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Essential Guide Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Essential Guide books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Essential Guide series? Start with "The Essential Guide to Catholic Prayer and the Mass (By: Mary DeTurris Poust)" (2011) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Essential Guide reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Essential Guide to Catholic Prayer and the Mass (By: Mary DeTurris Poust)
2011

The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year (By: Erika Landau)
2011

The Essential Guide to Overcoming Obsessive Love (By: Eileen Bailey)
2011

The Essential Guide to a Lasting Marriage (By: Karla R. Dougherty,Martin Tashman)
2011

The Essential Guide to Surviving Infidelity (By: Liz Currin)
2012

The Essential Guide to Jewish Prayer and Practices (By: Andrea Lieber)
2012

The Essential Guide to Asperger's Syndrome (By: Eileen Bailey)
2012

The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents (By: Linda Rhodes)
2012

The Essential Guide to Bullying Prevention and Intervention (By: Cindy Miller,Cynthia Lowen)
2012

The Essential Guide to Grief and Grieving
2014

The Naked Truth about Self-Publishing
2013

Bake, Love, Write
2014

Gifts of the Magi: A Speculative Holiday Collection
2014
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