Madison Smartt Bell Books in Order

Madison Smartt Bell is a critically acclaimed writer of novels and story collections, whose work has been featured in esteemed publications such as Harper’s and the New York Times Book Review. A finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, among other honors, Bell's writing career is marked by its remarkable depth and breadth. He has also taught at prestigious creative writing programs, including the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, Johns Hopkins, and Goucher College. Bell's writing is distinguished by its sweeping historical and philosophical scope, paired with a nuanced sensitivity to the individual voices of characters on the margins of society.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Madison Smartt Bell

  • #1
    Einstein's Cosmos (By: Michio Kaku)(2004)
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  • #2
    The Doctors' Plague (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)(2004)
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  • #3
    Lavoisier in the Year One(2005)
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  • #4
    Incompleteness (By: Rebecca Goldstein)(2005)
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  • #5
    The Man Who Knew Too Much (By: David Leavitt)(2006)
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  • #6
    The Reluctant Mr. Darwin (By: David Quammen)(2006)
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  • #7
    Miss Leavitt's Stars (By: George Johnson)(2006)
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  • #8
    A Force of Nature (By: Richard Reeves)(2007)
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  • #9
    The Georgian Star (By: Michael D. Lemonick)(2008)
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  • #10
    The Earth Moves (By: Dan Hofstadter)(2009)
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  • #11
    Quantum Man (By: Lawrence M. Krauss)(2011)
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  • #12
    Obsessive Genius (By: Barbara Goldsmith)(2011)
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  • #1
    All Souls' Rising(1995)
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  • #2
    Master of the Crossroads(2000)
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  • #3
    The Stone That the Builder Refused(2004)
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  • #1
    New Stories from the South (By: Shannon Ravenel)(1988)
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  • #2
    New Stories from the South 1992 (By: Shannon Ravenel)(1992)
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  • #3
    New Stories from the South 1993 (By: Shannon Ravenel)(1993)
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  • #4
    New Stories from the South 1994 (By: Shannon Ravenel)(1994)
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  • #5
    New Stories from the South 1995 (By: Shannon Ravenel)(1995)
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  • #6
    New Stories from the South 1996 (By: Shannon Ravenel)(1996)
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  • #7
    New Stories from the South 1997 (By: Robert Olen Butler)(1997)
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  • #8
    New Stories from the South 1998 (By: Padgett Powell)(1998)
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  • #9
    New Stories from the South 1999 (By: Tony Earley)(1999)
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  • #10
    New Stories from the South 2000 (By: Ellen Douglas)(2000)
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  • #11
    New Stories from the South 2001 (By: Lee Smith)(2001)
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  • #12
    New Stories from the South 2003 (By: Shannon Ravenel)(2003)
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  • #13
    New Stories from the South 2004 (By: Allan Gurganus)(2004)
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  • #14
    New Stories from the South, 2005 (By: Jill McCorkle)(2005)
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  • #15
    Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South (By: Shannon Ravenel)(2005)
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  • #16
    New Stories from the South 2006 (By: Allan Gurganus,Kathy Pories)(2006)
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  • #17
    New Stories from the South 2007 (By: Allan Gurganus)(2007)
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  • #18
    New Stories from the South 2008 (By: Z.Z. Packer)(2008)
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  • #19
    New Stories from the South 2009(2009)
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  • #20
    New Stories from the South 2010 (By: Amy Hempel)(2010)
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  • #1
    History of the Owen School(1985)
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  • #2
    Narrative Design(1997)
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  • #3
    Charm City(2007)
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  • #4
    Toussaint Louverture(2007)
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  • #5
    Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone(2020)
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  • #1
    The Washington Square Ensemble(1983)
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  • #2
    Waiting for the End of the World(1985)
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  • #3
    Straight Cut(1986)
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  • #4
    The Year of Silence(1987)
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  • #5
    Soldier's Joy(1989)
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  • #6
    Doctor Sleep(1991)
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  • #7
    Save Me, Joe Louis(1993)
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  • #8
    Ten Indians(1996)
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  • #9
    Anything Goes(2002)
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  • #10
    Devil's Dream(2009)
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  • #11
    The Color of Night(2011)
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  • #12
    Boy With a Coin(2011)
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  • #13
    Behind the Moon(2017)
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  • #14
    Prey(2010)
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  • #15
    Zero DB and Other Stories(1987)
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  • #16
    Barking Man and Other Stories(1990)
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  • #17
    Zig Zag Wanderer(2013)
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About Madison Smartt Bell

Madison Smartt Bell is a critically acclaimed writer of novels and story collections, whose work has been featured in esteemed publications such as Harper’s and the New York Times Book Review. A finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, among other honors, Bell's writing career is marked by its remarkable depth and breadth. He has also taught at prestigious creative writing programs, including the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, Johns Hopkins, and Goucher College. Bell's writing is distinguished by its sweeping historical and philosophical scope, paired with a nuanced sensitivity to the individual voices of characters on the margins of society.

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