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Houston Books in Order

by Larry McMurtryLiterature & Fiction

3 books so far (book 1 is due November 3, 2026). They run from Moving On (1972) to The Evening Star (2010). Rated 4.1 across 474 listener reviews.

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Moving On

Book 1 · out November 3, 2026 · preorder now

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Reading order

  1. Moving On

    Book 1 Out November 3, 2026

    Moving On anticipates McMurtry’s Terms of Endearment and explores the emotional journey of a young woman against a sprawling metropolis in 1970s Texas.

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  2. All My Friends are Going to be Strangers

    Book 2 1972 3.9 (144)

    Danny Deck - Emma's friend from Terms of Endearment - is a promising young writer losing touch with his talent and drifting from Texas to California because "that's where all the writers are." Set in the early 60s, this is a very funny…

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  3. Terms of Endearment

    Book 3 1975 4.2 (245)

    In this acclaimed novel that inspired the Academy Award–winning motion picture, Larry McMurtry created two unforgettable characters who won the hearts of readers and moviegoers everywhere: Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma.

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  4. Somebody's Darling

    Book 4 Out December 1, 2026

    The personal and professional struggles of McMurtry’s lively protagonist Jill Peel, a director in 1970s Hollywood, takes on new resonance in the twenty-first century.

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  5. Some Can Whistle

    Book 5 Out February 2, 2027

    McMurtry's follow-up to All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers will capture a whole new audience, opening up the world of the now-millionaire Danny Deck and his strong and passionate daughter T.R.. "Mr.

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  6. The Evening Star

    Book 6 2010 4.0 (85)

    The earthy humor and the powerful emotional impact that set McMurtry's Terms of Endearment apart from other novels now rise to brilliant new heights with The Evening Star.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Houston 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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