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ⓘ About Silas House
Silas House is a bestselling author of some trendy literary fiction novels that is best known for the novel “Southernmost,” which he published in 2018. Silas has been regularly featured in the likes of “Salon” and “The New York Times” and he has written for the likes of “Oxford American,” “Time,” “Garden and Gun,” “The Atlantic,” “The Advocate,” and “Ecotone.” The former commentator on NPR has had some of his short fiction published in various anthologies including “New Stories From the South” and “Best Food Writing,” 2015. House has won many accolades, including the Lee Smith Award, The New York Public Library’s Storylines Prize, the Nautilus Award, and three honorary doctorates. House also teaches creative fiction at Bera College and the Spalding School of Creative Writing.
All Book Series by Silas House
Dead Man Blues
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025 Pen name · S.D. House
Something's Rising
Single-title series · published 2009 Co-authored · Jason Howard
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit
Book 3 of 5 · published 2010
Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean:Meditations on the Forbidden from Contemporary Appalachia
Book 4 of 5 · published 2015
LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry from Appalachia
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Silas House?
Silas House is a bestselling author of some trendy literary fiction novels that is best known for the novel “Southernmost,” which he published in 2018. Silas has been regularly featured in the likes of “Salon” and “The New York Times” and he has written for the likes of “Oxford American,” “Time,” “Garden and Gun,” “The Atlantic,” “The Advocate,” and “Ecotone.” The former commentator on NPR has had some of his short fiction published in various anthologies including “New Stories From the South” and “Best Food Writing,” 2015. House has won many accolades, including the Lee Smith Award, The New York Public…
Which Silas House series should I start with?
Silas House's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Clay's Quilt (2001).
How many books has Silas House written?
Silas House has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2025. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Plays.
In what order should Silas House's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 16 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Silas House's books organised into series?
This guide splits Silas House's 16 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (8 books); Anthologies (5 books); Plays (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book); Poetry Collections (1 book).