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Leslie Marmon Silko Books in Order

Leslie Marmon Silko has written 11 books, published between 1974 and 2011. The first book is Lullaby (1974) and the newest is Oceanstory (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1974–2011
Pages on record
2,536 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,536 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Leslie Marmon Silko, author

Leslie Marmon Silko, born Leslie Marmon on March 5, 1948, is an American writer of Laguna Pueblo descent who lives in Tucson, Arizona. Critic Kenneth Lincoln named a Native American Renaissance, and Silko belongs to its First Wave. Honours for Silko include the Robert Kirsch Award (2020), a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas (1994) and a MacArthur Foundation Grant in the program's first year, 1981. The 11 catalogued titles include Ceremony (1977), Storyteller (1980), Almanac of the Dead (1991) and Gardens in the Dunes (1999).

How many Leslie Marmon Silko books are there?

Leslie Marmon Silko has 11 books, released between 1974 and 2011.

Leslie Marmon Silko Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Leslie Marmon Silko 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.

  1. Cover of Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko (1977)
  2. Cover of Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko (1980)
  3. Cover of The Delicacy and Strength of Lace by Leslie Marmon Silko (1985)
  4. Cover of Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko (1991)
  5. Cover of Yellow Woman by Leslie Marmon Silko (1993)
  6. Cover of Sacred Water by Leslie Marmon Silko (1993)
  7. Cover of Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko (1999)
  8. Cover of The Turquoise Ledge by Leslie Marmon Silko (2010)
  1. 1
    Lullaby1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  2. 2
    Ceremony1977 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977262
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  3. 3
    Storyteller1980 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980278
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  4. 4
    The Delicacy and Strength of Lace1985 · 106 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985106
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  5. 5
    Almanac of the Dead1991 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991768
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  6. 6
    Yellow Woman1993 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993235
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  7. 7
    Sacred Water1993 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199388
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  8. 8
    Laguna Woman1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  9. 9
    Gardens in the Dunes1999 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999480
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  10. 10
    The Turquoise Ledge2010 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010319
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  11. 11
    Oceanstory2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Leslie Marmon Silko 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

11 books

11 Leslie Marmon Silko titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Leslie Marmon Silko books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 11 Leslie Marmon Silko books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Leslie Marmon Silko

Start with Lullaby (1974), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Leslie Marmon Silko book?

Oceanstory (2011) is the newest Leslie Marmon Silko book released so far.

Is there a new Leslie Marmon Silko book coming?

No next Leslie Marmon Silko book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Leslie Marmon Silko has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Leslie Marmon Silko. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award2021Won
  • American Book Awards1980Won

Leslie Marmon Silko at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Leslie Marmon Silko title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Leslie Marmon Silko books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,536 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Leslie Marmon Silko books, 5 of 11, were published in the 1990s.

What the Leslie Marmon Silko books are about

7 of the 11 Leslie Marmon Silko books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: indians of north america is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.