Brandon Hobson Books in Order

A young man returns to Dallas and tries to reconnect with his troubled family. Moving through the streets of Deep Ellum, he confronts a difficult past and the uncertainty of finding a place among those closest to him.

Rumors of lost pornographic films made by Charlie Chaplin set off competing searches in a strange Texas city. Divorced guidance counselor Bornfeldt Chaplin finds himself at the center of the turmoil, as an uncertain film history becomes a surreal mystery involving obsessive pursuers.

In 1980s Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy Sequoyah enters foster care after his mother goes to jail. He bonds with Rosemary, another Native teenager in the household, but their shared histories and his deepening attachment expose the precariousness of their lives.

Fifteen years after Ray-Ray Echota dies in a police shooting, his Cherokee family remains divided by grief. As an annual remembrance approaches, his mother tries to reunite them, while illness, addiction, and unexpected spiritual connections reveal how personal loss intertwines with ancestral history.

An anxious Cherokee boy searches for answers about his missing mother. With his sister and friends, Ziggy ventures toward a mysterious cave, discovering how his family’s story connects with Cherokee history and the stories of earlier generations.

Milton recalls his friendship with gifted Cherokee artist Matthew during their time in juvenile detention. Years after Matthew’s escape, jealousy shapes Milton’s account of their families, imprisonment, and the lasting damage of their shared past.