Larry Watson Books in Order
Larry Watson has written 12 books, published between 1980 and 2020. The first book is In a Dark Time (1980) and the newest is The Lives of Edie Pritchard (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1980–2020
- Pages on record
- 3,220 in 11 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,220 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
In a Dark Time (1980) begins the 12-book catalogue of Larry Watson, which ends with The Lives of Edie Pritchard (2020). Montana 1948 (1993), Justice, White Crosses, Laura, Orchard, American Boy, Let Him Go (2013) and As Good as Gone (2016) are among the titles. Subject tags include Montana, North Dakota, family life, artists and serial murders. Watson, born in 1947, is an American author of novels, poetry and short stories.
How many Larry Watson books are there?
Larry Watson has 12 books, released between 1980 and 2020.
Larry Watson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Larry Watson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1In a Dark Time1980 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/419802431/4
- 2Montana 19481993 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419931861/4
- 3Justice1994 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/419942321/4
- 4White Crosses1997 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/419973711/4
- 5Laura2000 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420003521/4
- 6Orchard2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420032561/4
- 7Sundown, Yellow Moon2007 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/420073241/4
- 8American Boy2011 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/420112641/4
- 9Let Him Go2013 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420132561/4
- 10As Good as Gone2016 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420163681/4
- 11Late Assignments (poems)2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 12The Lives of Edie Pritchard2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420203681/4
Larry Watson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
12 books12 Larry Watson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Larry Watson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 Larry Watson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Larry Watson
Start with In a Dark Time (1980), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Larry Watson book?
The Lives of Edie Pritchard (2020) is the newest Larry Watson book released so far.
Is there a new Larry Watson book coming?
No next Larry Watson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Larry Watson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Larry Watson title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Larry Watson books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,220 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Larry Watson books, 4 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the Larry Watson books are about
All 12 Larry Watson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: montana is tagged on 4 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Montana 4 of 12 books
- Family life 3 of 12 books
- American literature 2 of 12 books
- North dakota 2 of 12 books
- Psychological fiction 2 of 12 books