Lonesome Dove: A Novel

The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West, with a new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness.

“My favorite book: there are so many that I would be afraid to say. Probably if I had to pick anything I’d say Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.” —Stephen King

Journey to the dusty little town of Lonesome Dove, where retired Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call undertake a perilous cattle drive to the untamed plains of Montana. Along the way, they face danger, adventure, and an unforgettable cast of characters. Richly authentic and beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a story of love, loss, and the unyielding spirit of the American West.

Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove. His other works include two collections of essays, three memoirs, and more than thirty screenplays, including the coauthorship of Brokeback Mountain, for which he received an Academy Award. His most recent novel, When the Light Goes, is available from Simon & Schuster. He lived in Archer City, Texas.

“If you read only one western novel in your life, read Lonesome Dove.” ― USA TODAY

“Everything about Lonesome Dove feels true...These are real people, and they are still larger than life.” -- Nicholas Lemann ― The New York Times Book Review

“Lonesome Dove is Larry McMurtry’s loftiest novel.” ― Los Angeles Times

"A marvelous novel...moves with joyous energy...amply imagined and crisply, lovingly written. I haven't enjoyed a book more this year...a joyous epic." ― Newsweek

"The finest novel that McMurtry has yet accomplished...Lonesome Dove has all the action anyone could possibly imagine...[and] both in general and in details, the authority of exact authenticity...superb." ― Chicago Tribune

“I gasped and sobbed and clutched the book when it was over.” -- Jia Tolentino ― The New Yorker

“A dizzying adventure.” ― The Atlantic

“The best book you'll ever read.” ― Defector

“I didn’t want it to end.” -- Michael Sebastian ― Esquire