Published Books

Rob’s books are available for sale lots of places. For online sales, Rob recommends Bookshop.org or IndieBound.org.

Other sites include Cornerstone Press, the University of Missouri Press, and Amazon. Better yet, order his books from your local, independent bookstore. Visit IndieBound.org to find a bookstore near you!

Welcome Back to the World: A Novella and Stories (Cornerstone Press, 2024)

Available for purchase here.

“A master of the short form.” —Patricia Henley, author of Hummingbird House and National Book Award Finalist
What Some Would Call Lies: Novellas 
(Five Oaks/Formal Feeling, 2018)

“A pair of tales that will entertain, transport, and move readers.” —Kirkus Reviews

Spectators: Flash Fictions (Five Oaks, 2017)

“Flash fiction at its best that’s definitely worth a look.” —Kirkus Reviews

The Farther Shore: Stories (Bear Star Press, 2012)

“Davidson is a wonderful writer, a real find.” —Steve Yarbrough, author of Stay Gone Days
Field Observations: Stories (University of Missouri Press, 2001)

Winner of the Maria Thomas Fiction Award

The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells
The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells (University of Missouri, 2005)

“Consistently intelligent, thoroughly researched, gracefully written… This is an excellent study, probably the definitive study of the criticism of James and Howells.”
—John W. Crowley