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Late City (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Robert Olen Butler, on September 7th, 2021.

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Robert Olen Butler Stats: The most read book by Robert Olen Butler on Book Notification is Paris in the Dark, the 4th novel in the Christopher Marlowe Cobb series. The second most read book is The Hot Country (Christopher Marlowe Cobb #1).

Below is a complete list of Robert Olen Butler books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Robert Olen Butler is the Christopher Marlowe Cobb Series.

List of Christopher Marlowe Cobb Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Hot Country
2012
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2
8
The Star of Istanbul
2013
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3
8
The Empire of Night
2014
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4
7.7
Paris in the Dark
2018
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Hell, Perfume River, and They Whisper.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Alleys of Eden
1981
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2
Sun Dogs
1982
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3
Countrymen of Bones
1983
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4
On Distant Ground
1985
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5
Wabash
1987
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6
The Deuce
1989
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7
They Whisper
1994
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8
The Deep Green Sea
1998
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9
Mr. Spaceman
2000
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10
Fair Warning
2002
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11
Hell
2009
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12
A Small Hotel
2011
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13
Perfume River
2016
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14
Late City
2021
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Jealous Husband Returns in the Form of a Parrot
1996
2
The Hemingway Valise
2018
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, Severance, and Intercourse.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
1992
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2
Tabloid Dreams
1996
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3
Had a Good Time
2004
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4
Severance
2006
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5
Intercourse
2008
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction
2005
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List of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books in Publication Order

Explores modern stories and their connection to faith, showing how both shape our lives today.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 (By: Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Garrison Keillor, Annie Dillard, Richard Rodríguez, Patricia Hampl, Peter Hawkins, Frederick Buechner, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
1994
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2
Listening for God, Vol. 2 (By: Anne Tyler, John Updike, Tobias Wolff, Gail Godwin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Kathleen Norris, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Carol Bly, Andrew Dubus)
1996
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3
Listening for God, Vol. 3 (By: Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, John Cheever, Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Tess Gallagher, Reynolds Price, Oscar Hijuelos, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
2000
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4
Listening For God, Vol. 4 (With: Allegra Goodman, James Baldwin, Kent Haruf, Sue Miller, Doris Betts, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Michael Malone, Alice Elliot Dark)
2002
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List of Bibliomysteries Books in Publication Order

Mystery and suspense stories, each centered on books, libraries, or the literary world.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
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2
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
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3
8
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
Go
4
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
Go
5
9.5
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
Go
6
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
Go
7
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
Go
8
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
Go
9
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
Go
10
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
Go
11
9
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
Go
12
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
Go
13
8
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
Go
14
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
Go
15
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
Go
16
9
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
Go
17
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
Go
18
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane)
2014
Go
19
8.5
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
Go
20
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
Go
21
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)
2015
Go
22
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
Go
23
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
Go
24
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
Go
25
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
Go
26
8.5
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
Go
27
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
Go
28
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
Go
29
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
Go
30
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
Go
31
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
Go
32
10
The Pretty Little Box ( By: Charles Todd)
2018
Go
33
6
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
Go
34
The Hemingway Valise
2018
Go
35
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
Go
36
8
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
Go
37
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
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38
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
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39
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
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40
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
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List of Bibliomysteries Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
Go
2
8.5
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
Go
3
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
Go
4
9.5
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
Go
5
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
Go
6
6
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
Go
7
8
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
Go
8
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
Go
9
9
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
Go
10
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
Go
11
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
Go
12
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
Go
13
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
Go
14
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane)
2014
Go
15
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
Go
16
8
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
Go
17
9
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
Go
18
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
Go
19
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
Go
20
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
Go
21
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)
2015
Go
23
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
Go
24
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
Go
25
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
Go
26
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
Go
27
8.5
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
Go
28
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
Go
29
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
Go
30
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
Go
31
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
Go
32
10
The Pretty Little Box ( By: Charles Todd)
2018
Go
33
8
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
Go
34
The Hemingway Valise
2018
Go
35
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
Go
36
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
Go
37
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
Go
38
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
Go
39
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
Go
40
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
Go
41
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
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List of Best Small Fictions Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Small Fictions 2015
2015
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List of New Stories From The South Books in Publication Order

