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William F. Buckley, Jr. Books in Order
William Frank Buckley Jr. was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, political commentator and novelist.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s book series? William F. Buckley, Jr. has written 3 book series. The most notable is the Blackford Oakes series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- #1
Saving the Queen(1976) - #2
Stained Glass(1978) - #3
Who's on First(1980) - #4
Marco Polo, If You Can(1981) - #5
The Story of Henri Tod(1983) - #6See You Later Alligator(1985)
- #7High Jinx(1986)
- #8
Mongoose, R.I.P.(1987) - #9
Tucker's Last Stand(1990) - #10A Very Private Plot(1993)
- #11
The Blackford Oakes Reader(1995) - #12
Last Call for Blackford Oakes(2005)
- #1God and Man at Yale(1951)
- #2McCarthy and His Enemies(1954)
- #3Up from Liberalism(1959)
- #4
The Unmaking of a Mayor(1966) - #5
Airborne(1970) - #6
The governor listeth;(1970) - #7
Did You Ever See A Dream Walking(1970) - #8
Cruising Speed--A Documentary(1971) - #9
Inveighing We Will Go(1972) - #10
Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies(1973) - #11
Essays on Hayek (With: Fritz Machlup)(1976) - #12Overdrive(1983)
- #13
Right Reason(1985) - #14
Tall Ships(1986) - #15
Racing Through Paradise(1987) - #16
Keeping the Tablets(1988) - #17
On the Firing Line(1989) - #18
Gratitude(1990) - #19
In Search of Anti-Semitism(1992) - #20
Speedlearning Selected Works of W.A. Mozart (With: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)(1993) - #21
Happy Days Were Here Again(1993) - #22
The Right Word(1996) - #23Nearer, My God(1997)
- #24
Let Us Talk of Many Things(2000) - #25The Fall of the Berlin Wall(2004)
- #26
Miles Gone By(2004) - #27
Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription(2007) - #28
Flying High(2008) - #29The Reagan I Knew(2008)
- #30
Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr. (With: William F. Meehan III)(2009) - #31
Athwart History(2010) - #32
Buckley vs. Vidal (With: Gore Vidal)(2015) - #33
A Torch Kept Lit(2016) - #34
What's Wrong with Britain?(1978) - #35
West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition(2002) - #36
Defining a Nation: Our America and the Sources of Its Strength(2003) - #37
40 Model Essays(2005) - #38
Elvis: All Shook Up: Stories And Insights(2011)
- #1
Atlantic High(1982) - #2
WindFall(1994) - #3
Brothers No More(1995) - #4
The Lexicon(1998) - #5
Spytime(2000) - #6Elvis in the Morning(2001)
- #7
Nuremberg(2002) - #8Getting It Right(2003)
- #9
The Redhunter(2006) - #10The Rake(2007)
About William F. Buckley, Jr.
William Frank Buckley Jr. was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, political commentator and novelist.
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