Order of Winston Groom Books

Winston Groom is 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. Below is a list of Winston Groom’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Forrest Gump Books

Forrest Gump	(1986)
Gump & Co.	(1995)

Publication Order of Forrest Gump Non-Fiction Books

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook	(1994)
Gumpisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Forrest Gump	(1994)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Better Times Than These	(1978)
As Summers Die	(1980)
Conversations with the Enemy	(1983)
Only	(1984)
Gone the Sun	(1988)
Such a Pretty, Pretty Girl	(1999)
El Paso	(2016)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Shrouds of Glory	(1995)
The Crimson Tide	(2000)
A Storm in Flanders	(2002)
1942: The Year That Tride Men's Souls	(2005)
Patriotic Fire	(2006)
Vicksburg, 1863	(2009)
Kearny's March	(2011)
Ronald Reagan: Our 40th President	(2012)
Shiloh, 1862	(2012)
The Aviators	(2013)
The Generals	(2015)