Order of Russell Banks Books

Russell Banks (1940-2023) was an American writer known for his exploration of significant events in American history and the lives of working-class individuals. His novels have been translated into twenty languages, garnered multiple international awards, and two have been adapted into well-received films. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Banks made his novelistic debut in 1974 with "Snow." Below is a list of his books in the order of their original publication.

Russell Banks became a published novelist in 1974 with the novel Snow. Below is a list of Russell Banks's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Snow	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trailerpark	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Relation of My Imprisonment	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Continental Drift	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Family Life	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Book of Jamaica	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hamilton Stark	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Affliction	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sweet Hereafter	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rule of the Bone	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cloudsplitter	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Darling	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Reserve	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lost Memory of Skin	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Foregone	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Magic Kingdom	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
American Spirits	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Searching for Survivors	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New World	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Success Stories	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Angel on the Roof	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Permanent Member of the Family	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dreaming Up America	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Voyager	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Art of the Story Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Hurly Burly and Other Stories (With: A.E. Coppard)	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Brushes With Greatness: An Anthology of Chance Encounters With Greatness	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ploughshares Winter 1993-94	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writers on Writing	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Brick: A Literary Journal, 70	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 2014	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Afflict the Comfortable	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Writer's Library	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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