Tom Robbins, author portrait

Tom Robbins

Tom Robbins has been called “a vital natural resource” by the Oregonian, “one of the wildest and most entertaining novelists in the world” by the Financial Times of London, and “the most dangerous writer in the world” by Fernanda Pivano of Italy’s Corriere della Sera. His works include Jitterbug Perfume, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.  A Southerner by birth, Tom Robbins lived in and around Seattle from 1962 until he passed away in 2025.
Wild Ducks Flying Backward
Villa Incognito
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
Skinny Legs and All
Still Life with Woodpecker
Jitterbug Perfume
Another Roadside Attraction
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Books

Wild Ducks Flying Backward
Villa Incognito
Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
Skinny Legs and All
Still Life with Woodpecker
Jitterbug Perfume
Another Roadside Attraction
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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