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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books
  • First Book:
    December 1971
  • Latest Book:
    March 2016
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Book List in Order: 26 titles



  • Jim Harrison’s first novel -- a walk on the wild side from “a force of nature in American letters” (The Seattle Times).   The New York Times"bestselling author of thirty-nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry -- including Legends ...



  • The acclaimed author of A Good Day to Die and Warlock has written a screenplay to be directed by Edward Zwick, starring Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, and Aidan Quinn, and scheduled for release October 7th from Tristar pictures. -- confirmed Jim Ha...



  • “A sensitive, powerful love story about a man on the cutting edge of life.” -- Richard Brautigan   In Farmer, Jim Harrison tells the story of Joseph, a forty-three-year-old farmer-schoolteacher who suddenly finds himself at a crossroads. Fo...



  • A road trip novel of three desperate souls fueled by drugs, alcohol, and delusions -- from the New York Times"bestselling author of Legends of the Fall.   The author of thirty-nine books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, Jim Harrison was on...



  • This “sort of detective story” by the New York Times bestselling novelist offers “farcical, reflective, luscious, gritty [and] stylish entertainment” (The New York Times).   As a Boy Scout, Johnny Lundgren was given the nickname Warlock....



  • A “feisty, passionate novel” (Newsday) from a writer whose “storytelling instincts are nearly flawless” (The New York Times).   The New York Times"bestselling author of thirty-nine books of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry including&#x...



  • From the New York Times"bestselling author of Legends of the Fall: a beautifully crafted story of one woman’s journey to find her son.   From her home on the California coast, Dalva hears the broad silence of the Nebraska prairie where she w...



  • Three novellas by the author of Legends of the Fall. “A brilliant tour de force . . . Jim Harrison at his peak: comic, erotic, and insightful” (San Francisco Chronicle).   Across the odd contours of the American landscape, peo...



  • In three novellas, Jim Harrison takes us on an American journey as he leads us through the wondrous landscape of the human heart.   In this “richly allusive and wickedly funny” collection, Jim Harrison offers “three delightful studies of u...






  • In one of Jim Harrison’s greatest works, five members of the Northridge family narrate the tangled epic of their history on the Nebraska plains.  The Road Home continues the story of the captivating heroine Dalva and her peculiar and rema...



  • Jim Harrison is best known for his novels that speak wisdom and illuminate the soul. He now turns his hand to a child's tale, The Boy Who Ran to the Woods. Exquisitely illustrated by Tom Pohrt, The Boy Who Ran to the Woods recounts a childhood traged...



  • An unforgettable collection of novellas from the author of Legends of the Fall explores the line between civilization and the “wild men.”   Jim Harrison is an American master. The Beast God Forgot to Invent offers stories...



  • Three classic novellas from “one of our master chroniclers of human hungers, flaws, and frustrations.” (The Kansas City Star).   Jim Harrison’s vivid, tender, and deeply felt fictions have won him acclaim as an American master of the novel...



  • “The longtime chronicler of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula . . . gives eloquent expression to death and the grieving process.” -- Booklist   Hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “a master . . ....



  • From the New York Times"bestselling author of Legends of the Fall: “Harrison spins the common chaff of a road trip into gold” (Tim McNulty, The Seattle Times).   “It used to be Cliff and Vivian and now it isn’t.” With these words, Ji...



  • The celebrated author of Legends of the Fall delivers “three novellas as dark as they are exuberant” and linked by the lyrics of Patsy Cline (Publishers Weekly, starred review).The three stories in The Farmer’s Daughter are as differe...



  • On the verge of retirement, Detective Sunderson begins to investigate a hedonistic cult, which has set up camp near his home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At first, the self-declared Great Leader seems merely a harmless oddball, but as Sunderson and...



  • Jim Harrison is one of America’s most beloved and critically-acclaimed authors -- on a par with American literary greats like Richard Ford, Anne Tyler, Robert Stone, Russell Banks, and Ann Beattie. His latest collection of novellas, The Land of Unl...



  • Two outstanding late novellas from one of America’s most beloved and critically acclaimed authors.   A brilliant rendering of two men striving to find their way in the world, written with freshness, abundant wit, and profound humanity, The Riv...






  • New York Times best-selling author Jim Harrison is one of America’s most beloved writers. Of all his creations, Brown Dog has earned cult status with readers in the more than two decades since his first appearance, scrambling to stay out of jail af...



  • Jim Harrison is one of our most renowned and popular authors, and his last novel, "The Great Leader," was one of the most successful in a decorated career: it appeared on the New York Times extended bestseller list, and was a national bestseller with...



  • New York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison is one of our most beloved and acclaimed writers, adored by both readers and critics. In The Ancient Minstrel, Harrison delivers three novellas that highlight his phenomenal range as a writer, shot throu...



  • A collection of novellas from the New York Times"bestselling author -- “arguably America’s foremost master of the novella . . . A force of nature on the page” (The Washington Post).   The Mark Twain Award"winning author ...



    • / General Fiction
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    “What Harrison does on every page of Brown Dog is have fun . . . not simply for the sake of delight but because he believes delight is as close to sublimity as humans can get. . . . The great project of life, he reminds us, is to sit still long...



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    Selected from over 25 years of writing and from sources as diverse as Esquire, Antaeus, Sports Illustrated, and Psychoanalytic Review, this collection chronicles the explorations, passions, and devoted concerns of an original American writer whose wo...



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    One of American literature’s most significant authors delivers “a coming-of-age story, a familial saga of estrangement . . . A slow-burning revenge tragedy” (The New York Times Book Review).   An epic tale that pits a son ag...


Award-Winning Books by Jim Harrison

Returning to Earth
2008 Michigan Notable Books -- Notable Book
The River Swimmer
2014 Michigan Notable Books -- Notable Book
True North
2005 Michigan Notable Books -- Notable Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jim Harrison has published 26 books.

Jim Harrison does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Ancient Minstrel, was published in March 2016.

The first book by Jim Harrison, Wolf, was published in December 1971.

No. Jim Harrison does not write books in series.