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Christopher Buckley

Christopher Buckley is an American writer known for his satirical novels and non-fiction works. He graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1976. After serving in the Merchant Marine, he became the managing editor of Esquire magazine at the age of 24. By 29, he was the chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, an experience that inspired his novel The White House Mess. Since 1989, he has been the founder and editor-in-chief of Forbes Life magazine. Buckley published his first book, the non-fiction Steaming to Bamboola, in 1982, followed by his debut novel, The White House Mess, in 1986. Below is a list of Christopher Buckley’s books in the order of their initial release:

Christopher Buckley became a published novelist in 1982 with the novel Steaming to Bamboola. Below is a list of Christopher Buckley's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The White House Mess (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wet Work (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thank You for Smoking (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
God Is My Broker (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Little Green Men (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Way to Treat a First Lady (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Florence of Arabia (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Boomsday (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Supreme Courtship (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
They Eat Puppies, Don't They? (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Relic Master (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Judge Hunter (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Make Russia Great Again (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Has Anyone Seen My Toes? (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Wry Martinis (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Cynara (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Steaming to Bamboola (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Washington Schlepped Here (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sleepwalk (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Losing Mum and Pup (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
But Enough About You (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Long Embrace (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Naming the Lost (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Poetry Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Far Republics (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chaos Theory (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cloud Memoir (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Agnostic (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
First Light: A Festschrift for Philip Levine on His 85th Birthday. (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Literary Review: The Glutton's Kitchen (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Seven Deadly Virtues (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Christmas Virtues: A Treasury of Conservative Tales for the Holidays (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Conservative Christmas Quotables (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Reel Verse (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Now What? (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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