) | |
| 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 1987 | (1987) | |
| The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties | (1990) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2001 | (2001) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 2002 | (2002) | |
| 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 2015 | (2015) | |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection | (1994) | |
| The Best American Short Stories 1994 | (1994) | |
| Granta 54: The Best of Young American Novelists | (1996) | |
| The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction | (1999) | |
| Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry | (1999) | |
| The New Young American Poets | (2000) | |
| Ploughshares Winter 2000-01 | (2000) | |
| 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology | (2000) | |
| Humor Me: An Anthology of Humor by Writers of Color | (2002) | |
| The Portable Sixties Reader | (2003) | |
| The New Granta Book of the American Short Story | (2007) | |
| The Chronicles of Harris Burdick | (2011) | |
| Selected Shorts: New American Stories | (2011) | |
| Walking the Clouds | (2012) | |
| Stray Dogs | (2014) | |
| Flash Fiction International | (2015) | |
| The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection | (2018) | |
If You Like Sherman Alexie Books, You’ll Love…
Sherman Alexie Synopses: Reservation Blues is a standalone novel by Sherman Alexie. Legendary blues guitarist Robert Johnson appears on an Indian reservation to lead a Catholic rock band.
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie is a standalone title. A serial murderer called the Indian Killer is terrorizing Seattle, hunting, scalping, and slaughtering white men. Motivated by rage and seeking retribution for his people’s violent history, his grizzly MO and skillful elusiveness both paralyze the city with fear and prompt an uprising of racial brutality. Out of the chaos emerges John Smith. Born to Indians but raised by white parents, Smith yearns for his lost heritage. As his embitterment with his dual life increases, Smith falls deeper into vengeful madness and quickly surfaces as the prime suspect. Tensions mount, and while Smith battles to allay the anger that engulfs him, the Indian Killer claims another life.