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Larry McMurtry, the famed Texas novelist, screenwriter and bookseller, who won a Pulitzer Prize for … More his book “Lonesome Dove,” at his bookstore, Booked Up No. 1. Houston Chronicle via Getty Imag The Wild West provides the backdrop for some of the greatest American literature. Western novels give you a feel for the adventure offered by frontier life, with many set decades or even centuries ago as the United States expanded west. Of course, some of the best western fiction has a more modern setting, underscoring the contemporary issues that have arisen in the great wide open. The greatest western novels showcase the grit of hard-working Americans, Native Americans and Mexican Americans who often populate cowboy books. This list of the best western novels includes iconic authors as well as lesser-known ones who perfectly capture the spirit of the West. Top Western Fiction Reads Western fiction includes books set throughout the American West, including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Texas and California. The best western books feature cowboys, cattle or ranches, and they usually deal with breaking the law, going on a journey or protecting one’s land. Some of the best-known western fiction writers include Larry McMurtry, Stephen Graham Jones, Willa Cather and Elmer Kelton. The western novels on this list are ranked based on critical acclaim, pop culture influence, book sales and awards. 25. Flawless by Elsie Silver (2022) Romance novels are a major subgenre of cowboy books, and Elsie Silver is one of the most popular authors. In this Booktok sensation, the first in the Chestnut Springs series, a disgraced star bull rider falls in love with the daughter of his exasperated agent, setting off a set of problems. This book is best for anyone who loves enemies-to-lovers tropes. Elsie Silver’s Flawless is…

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