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Bill Buford: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, Bill Buford has 10 books on Amazon, 9 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #3), mostly in France, Culinary, Professional Cooking.

10Books on Amazon
9Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
Median price$13.99
Price range (middle 50%)$11.22 – $15.33
Median reviews1,479
Total reviews16,449
New books (30 days)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 90% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.

Bill Buford's best-ranked books

  1. Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret  book cover by Bill Buford

    Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$11.55
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews2,624

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  2. Among the Thugs (Vintage Departures) book cover by Bill Buford

    Among the Thugs (Vintage Departures)

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$16
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,353

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  3. Among the Thugs (Vintage Departures) book cover by Bill Buford

    Among the Thugs (Vintage Departures)

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,353

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  4. Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret  book cover by Bill Buford

    Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews2,624

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  5. Among the Thugs book cover by Bill Buford

    Among the Thugs

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$15.69
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,353

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  6. Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to  book cover by Bill Buford

    Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$11.11
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,480

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  7. Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret  book cover by Bill Buford

    Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews2,623
    • Published2020-05

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  8. Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen book cover by Bill Buford

    Heat: An Amateur Cook in a Professional Kitchen

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,480

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  9. Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to  book cover by Bill Buford

    Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$14.27
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,478

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  10. Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra book cover by Bill Buford

    Walton Ford: Pancha Tantra

    by Bill Buford

    • Price$547
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews82

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FAQ

How many books does Bill Buford have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 10 of their books; 9 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does Bill Buford publish in?

Their books chart most often in France, Culinary, Professional Cooking.

How does Bill Buford price their books?

The median price is $13.99; half of the books cost $11.22–$15.33.

Has Bill Buford released new books recently?

0 new books in the last 30 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.