Richard Ford (disambiguation)

"Richard Ford" is composed of at least 8 distinct authors, divided by their works.

About the Author

Author Division

Richard Ford (1)

Independence Day (1995) 3,288 copies, 49 reviews
The Sportswriter (1986) 3,147 copies, 60 reviews
Canada (2012) 2,478 copies, 139 reviews
The Lay of the Land (2006) 1,785 copies, 35 reviews
Light Years (1975) — Introduction, some editions — 1,346 copies, 36 reviews
Rock Springs (1987) 1,089 copies, 12 reviews
My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead (2008) — Contributor — 800 copies, 21 reviews
Let Me Be Frank With You (2014) 795 copies, 40 reviews
Women with Men (1997) 785 copies, 8 reviews
Wildlife (1990) 756 copies, 15 reviews
A Multitude of Sins (2002) 738 copies, 5 reviews
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories (1994) — Contributor — 542 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Short Stories 2002 (2002) — Contributor — 503 copies, 5 reviews
Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from the New York Times (2001) — Contributor — 477 copies, 5 reviews
The Granta Book of the American Short Story (1992) — Editor — 390 copies, 1 review
The Art of the Tale: An International Anthology of Short Stories (1986) — Contributor — 380 copies, 3 reviews
The essential tales of Chekhov (1999) — Introduction; Editor — 365 copies, 4 reviews
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (2015) — Contributor — 360 copies, 6 reviews
Baseball: A Literary Anthology (2002) — Contributor — 359 copies, 4 reviews
Between Them: Remembering My Parents (2017) 340 copies, 13 reviews
A Piece of My Heart (1976) 331 copies, 3 reviews
Christmas Stories (2007) 312 copies, 2 reviews
The Ultimate Good Luck (1981) 307 copies, 1 review
The Best American Short Stories 1990 (1990) — Editor — 238 copies
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) — Editor — 232 copies, 1 review
Be Mine (2023) 213 copies, 13 reviews
The Last Best Place: A Montana Anthology (1988) — Contributor — 202 copies, 3 reviews
Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories (2020) 198 copies, 11 reviews
Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction (1998) — Contributor — 196 copies, 4 reviews
Granta 21: The Story-Teller (1987) — Contributor — 188 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Essays 1997 (1997) — Contributor — 174 copies, 1 review
Still Wild: Short Fiction of the American West 1950 to the Present (2000) — Contributor — 165 copies, 1 review
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2002 (2002) — Contributor — 150 copies, 2 reviews
Granta 31: The General (1990) — Contributor — 145 copies, 2 reviews
Granta 62: What Young Men Do (1998) — Contributor — 141 copies, 2 reviews
The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction (2008) — Contributor — 140 copies, 2 reviews
Granta 72: Overreachers (2000) — Contributor — 134 copies, 1 review
Granta 50: Fifty (1995) — Contributor — 123 copies, 1 review
Granta 40: The Womanizer (1992) — Contributor — 119 copies, 3 reviews
The Best American Essays 1989 (1989) — Contributor — 110 copies, 1 review
The Best American Short Stories 1986 (1986) — Contributor — 105 copies
Granta 15: The Fall of Saigon (1985) — Contributor — 103 copies, 1 review
The Granta Book of the American Long Story (1998) — Editor — 102 copies
Vintage Contemporaries Reader (1998) — Contributor — 89 copies, 3 reviews
An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers (2014) — Contributor — 87 copies, 4 reviews
The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories (2005) — Contributor — 80 copies, 3 reviews
Granta 19: More Dirt (1986) — Contributor — 77 copies
Granta 8: Dirty Realism (1983) — Contributor — 76 copies
Great Esquire Fiction (1983) — Contributor — 73 copies, 2 reviews
What's Your Story? Postcard Collection (2008) — Contributor — 65 copies, 3 reviews
Novel Voices (2003) — Contributor — 56 copies
Vintage Ford (2004) 54 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Sports Writing 1999 (1999) — Editor — 48 copies
Granta 12: The True Adventures of The Rolling Stones (1984) — Contributor — 45 copies, 1 review
Writers on Writing (2002) — Contributor — 43 copies
Antaeus No. 75/76, Autumn 1994 - The Final Issue (1994) — Contributor — 36 copies
My Mother, in Memory (1988) 23 copies, 1 review
The Best of Montana's Short Fiction (2004) — Contributor — 22 copies
The Womanizer {story} (1992) 21 copies
Brothers (1999) — Contributor — 21 copies
Occidentals {story} (1997) 20 copies
Mississippi Writers: An Anthology (1991) — Contributor — 19 copies
A Portrait of Southern Writers: Photographs (2000) — Contributor — 18 copies
Jealous {story} (1995) 18 copies, 1 review
The Fights (1996) — Introduction, some editions — 17 copies
Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry (2009) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Paris Review 167 2003 Fall (2003) — Contributor — 15 copies
Flores en las grietas (2013) 11 copies, 2 reviews
Irische Passagiere (2020) 9 copies
Passion and Craft: Conversations with Notable Writers (1998) — Contributor — 8 copies
Good Raymond (1999) 5 copies
Valpen (2022) 5 copies, 1 review
My Town: Writers on American Cities — Contributor — 3 copies
Caleb Cain Marcus: Goddess (2015) — Foreword — 3 copies
TriQuarterly 48: Western Stories — Contributor — 2 copies
Empire {story} 2 copies
Accommodations 2 copies
Communist {story} (1987) 2 copies
O Sal da Terra (2009) 1 copy

