Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry was born in Archer City, Texas, USA on June 3rd, 1936 and passed away at the age of 84 on March 25th, 2021.

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Larry McMurtry Stats: The highest rated book by Larry McMurtry on Book Notification is Dead Man's Walk, the 3rd novel in the Lonesome Dove series. The second-highest rated book is Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove #1).

The most read book by Larry McMurtry on Book Notification is Lonesome Dove, the first novel in the Lonesome Dove series. The second most read book is Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove #2).

Below is a complete list of Larry McMurtry books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Larry McMurtry is the Lonesome Dove Series.

List of Thalia, Texas Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
Horseman, Pass By / Hud
1961
Go
2
Leaving Cheyenne
1962
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3
Thalia
2017
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List of Last Picture Show Books in Publication Order

Follows lives in a fading Texas town across decades, with humor and heartbreak.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Last Picture Show
1966
Go
2
Texasville
1987
Go
3
7.3
Duane's Depressed
1999
Go
4
When the Light Goes
2007
Go
5
Rhino Ranch
2009
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List of Houston Books in Publication Order

Features emotional journeys and complex relationships in the modern American West and Hollywood.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Moving On
1970
Go
2
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers
1972
Go
3
7.2
Terms of Endearment
1975
Go
4
Somebody's Darling
1978
Go
5
Some Can Whistle
1989
Go
6
6
The Evening Star
1992
Go

List of Desert Rose Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Desert Rose
1983
Go
2
The Late Child
1995
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List of Lonesome Dove Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Lonesome Dove books are Lonesome Dove, Streets of Laredo, and Dead Man's Walk.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Lonesome Dove
1985
Go
2
8.6
Streets of Laredo
1993
Go
3
9.2
Dead Man's Walk
1995
Go
4
8.8
Comanche Moon
1997
Go

List of Lonesome Dove Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.2
Dead Man's Walk
1995
Go
2
8.8
Comanche Moon
1997
Go
3
9
Lonesome Dove
1985
Go
4
8.6
Streets of Laredo
1993
Go

List of Berrybender Narratives Books in Publication Order

An English family journeys through the dangerous American West in the 1830s.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Sin Killer
2002
Go
2
6.5
The Wandering Hill
2003
Go
3
8
By Sorrow's River
2003
Go
4
8
Folly and Glory
2004
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Boone's Lick, Cadillac Jack, and The Last Kind Words Saloon.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Cadillac Jack
1982
Go
2
Anything for Billy
1988
Go
3
4
Buffalo Girls
1990
Go
4
Pretty Boy Floyd (With: Diana Ossana)
1994
Go
5
Zeke and Ned (With: Diana Ossana)
1997
Go
6
8
Boone's Lick
2000
Go
7
2
Loop Group
2004
Go
8
7.8
Telegraph Days
2006
Go
9
8
The Last Kind Words Saloon
2014
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay (With: Annie Proulx, Diana Ossana)
2005
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Crazy Horse, Roads: A Millennial Journey Along America's Great Interstate Highways , and In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas
1968
Go
2
Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood
1987
Go
3
10
Crazy Horse
1999
Go
4
Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen
1999
Go
5
Roads: A Millennial Journey Along America's Great Interstate Highways
2000
Go
6
Paradise
2001
Go
7
Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West
2001
Go
8
Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West, 1846-1890
2005
Go
9
The Colonel and Little Missie
2006
Go
10
4
Books: A Memoir
2008
Go
11
Literary Life: A Second Memoir
2009
Go
12
Hollywood: A Third Memoir
2010
Go
13
6
Custer
2012
Go
14
Missouri River
2015
Go

