Tawni O'Dell books in order

Q: "How many books has Tawni O'Dell written?"

"Tawni O'Dell has written 7 books across 2 series."

Q: "What was Tawni O'Dell's first book?"

"Tawni O'Dell's first book was Back Roads, published in 1999."

Q: "What role does Pennsylvania coal country play in Tawni O'Dell's novels?"

"Most of O'Dell's novels are set in fictional small towns modeled on the coal-mining communities of western Pennsylvania where she grew up. The landscape and its history -- abandoned mines, poverty left behind by the industry's decline, tight-knit but troubled families -- are central to her stories rather than just backdrop. Books like Coal Run and Sister Mine deal directly with mine disasters and their long-term effects on the people who stayed."

Tawni O’Dell Standalone Novels

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
Back Roads	1999	Buy
Coal Run	2004	Buy
Sister Mine	2007	Buy
Fragile Beasts	2010	Buy
One of Us	2014	Buy
Angels Burning	2016	Buy

Tawni O’Dell Anthologies

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female	2006	Buy

Tawni O’Dell is an American novelist from Indiana, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny Mountains coal-mining region. Her debut novel Back Roads (2000) was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. She is a Northwestern University journalism graduate whose fiction centers on working-class families in small-town Pennsylvania coal country.

Her later novels One of Us and Angels Burning move into crime and thriller territory while keeping the same Appalachian setting. Angels Burning follows police chief Dove Carnahan as she investigates a murder in a dying coal town.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Tawni O'Dell written?

Tawni O’Dell has written 7 books across 2 series.

What was Tawni O'Dell's first book?

Tawni O’Dell’s first book was Back Roads, published in 1999.

What role does Pennsylvania coal country play in Tawni O'Dell's novels?

Most of O’Dell’s novels are set in fictional small towns modeled on the coal-mining communities of western Pennsylvania where she grew up. The landscape and its history – abandoned mines, poverty left behind by the industry’s decline, tight-knit but troubled families – are central to her stories rather than just backdrop. Books like Coal Run and Sister Mine deal directly with mine disasters and their long-term effects on the people who stayed.

Tawni O’Dell Standalone Novels#

Tawni O’Dell Anthologies#

Frequently Asked Questions

Tawni O’Dell Standalone Novels

Tawni O’Dell Anthologies