Richard Ford (6) : R. S. Ford

Works have been aliased into R. S. Ford.

The Cauldron of Fear (1987) — Author, some editions — 187 copies, 1 review
Herald of the Storm (2013) 142 copies, 4 reviews
Heroes of the Space Marines (2009) — Author — 114 copies, 5 reviews
The Shattered Crown (2014) 63 copies
Lord of Ashes (2015) 46 copies
The Cold Hand of Betrayal (2006) — Contributor — 23 copies
Kultus (2011) 21 copies
Fantasy-Faction Anthology (2015) — Contributor — 14 copies, 1 review
Vivisepulture (2011) — Contributor — 9 copies, 1 review
None of This is my Fault (Paranoia RPG) (2010) — Editor — 8 copies
Hammer and Bolter: Issue 2 (2010) — Contributor, some editions — 7 copies
Battlefield Evolution (2007) 7 copies
Grimdark Magazine #4 (2015) — Contributor — 6 copies, 1 review
Lone Wolf 5: Shadow on the Sand (2008) — Contributor, some editions — 3 copies
Noble Sacrifice (2010) 3 copies
Small Mercy 2 copies
havrefer 1 copy
Dragons of Lencia (2008) 1 copy

Richard Ford (2)

Quest for the Faradawn (1982) 194 copies, 4 reviews
Melvaig's Vision (1984) 49 copies, 1 review
The Children of Ashgaroth (1986) 23 copies
Goldmann Fantasy Foliant I. Fantasy- Stories. (1983) — Contributor, some editions — 11 copies
Ranger Dawning (2008) 4 copies

Richard Ford (3)

Gatherings from Spain (1846) 40 copies, 2 reviews
País Vasco, Aragón y Navarra (2008) 6 copies, 1 review

Richard Ford (unknown)

Game Time: A Baseball Companion (2003) — Introduction, some editions — 219 copies
Darkness Eternal (2025) — Contributor — 10 copies
Mr Bubbles (2010) — Editor, some editions — 5 copies

Common Knowledge

Disambiguation notice
(1) Richard Ford (1944–), US Pulitzer prize-winning novelist and short story writer; "Independence Day"
(2) Richard Ford (1948–), English fantasy writer and singer-songwriter; "Quest for the Faradawn"
(3) Richard Ford (1796–1858), English writer and art collector; "Handbook for travellers in Spain (1845)"
(4) Richard Hilyard Ford (1951–), US author; "Juel Andersen's Sea Green Primer"
(5) Richard Ford Whyte (1962-2012), member of Scotland's National Centre for Languages (2005); "Making A 'Real' Difference"
(6) Richard [S] Ford, UK author of epic fantasy, SFF works, also RPG writer; "Herald of the Storm"
(7) Richard Ford; "Hostas: an essential guide"
(8) Richard Ford (1938–2007), author in Dexter, MO; "Streetheart"