List of Penguin Lives Books in Publication Order

Explores the lives of iconic figures throughout history.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally)
1960
Go
2
Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
1999
Go
3
Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)
1999
Go
4
Marcel Proust (By: Edmund White)
1999
Go
5
10
Crazy Horse
1999
Go
6
Saint Augustine (By: Garry Wills)
1999
Go
7
James Joyce (By: Edna O'Brien)
1999
Go
8
Rosa Parks (By: Douglas Brinkley)
2000
Go
9
Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)
2000
Go
10
Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2000
Go
11
Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)
2000
Go
12
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2000
Go
13
Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)
2001
Go
14
8
Jane Austen (By: Carol Shields)
2001
Go
15
Buddha (By: Karen Armstrong)
2001
Go
16
Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)
2001
Go
17
Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)
2001
Go
18
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)
2001
Go
19
Joseph Smith (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
Go
20
Winston Churchill: A Life (By: John Keegan)
2002
Go
21
Pope John XXIII (By: Thomas Cahill)
2002
Go
22
Charles Dickens (By: Jane Smiley)
2002
Go
23
Elvis Presley (By: Bobbie Ann Mason)
2002
Go
24
8
Saint Therese of Lisieux (By: Kathryn Harrison)
2003
Go
25
Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)
2003
Go
26
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)
2004
Go
27
George Herbert Walker Bush (By: Tom Wicker)
2004
Go
28
Napoleon (By: Paul Johnson)
2006
Go
29
Julia Child (By: Laura Shapiro)
2007
Go
30
Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)
2008
Go
31
6
Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)
2008
Go
32
Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)
2011
Go
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List of Larry McMurtry Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Southwest Stories
1993
Go
2
Still Wild
2000
Go
3
2
Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression
2001
Go
4
Lone Star Literature
2003
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Larry McMurtry

Larry McMurtry (Larry Jeff McMurtry) was born on June 3rd, 1936. Larry passed away March 25th, 2021 at 84 years old. Larry McMurtry was born in Archer City, Texas, USA.

Larry McMurtry is known for writing in the Historical Fiction and Western genres.

Larry McMurtry has written 14 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1968 with the book In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas. The most recently released was Missouri River which was released in 2015.

Larry McMurtry: Awards & Accolades

Larry McMurtry won the Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 1986.

McMurtry's books have also won multiple awards, Lonesome Dove won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 1985. Comanche Moon won the Spur Awards, Novel of the West, in 1998. Telegraph Days won the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2007.

Larry McMurtry books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Dead Man's Walk was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Fiction, in 1996. Duane's Depressed was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Fiction, in 2000. Boone's Lick was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2001. Telegraph Days was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Fiction, in 2007.

Larry McMurtry: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Horseman, Pass By / Hud: National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
  • Terms of Endearment: Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
  • Lonesome Dove:
    1. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
    2. People Magazine: Best Books From the 1980s Selection in 2024.
    3. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
    4. Associated Press: The Best Of The 1980s Selection in 1989.
    5. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
    6. Entertainment Weekly: The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 Selection in 2008.
    7. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.

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  1. Elmore Leonard, author of the Raylan Givens Series.
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  3. Hernan Diaz, author of: Trust.
  4. Sandra Dallas, author of: The Persian Pickle Club.
  5. Percival Everett, author of: James.
  6. William W. Johnstone, author of The First Mountain Man Series.
  7. Louis L'Amour, author of The Sacketts Series.
  8. Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the John Carter Of Mars Series.
  9. Annie Proulx, author of: The Shipping News.
  10. Lauraine Snelling, author of the Red River Of The North Series.

Larry McMurtry: F.A.Q

When was Larry McMurtry Born?

Larry McMurtry was born on June 3rd, 1936.

When did Larry McMurtry die?

Larry McMurtry died on March 25th, 2021 at 84 years old.

Where was Larry McMurtry Born?

Larry McMurtry was born in Archer City, Texas, USA.

What awards has Larry McMurtry won?

Larry McMurtry has won the following awards: Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (1986).

What book awards has Larry McMurtry won?

Lonesome Dove: Spur Awards: Western Novel (1985).
Comanche Moon: Spur Awards: Novel of the West (1998).
Telegraph Days: Audie Award: Best Female Narrator (2007).

What was the first book Larry McMurtry wrote?

The first book written by Larry McMurtry was Horseman, Pass By / Hud, published in 1961.

What was the most recent book Larry McMurtry wrote?

His most recently released work was Thalia on September 19th, 2017.

What is the most popular book by Larry McMurtry?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Larry McMurtry book is Lonesome Dove. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Lonesome Dove (8.97)
  2. Streets of Laredo (8.57)
  3. Dead Man's Walk (9.20)
  4. Comanche Moon (8.80)
  5. Telegraph Days (7.75)

What genres does Larry McMurtry Write?

Larry McMurtry primarily writes in the Historical Fiction and Western genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Regional Historical Fiction, Frontier / Settler Western, and Classic Western.

How many books has Larry McMurtry written?

Larry McMurtry has written 48 books across 11 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Thalia, Texas Series
  • 5 books in the Last Picture Show Series
  • 6 books in the Houston Series
  • 2 books in the Desert Rose Series
  • 4 books in the Lonesome Dove Series
  • 4 books in the Berrybender Narratives Series
  • 9 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Story Collection
  • 14 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Penguin Lives Series

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