Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Separate Days | 1989 | Sharyn McCrumb | Buy |
| 2 | Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories | 1997 | Sharyn McCrumb | Buy |
| 3 | Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War | 2012 | Sharyn McCrumb | Buy |
| 4 | Old Land, Dark Land, Strange Land | 2017 | Sharyn McCrumb | Buy |
Sharyn McCrumb’s four short story collections span nearly three decades of her career. Our Separate Days (1989) collects early work, while Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories (1997) draws from her most productive period. The later collections, Fairy Tale Princesses of the Civil War (2012) and Old Land, Dark Land, Strange Land (2017), reflect her deeper turn toward Appalachian history and folklore.
The collections provide a useful overview of McCrumb’s development as a writer. Readers can trace her shift from comic mystery toward literary fiction across these volumes.