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Sherman Alexie Books in Order
Sherman Alexie is a celebrated and award-winning author, comedian, and poet. Born in October 1966, he is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian and grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. With a prolific career spanning multiple genres, Alexie has published 18 books to date. His writing often draws on his experiences as a modern Native American, weaving together humor, tragedy, and social commentary. Notable works include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which have garnered widespread critical acclaim. Residing in Seattle, Washington, Alexie continues to contribute to the literary world with his unique voice and perspective.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Sherman Alexie's book series? Sherman Alexie has written 7 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Sherman Alexie
- #1
The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)(2005) - #2
The Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)(2013) - #3
The Nicotine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames)(2020) - #4
Seventh Annual Collection(1994) - #5
The Best American Short Stories 1994(1994) - #6
Granta 54(1996) - #7
Home Field Writers Remember Baseball(1997) - #8
Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry(1999) - #9
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction(1999) - #10
The New Young American Poets(2000) - #11
Ploughshares Winter 2000-01(2000) - #12
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology(2000) - #13
Humor Me: An Anthology of Humor by Writers of Color(2002) - #14The Portable Sixties Reader(2003)
- #15
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story(2007) - #16
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick(2011) - #17Selected Shorts: New American Stories(2011)
- #18
Walking the Clouds(2012) - #19
Stray Dogs(2014) - #20
Flash Fiction International(2015) - #21
The Creativity Project(2018)
- #1
Conversations with Sherman Alexie(2009) - #2You Don't Have to Say You Love Me(2017)
- #1
Thunder Boy Jr.(2016) - #2
The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems(1991) - #3Old Shirts & New Skins(1993)
- #4First Indian on the Moon(1993)
- #5
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven(1993) - #6
Water Flowing Home(1995) - #7The Summer of Black Widows(1996)
- #8
The Man Who Loves Salmon(1998) - #9The Toughest Indian in the World(2000)
- #10One Stick Song(2000)
- #11
Ten Little Indians(2003) - #12Face(2009)
- #13
Blasphemy(2012) - #14What I've Stolen, What I've Earned(2013)
- #15
The Best American Poetry 2015(2015)
- #1
For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)(1993) - #2
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #3
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #4
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #5
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #6
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever,Tessa Hadley,John Biguenet,Adam Haslett,Rattawut Lapcharoensap,Symphony Space,Galina Vromen)(2007) - #7
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)(2007) - #8
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)(2008) - #9
The William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford,Tobias Wolff,Aleksandar Hemon,William Hurt,Ron Carlson,Symphony Space)(2009) - #10
American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe,Joyce Carol Oates,Eudora Welty,John Cheever,Alice Walker,Donald Barthelme,John Sayles,Amy Tan,Symphony Space)(2010) - #11
New American Stories (With: Jhumpa Lahiri,Aleksandar Hemon,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Symphony Space)(2011) - #12
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)(2012) - #13For Better and for Worse(1993)
- #14
Even More Laughs(1998) - #15
Timeless Classics(2006) - #16
Falling in Love(2007) - #17Food Fictions(2007)
- #18Travel Tales(2007)
- #19Edith Wharton(2007)
- #20Pets!(2007)
- #21Tales of Betrayal(2007)
- #22Family Matters(2007)
- #23Are We There Yet?(2008)
- #24
A Touch of Magic(2009) - #25The William Hurt Collection(2009)
- #26
Whodunit?(2009) - #27American Classics(2010)
- #28New American Stories(2011)
- #29Poe!(2012)
- #1
Smoke Signals(1993) - #2
Business of Fancydancing: The Screenplay(2003)
- #1
Reservation Blues(1995) - #2Indian Killer(1996)
- #3Flight(2007)
- #4The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian(2007)
- #5
War Dances(2009) - #6Radioactive Love Song(2009)
- #7Distances(1993)
- #1Sherman Alexie Awards(19)
- #2Sherman Alexie Books into Movies(20)
- #3Best Sherman Alexie Books(20)
- #4Other Books You May Like(19)
About Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie is a celebrated and award-winning author, comedian, and poet. Born in October 1966, he is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian and grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Washington. With a prolific career spanning multiple genres, Alexie has published 18 books to date. His writing often draws on his experiences as a modern Native American, weaving together humor, tragedy, and social commentary. Notable works include The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which have garnered widespread critical acclaim. Residing in Seattle, Washington, Alexie continues to contribute to the literary world with his unique voice and perspective.
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