Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Unadvertised Special | 2001 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Where the Heart Is | 1995 | Buy |
| The Honk and Holler Opening Soon | 1998 | Buy |
| Shoot the Moon | 2004 | Buy |
| Made in the U.S.A. | 2005 | Buy |
Billie Letts was an American novelist and teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her debut novel, Where the Heart Is (1995), tells the story of Novalee Nation, a pregnant seventeen-year-old who is abandoned at a Walmart in Oklahoma and builds a new life there. The book became an Oprah’s Book Club pick and was adapted into a popular film in 2000.
Letts followed up with The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (1998), another story set in small-town Oklahoma, and later Shoot the Moon (2004) and Made in the U.S.A. (2005). Her novels share a focus on ordinary people finding their way through difficult circumstances in the American heartland, told with warmth and humor.