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My 10 favorite western authors april 19, 2014 october 15, 20 by lee goldberg i love a good western novelbut there are so few writers who can do them well, avoiding the dusty cliches and tropes of the genre to deliver a powerful, memorable, original story with fleshandblood characters. Before there were westerns, there was the western, a novel called riders of the purple sage, by zane grey, that is often credited for truly kickstarting the western as a genre. Narnia to 50 shades photos 50 million shades the fifty shades trilogy just topped 10 million copies sold in the u. The masterstroke of this novel is that its only getting started where most western novels end. Then youre going to want to check out these incredibly addictive mystery series that will pull you in from book one and never let you go. So im just going to say that the next six most reread books are. Lately, the western novel has been getting really fun again. I considered taking a photograph of my bookshelf and posting that for my entry into this series. True grit is an american classic written by charles portis.

Odes to the american cowboy, in the form of the western novel, started taking shape in the early 1900s, a decade after the u. Browse our latest titles in the western fiction category to discover your next read from. Most of us probably think of louis lamours, or maybe joe lansdales classic weird west stories. Ok, if i listed the rest of the harry potter series book by book, wed be here all night. This fictitious roundup will have you reaching for a cowboy hat, boots, and your gun belt. The 15 most popular reread books, according to goodreads. It is the story of jane withersteen, a utah rancher whose livelihood is threatened by a proposed marriage she does not want. Best top romance novels of all time, best westerns, favorite historical western romance novels, best humorous historical romances, save a ho. Theres a reason larry mcmurtrys pulitzer prize winning lonesome.