Rick Bass Books in Order
Rick Bass is a renowned author, environmentalist, and advocate for wilderness preservation. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he grew up in Houston as the son of a geologist and later studied petroleum geology at Utah State University. His writing career began as a petroleum geologist in Jackson, Mississippi, where he penned short stories during lunch breaks. In 1987, he relocated to Montana's remote Yaak Valley with his wife, artist Elizabeth Hughes Bass, becoming an active environmentalist to protect his adopted home from human encroachment. Bass serves on the boards of the Yaak Valley Forest Council and Round River Conservation Studies. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the PEN/Nelson Algren Award, James Jones Fellowship Award, and O. Henry Award. His notable novels include "Where the Sea Used to Be" and "The Hermit's Story," and his short stories have been featured in The Best American Short Stories.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Rick Bass
- #1AmazonCalifornia Grizzly(1955)
- #2AmazonThe Deer Pasture(1985)
- #3AmazonWild To The Heart(1988)
- #4AmazonWinter(1991)
- #5AmazonThe Lost Grizzlies(1995)
- #6AmazonThe New Wolves(1998)
- #7AmazonFiber(1998)
- #8AmazonBrown Dog of the Yaak(1999)
- #9AmazonColter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had(2000)
- #10AmazonThe Roadless Yaak(2002)
- #11AmazonThe Ninemile Wolves(2003)
- #12AmazonCaribou Rising(2004)
- #13AmazonWhy I Came West(2008)
- #14AmazonThe Wild Marsh(2009)
- #15AmazonColstrip, Montana(2010)
- #16AmazonThe Heart of the Monster (With: David James Duncan)(2010)
- #17AmazonThe Heart beneath the Heart(2011)
- #18AmazonIn My Home There Is No More Sorrow(2012)
- #19AmazonOil Notes(2012)
- #20AmazonThe Black Rhinos of Namibia(2012)
- #21AmazonA Thousand Deer(2012)
- #22AmazonThe Traveling Feast(2018)
- #23AmazonFortunate Son(2021)
- #24AmazonWith Every Great Breath(2024)
- #25AmazonWrecking Ball(2025)
- #26AmazonPlatte River(1994)
- #27AmazonThe Hermit's Story(2002)
- #28AmazonFor a Little While(2013)
- #1AmazonFor Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)(1993)
- #2AmazonFood Fictions (By: Symphony Space)(2007)
- #3AmazonTravel Tales (By: Symphony Space)(2007)
- #4AmazonEdith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)(2007)
- #5AmazonPets! (By: Symphony Space)(2007)
- #6AmazonTales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever,Tessa Hadley,John Biguenet,Adam Haslett,Rattawut Lapcharoensap,Symphony Space,Galina Vromen)(2007)
- #7AmazonFamily Matters (By: Symphony Space)(2007)
- #8AmazonAre We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)(2008)
- #9AmazonThe William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford,Tobias Wolff,Aleksandar Hemon,William Hurt,Ron Carlson,Symphony Space)(2009)
- #10AmazonAmerican Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe,Joyce Carol Oates,Eudora Welty,John Cheever,Alice Walker,Donald Barthelme,John Sayles,Amy Tan,Symphony Space)(2010)
- #11AmazonNew American Stories (By: Sherman Alexie,Jhumpa Lahiri,Aleksandar Hemon,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Symphony Space)(2011)
- #12AmazonPoe! (By: Symphony Space)(2012)
- #13AmazonBest of the West 2009(1988)
- #14AmazonThe Best American Short Stories 1991(1991)
- #15AmazonFathers and Sons(1992)
- #16AmazonThe Great Bear(1992)
- #17AmazonOut Among the Wolves(1993)
- #18AmazonThe Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction(1999)
- #19AmazonWriters on Writing(2001)
- #20AmazonWild Stories(2002)
- #21AmazonWhen The Wild Comes Leaping Up(2002)
- #22AmazonDog is My Co-Pilot(2003)
- #23AmazonFalling From Grace in Texas(2004)
- #24AmazonThe Anchor Book of New American Short Stories(2004)
- #25AmazonThe Best American Spiritual Writing 2004(2004)
- #26AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2007(2007)
- #27AmazonA Passion for This Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Explore Our Relationship with Nature and the(2008)
- #28AmazonWonder and Other Survival Skills(2012)
- #29AmazonAstoria to Zion(2013)
About Rick Bass
Rick Bass is a renowned author, environmentalist, and advocate for wilderness preservation. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he grew up in Houston as the son of a geologist and later studied petroleum geology at Utah State University. His writing career began as a petroleum geologist in Jackson, Mississippi, where he penned short stories during lunch breaks. In 1987, he relocated to Montana's remote Yaak Valley with his wife, artist Elizabeth Hughes Bass, becoming an active environmentalist to protect his adopted home from human encroachment. Bass serves on the boards of the Yaak Valley Forest Council and Round River Conservation Studies. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the PEN/Nelson Algren Award, James Jones Fellowship Award, and O. Henry Award. His notable novels include "Where the Sea Used to Be" and "The Hermit's Story," and his short stories have been featured in The Best American Short Stories.
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