Read-Alikes for Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness. "My favorite book: there are so many that I would be afraid to say. Probably if I had t... Read more

A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Best Fiction NarratorAn epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness. "My favorite book: there are so ma... Read more

Author of the National Book Award winner All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy is one of the most provocative American stylists to emerge in the last century. The striking novel Blood Meridian off... Read more

One of The Atlantic’s “Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years,” now with a new foreword by Marlon James Widely considered one of the finest novels by a living writer, Blood M... Read more

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first volume in the Border Trilogy, from the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road... Read more

Cormac McCarthy is a quiet, unassuming presence in American fiction today, but like the slow, measured voices of many of his characters, he speaks with an authority and conviction that demands an a... Read more

Mattie Ross, a fourteen-year-old girl from Dardanelle, Arkansas, sets out to avenge her Daddy who was shot to death by a no-good outlaw. Mattie convinces one-eyed "Rooster" Cogburn, the meanest U.S... Read more

The acclaimed sequel to Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize–winning classic Lonesome Dove, and the culmination of the legendary western saga, follows the further adventures of these beloved chara... Read more

The first prequel in Larry McMurtry's beloved Lonesome Dove series features the early adventures of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call, two of the most memorable heroes in contempora... Read more

The acclaimed sequel to Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize–winning classic Lonesome Dove, and the culmination of the legendary western saga, follows the further adventures of these beloved chara... Read more

Now a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Gabe Polsky.In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butch... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The second volume of the award-winning Border Trilogy—From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road—fulfill... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWritten to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of ... Read more

In The Crossing, Cormac McCarthy fulfills the promise of All the Pretty Horses and at the same time give us a work that is darker and more visionary, a novel with the unstoppable momentum of a clas... Read more

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, Michael Punke's The Revenant is the astonishing ... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The second prequel, following Dead Man's Walk, to Larry McMurtry's classic novel Lonesome Dove charts the harrowing careers of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call ... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The second prequel, following Dead Man's Walk, to Larry McMurtry's classic novel Lonesome Dove charts the harrowing careers of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call ... Read more

In this final volume of The Border Trilogy, two men marked by the boyhood adventures of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing now stand together, in the still point between their vivid pasts and u... Read more

The first prequel in Larry McMurtry's beloved Lonesome Dove series features the early adventures of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call, two of the most memorable heroes in contempora... Read more

In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher's Crossing, his fiercely intelligent, beautifully written western, William... Read more

A TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a multi-generational family saga of land, blo... Read more

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL, JOHN C. REILLY AND JOAQUIN PHOENIXA BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST AND A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly • Amazon • Hudson Bo... Read more

The #1 New York Times bestselling classic frontier adventure novel that inspired two award-winning films! Charles Portis has long been acclaimed as one of America's foremost writers. True Grit, his... Read more

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, Michael Punke's The Revenant is the astonishing ... Read more

Soon to be a TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood, and power that follows the ri... Read more

In his novels, best-selling author Cormac McCarthy creates a western landscape filled with characters that are both myhic and authentic. Cities of the Plain, the stunning conclusion of his award-wi... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWritten to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of ... Read more

Love and vengeance at the dark dawn of the East Texas oil boom from Joe Lansdale, "a true American original" (Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box). Jack Parker thought he'd already seen his fair s... Read more

DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TERRITORIES, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populac... Read more

Now a Tubi original film starring Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis, this rip-roaring adventure set at the dark dawn of the East Texas oil boom is the perfect introduction to Joe R. Lansdale, whose... Read more

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Larry McMurtry comes the first in a four-volume epic journey through the early American frontier, featuring the Berrybender family, English nobility adrift ... Read more

A ripsnorting Western, as brashly entertaining as they come. Slambang! —The New York Times on John Ford's The SearchersJohn Ford's The Searchers defined the spirit of America, influenced a ge... Read more

In this tale of high-spirited and terrifying adventure, set against the background of the West that Larry McMurtry has made his own, By Sorrow's River is an epic in its own right with the return of... Read more

In this brilliant saga—the final volume of The Berrybender Narratives and an epic in its own right—Larry McMurtry lives up to his reputation for delivering novels with "wit, grace, and ... Read more

The second volume in Larry McMurtry's four-part historical epic featuring the Berrybender family as they continue their journey through the West during the 1830s.In The Wandering Hill, Larry McMurt... Read more

A First Nations man helps his estranged father find a place to die in this novel by the award-winning author of One Drum and Indian Horse. "Richard Wagamese is a born storyteller."—Louise Erdrich W... Read more

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Larry McMurtry comes the first in a four-volume epic journey through the early American frontier, featuring the Berrybender family, English nobility adrift ... Read more

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL, JOHN C. REILLY AND JOAQUIN PHOENIXA BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST AND A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly Amazon Hudson Booksellers Was... Read more

In this brilliant saga—the final volume of The Berrybender Narratives and an epic in its own right—Larry McMurtry lives up to his reputation for delivering novels with "wit, grace, and ... Read more

In this tale of high-spirited and terrifying adventure, set against the background of the West that Larry McMurtry has made his own, By Sorrow's River is an epic in its own right with the return of... Read more

The second volume in Larry McMurtry's four-part historical epic featuring the Berrybender family as they continue their journey through the West during the 1830s.In The Wandering Hill, Larry McMurt... Read more

A sweeping four-part epic of the American West that could only come from the boundless skill and imagination of the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry. Over a caree... Read more

A timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier.From the moment they left their homestead unguarded on that scorching Texas day, Martin Pa... Read more

Growing up in the care of the "old man" he was entrusted to at birth, Franklin Starlight has never really known his biological father, Eldon. The fleeting moments he shared with the alcoholic man h... Read more

Lone Tree Claim: On the Dakota Frontier by CK Van Dam is a stirring historical tale of courage, survival, and second chances on America's untamed plains. Narrated with emotional depth by Catherine ... Read more

Joe "The Merc" stepped off the train in Browning, Montana, carrying little more than his honesty, skill, and determination. A seasoned trader who had earned the trust of Native peoples across Oklah... Read more

🎧 A Crooked Trail of Love and Danger by R.D. Millus is a gripping historical western that blends love, loss, and unyielding courage on the American frontier. Brought to life through the rich and p... Read more

Winner of the Independent Publishers Book Award! (IPPY) Winner of the Literary Titan Award!The fine line between friends and enemies blurs as Ellis Cady sets out to reach the new frontier of post-C... Read more

The dying frontier collides with family ambition in this epic Western saga from the acclaimed author of The Blood of My Mother. 1883, San Antonio. John Ives, the privileged son of a powerful tycoon... Read more

The dying frontier collides with family ambition in this epic Western saga from the acclaimed author of The Blood of My Mother.1883, San Antonio. John Ives, the privileged son of a powerful tycoon,... Read more

Embark on a thrilling journey through the pages of "A Crooked Trail of Love and Danger" by R. D. Millus. Follow the gripping tale of 13-year-old Rusty Carter, who endures the tragic loss of his par... Read more

Follow sixteen-year-old Ellis Cady as she continues her journey in this sequel to award-winning Ellis River!The fine line between friends and enemies blurs as Ellis Cady sets out to reach the new f... Read more