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Ron Rash

Ron Rash is an American writer known for his Southern fiction novels, short stories, and poetry. He serves as the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University. His short stories have appeared in over 100 publications. Rash is the recipient of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, regarded as the most prestigious honor in short fiction. His 2008 novel, Serena, has been adapted for film, featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Rash's journey as a published author began in 1994 with the short story collection The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth and Other Stories from Cliffside, North Carolina. His first poetry collection, Eureka Mill, was released in 1998, followed by his debut novel, One Foot in Eden, in 2002. Below is a list of Ron Rash’s books in the order of their original publication.

Ron Rash became a published novelist in 1994 with the novel The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth and Other Stories from Cliffside, North Carolina. Below is a list of Ron Rash's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth and Other Stories from Cliffside, North Carolina (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eureka Mill (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Casualties (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Among the Believers (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Raising the Dead (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chemistry and Other Stories (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Burning Bright (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Waking (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Father Like a River (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing Gold Can Stay (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ron Rash Reader (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Poems: New and Selected (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the Valley (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Shark's Tooth (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Eclipse Over Clemson (With: Nic Brown,Jim Melvin,Patrick McMillan,Drew Lanham) (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe V (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
27 Views of Asheville: A Southern Mountain Town in Prose & Poetry (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Astoria to Zion (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Under the Oaks (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Our Prince of Scribes (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gather at the River (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
One Foot in Eden (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Saints at the River (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World Made Straight (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cove (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Above the Waterfall (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Risen (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Caretaker (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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