Stories about modern Southern life by writers with Southern backgrounds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
New Stories from the South ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
1988
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2
New Stories from the South 1992 ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
1992
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3
New Stories from the South 1993 ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
1993
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4
New Stories from the South 1994 ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
1994
Go
5
New Stories from the South 1995 ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
1995
Go
6
New Stories from the South 1996 ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
1996
Go
7
New Stories from the South 1997
1997
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8
New Stories from the South 1998 ( By: Padgett Powell)
1998
Go
9
New Stories from the South 1999 ( By: Tony Earley)
1999
Go
10
New Stories from the South 2000 ( By: Ellen Douglas)
2000
Go
11
New Stories from the South 2001 ( By: Lee Smith)
2001
Go
12
New Stories from the South 2003 (By: Shannon Ravenel)
2003
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13
New Stories from the South 2004 (By: Allan Gurganus)
2004
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14
New Stories from the South, 2005 ( By: Jill McCorkle)
2005
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15
Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South ( By: Shannon Ravenel)
2005
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16
New Stories from the South 2006 (By: Allan Gurganus, Kathy Pories)
2006
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17
New Stories from the South 2007 (By: Allan Gurganus)
2007
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18
New Stories from the South 2008 ( By: Z.Z. Packer)
2008
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19
New Stories from the South 2009 ( By: Madison Smartt Bell)
2009
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20
New Stories from the South 2010 ( By: Amy Hempel)
2010
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List of Robert Olen Butler Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best American Short Stories 1991
1991
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2
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1
1994
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3
The Best American Short Stories 1994
1994
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4
Listening for God, Vol. 2
1996
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5
Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Tenth Annual Collection
1996
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6
The Best American Erotica 1996
1996
Go
7
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
1999
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8
The Good Parts
2000
Go
9
Listening for God, Vol. 3
2000
Go
10
Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.com
2000
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11
Listening For God, Vol. 4
2002
Go
12
A Very Southern Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers
2003
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13
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
2004
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14
The Future Dictionary of America
2004
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15
The 2004 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories
2005
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16
Verb, An Audioquarterly, Volume 1, No. 1
2005
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17
The 2005 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories
2006
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18
The 2007 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories
2007
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19
Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives
2007
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20
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
2007
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21
The 2008 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories
2008
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22
The 2009 Robert Olen Butler Prize Stories
2011
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23
Astoria to Zion
2013
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24
9
In Sunlight or In Shadow
2016
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Robert Olen Butler

Robert Olen Butler was born on January 20th, 1945 and is currently 81 years old. Robert Olen Butler was born in Granite City, Illinois, USA.

Robert Olen Butler has written 14 standalone novels, starting with The Alleys of Eden in 1981. The most recently released novel was Late City, which was released in 2021. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Robert at this time.

Robert Olen Butler has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 5 books including A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain and Tabloid Dreams.

Robert Olen Butler: Awards & Accolades

Robert Olen Butler books have been nominated for multiple awards, In Sunlight or In Shadow was nominated for the Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection, in 2017. Paris in the Dark was nominated for the Hammett Prize, Best Crime Novel, in 2018.

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  4. John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker Series.
  5. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.

Robert Olen Butler: F.A.Q

When was Robert Olen Butler Born? How old is Robert Olen Butler?

Robert Olen Butler was born on January 20th, 1945. Robert Olen Butler is currently 81 years old.

Where was Robert Olen Butler Born?

Robert Olen Butler was born in Granite City, Illinois, USA and is American.

What was the first book Robert Olen Butler wrote?

The first book written by Robert Olen Butler was The Alleys of Eden, published in 1981.

What was the most recent book Robert Olen Butler wrote?

His most recently released work was Late City on September 7th, 2021.

What is the most popular book by Robert Olen Butler?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Robert Olen Butler book is Paris in the Dark. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Paris in the Dark (7.67)
  2. The Hot Country (7)
  3. The Star of Istanbul (8)
  4. The Empire of Night (8)
  5. A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain (10)

Are there upcoming new books by Robert Olen Butler?

Robert Olen Butler does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Robert Olen Butler written?

Robert Olen Butler has written 28 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 books in the Christopher Marlowe Cobb Series, 14 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 5 Short Story Collections, 1 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Bibliomysteries Series, 1 book in the Best Small Fictions Series, 1 book in the New Stories From The South Series.

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