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Raymond Carver Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Raymond Carver books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Raymond Carver series? Start with "Put Yourself In My Shoes" (1974) and follow publication order through all 32 books.
The complete Raymond Carver reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Put Yourself In My Shoes
1974

The Pheasant
1982

If It Please You
1984

My Father's Life
1995

Near Klamath
1968

Where I'm Calling From
1969

Winter Insomnia
1970

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
1976

Furious Seasons and Other Stories
1976

At Night the Salmon Move
1976

Furious Seasons
1976

Fires
1977

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
1981

Cathedral
1983

Where Water Comes Together with Other Water
1984

The Stories of Raymond Carver
1985

Collected Stories
1985

Ultramarine
1986

Early for the Dance
1986
Those Days
1987

In a Marine Light
1987

All of Us
1988

Elephant and Other Stories
1988

A New Path to the Waterfall
1989

Carver Country - The World Of Raymond Carver (With: Tess Gallagher,Bob Adelman)
1990

Three Stories
1990

Short Cuts
1990

No Heroics, Please
1992

Call If You Need Me
2000

Beginners
2009

Dostoevsky
1987

Carnations
1992
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