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The Last Picture Show Books in Order

by Larry McMurtryLiterature & Fiction

3 books so far (book 2 is due December 15, 2026). They run from The Last Picture Show (1966) to Rhino Ranch (2009). Rated 4.4 across 1,109 listener reviews.

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Texasville

Book 2 · out December 15, 2026 · preorder now

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Reading order

  1. The Last Picture Show

    Book 1 1966 4.4 (774)

    An almost-true story about a small town in Texas that ought to exist if it doesn’t, with characters like Sam the Lion, the delectable Jacy, and Ruth Popper, the coach’s wife.

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  2. Texasville

    Book 2 Out December 15, 2026

    With Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and entertaining characters from one of his best-loved books, The Last Picture Show.

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  3. Duane's Depressed

    Book 3 1999 4.6 (176)

    Surrounded by his children, who all seem to be going through life crises, and his wife, who is wrestling with her own demons, small-town Texas local Duane Moore can't seem to make sense of his life anymore.

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  4. Rhino Ranch

    Book 5 2009 4.3 (159)

    In this poignant and striking final chapter in the Duane Moore story, which began in 1966 with The Last Picture Show, Pulitzer Prize- and Oscar-winning author Larry McMurtry takes readers on one last unforgettable journey to Thalia, Texas,…

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Last Picture Show is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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