Port William Books in Order
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The Port William series by Wendell Berry includes 13 books published between 1960–2025.
✓ All 13 books verified against the publisher's official series list.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1960 · Wendell Berry
Welcome to Port William. In his debut novel and the first in his beloved series, Wendell Berry introduces readers to a place where community becomes…
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Buy on Amazon1967 · Wendell Berry
A Place on Earth is a novel by Wendell Berry that centers on the place known as Port William, Kentucky, and the surrounding farm lands, forests, and…
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Buy on Amazon1974 · Wendell Berry
In the third novel in the beloved Port William series, Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Wendell Berry
Six masterful short stories that span three decades in the fictional town of Port William, Kentucky, revealing the deep humanity and interconnected…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Wendell Berry
In the fifth book of the Port Williams Membership, Andy Catlett grapples with the loss of his hand and confronts the clash between industrial…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry's haunting novel follows Andy Catlett as he revisits the summer of 1944 when his beloved Uncle Andrew was killed and, years later,…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Wendell Berry
Jayber Crow returns to Port William in 1932 as the town barber in the seventh book in the Port William series, armed with questions he cannot answer…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Wendell Berry
Twenty-three stories arranged in fictional chronology map Port William across generations—not an anthology, but a coherent temporal landscape…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry’s seventh novel and the ninth book of the Port William Membership, Hannah Coulter is a fictional memoir of one woman's journey through…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Wendell Berry
A young boy takes a trip on his own to visit his grandparents in Kentucky in the tenth entry in Wendell Berry's beloved Port William Membership…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Wendell Berry
In this eleventh volume spanning 1864 to 1991, Wednell Berry's entire Port William membership returns—filling gaps, keeping faith, and proving that a…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Wendell Berry
Thirteen new stories of the Port William membership spanning the decades from World War II to the present moment For those readers of his poetry and…
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Buy on AmazonMarce Catlett: The Force of a Story
2025 · Wendell Berry
In the newest novel in the Port William series, Wendell Berry’s beloved protagonist Andy Catlett tells the inspiring story of his grandfather Marce…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Port William books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Nathan Coulter”. Start with “Nathan Coulter.”
How many books are in the Port William series?
We list 13 books by Wendell Berry , published between 1960–2025.
Where can I buy the Port William books?
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