23 Books Like 'Yellowstone' - Western Books to Read

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The Longmire Mystery Series

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The Longmire Mystery Series

The Longmire Mystery Series is what the A&E show of the same name is based on. The novels follow Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire, who is on a mission to solve crimes while recovering from his wife's death.

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Dial Press Trade Paperback Texas: A Novel

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Dial Press Trade Paperback Texas: A Novel

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If your fascination is with the country and its way of life, you can't go wrong with Texas, a novel that chronicles four and a half centuries' worth of Texas history.

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A Reese's Book Club Pick, Outlawed is a book about an alternate reality of the Wild, Wild West and how a gender-non-conforming fugitive girl survived within it.

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Simon & Schuster Lonesome Dove

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Simon & Schuster Lonesome Dove

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This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is the basis for the cult-favorite TV mini-series of the same name. The story follows two aging Texas Rangers who embark on a final adventure that's every bit dramatic as it is amusing.

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Where the Lost Wander

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Where the Lost Wander

Where the Lost Wander is a great pick for folks especially invested in Elsa Dutton's story from 1883. The novel tells the story of Naomi May, a widowed 20-year-old navigating The Overland Trail with her family in 1853.

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Independently Published The Irish Cowboy

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Independently Published The Irish Cowboy

The Irish Cowboy has the same makings of Yellowstone: It's a tale of love, loss, and the intense need to protect one's land when people come threatening to take it by force.

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News of the World

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News of the World

Now a major motion picture with Tom Hanks at the helm, News of the World follows the story of Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks), an aging new reader, who agrees to navigate a safe passage for a young orphan on her way to San Antonio.

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Lake Union Publishing One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

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Lake Union Publishing One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

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One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow is a tale about love, loss, and family (both blood and chosen). It takes place in Wyoming in 1876.

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Scribner Half Broke Horses

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Scribner Half Broke Horses

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This novel is based on the real-life story of Lily Casey Smith, author Jeannette Walls's grandmother. In short, it's "Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults."

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Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West

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Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West

Given the Duttons' close ties with cattle, Cattle Kingdom, which centers on the industry and the history of cowboys, is a perfect fit for Yellowstone fans looking for their next read.

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St. Martin's Press Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

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St. Martin's Press Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

Dodge City is the epitome of the Wild, Wild West, complete with gunfights, saloons, eager miners, and more. In that way, this fan-favorite novel is a great pick for 1883 fans looking for more old-school Westerns to add to their repertoire.

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Anchor Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West

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Anchor Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West

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Based on the true story of Kit Carson, an American frontiersman and soldier who played a valuable role in America's Westward Expansion, Blood and Thunder is every bit the epic history lesson as it is a fantastic read for 1883 and Yellowstone fans.

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Broadway Books American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

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Broadway Books American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West

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So often, Westerns tell tales of human survival during the journey out West. American Wolf, however, tells the story of O-Six, a wolf fighting to survive in the Rockies.

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Penguin Books Letters from Yellowstone

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Penguin Books Letters from Yellowstone

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This novel is unique in that it's written as a series of letters. The book details a fictional botanical survey of Yellowstone in 1898, led by a team of five experts in the field, one of which happens to be a woman (much to the surprise of the rest of the group).

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Berkley Montana Sky

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Berkley Montana Sky

Montana Sky is much like Yellowstone, in that it focuses on family, inheritance, and its fair share of drama in the process. The novel unravels the relationships between three sisters who are but strangers, all of whom are vying to take up their portion of what's mentioned in their father's will.

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University of Oklahoma Press Black Cowboys in the American West

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University of Oklahoma Press Black Cowboys in the American West

LaMonica Garrett prepared for his role on 1883 as Pinkerton Agent Thomas by reading up on the history of Black cowboys. This book delves into a part of history that many people don't know.

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Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves

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Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves

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One of Taylor Sheridan's next projects for Paramount+ will be a show about Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi. David Oyelowo (Selma) will star in the upcoming show. Read up on the captivating history before you watch.

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Seasons of Yellowstone

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Seasons of Yellowstone

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One of the most compelling aspects of Yellowstone is the incredible scenery. This all-new coffee table book will bring the powerful images from the national parks to your home with photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen and a forward by Jane Goodall.

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Think Like a Horse

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Think Like a Horse

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The horses stole the show in season 4 of Yellowstone. This new book shares "lessons in life, leadership, and empathy from an unconventional cowboy." Veteran horse whisperer Grant Golliher explains how lessons of communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect learned from horses can translate to human interactions too.

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Opium Rose

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Opium Rose

Opium Rose is the 11th installment in Robert B. Parker's Cole and Hitch series. New to the novels? Start with Appaloosa. The books follow Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, itinerant lawmen in the 1800s.

Rebecca Ravee Norris is a freelance writer with a decade's worth of lifestyle media experience. Based out of the Washington metropolitan area, she covers everything from beauty and wellness to style and celebrity news. She is a graduate of George Mason University and has a B.A. in Media: Production, Consumption, and Critique, along with a minor in Electronic Journalism. When she's not writing, she can be found with her beloved Jack-Chi, Cash, working through reps at the gym, dreaming up her next home decor project, testing a new recipe, getting lost in the pages of a book, or catching up on her favorite shows. 

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