Richard Ford. Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known works are the novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land and Let Me Be Frank With You, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.
Books in order of publication:
| A Piece of My Heart | 1976 |
| The Ultimate Good Luck | 1981 |
| The Sportswriter (Frank Bascombe # 1) | 1986 |
| Rock Springs | 1987 |
| Communist | 1987 |
| Wildlife | 1990 |
| Independence Day (Frank Bascombe # 2) | 1995 |
| Women With Men | 1997 |
| A Multitude of Sins | 2001 |
| Vintage Ford | 2004 |
| The Lay of the Land (Frank Bascombe # 3) | 2006 |
| Canada | 2012 |
| Let Me Be Frank With You (Frank Bascombe # 4) | 2014 |
| Between Them: Remembering My Parents | 2017 |
| Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories | 2020 |
