About Stephen Dobyns
Stephen Dobyns is a poet, journalist, and bestselling literary fiction novelist. He was born in New Jersey and brought up in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Michigan. In most of his genre fiction and his poetry, Dobyns makes use of extended tropes including the absurd and ridiculous to showcase his more profound meditations on art, love, and life. For his work in literature, he has been granted numerous prizes for fiction and poetry, three fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, and a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation. In all the years that he has been active, Stephen Dobyns has worked for Detroit News as a reporter. He published Concurring Beasts his first collection of poetry in 1972 and his first novel “A Man of Little Evils” in 1973. He now has more than fo
Publication Order of Charlie Bradshaw Books
11 books in seriesPublication Order
- Saratoga Longshot(1976)
- Saratoga Swimmer(1981)
- Saratoga Headhunter(1985)
- Saratoga Snapper(1986)
- Saratoga Bestiary(1988)
- Saratoga Hexameter(1990)
- Saratoga Haunting(1993)
- Saratoga Backtalk(1994)
- Saratoga Fleshpot(1995)
- Saratoga Strongbox(1998)
- Saratoga Payback(2017)
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
12 books in seriesPublication Order
- A Man Of Little Evils(1973)
- Dancer with One Leg(1983)
- Cold Dog Soup(1985)
- A Boat Off the Coast(1987)
- The Two Deaths of Senora Puccini(1988)
- The House on Alexandrine(1990)
- After Shocks/Near Escapes(1991)
- The Wrestler's Cruel Study(1993)
- The Church of Dead Girls(1997)
- Boy in the Water(1999)
- The Burn Palace(2013)
- Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?(2015)
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
2 books in seriesPublication Order
- Best Words, Best Order(1996)
- Next Word, Better Word(2011)
Publication Order of Collections
15 books in seriesPublication Order
- Concurring Beasts(1972)
- Griffon(1976)
- Heat Death(1980)
- The Balthus Poems(1982)
- Cemetery Nights(1987)
- Body Traffic(1990)
- Velocities(1994)
- Common Carnage(1996)
- Black Dog, Red Dog(1997)
- Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides(1999)
- Eating Naked(2000)
- The Porcupine's Kisses(2002)
- Mystery, So Long(2005)
- Winter's Journey(2010)
- The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech(2016)
Publication Order of American Poets Continuum Books
1 books in seriesPublication Order
- The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech(2016)
Publication Order of Anthologies
1 books in seriesPublication Order
- The Best American Short Stories 1999(1999)
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