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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone 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 Standalone series? Start with "The Reading Group" (2003) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Reading Group
2003
The Friendship Test / The Tenko Club
2004
Alphabet Weekends
2005
Things I Want My Daughters to Know
2007
The Girl Next Door
2009
When You Were Mine
2010
Between a Mother and her Child
2012
Letters to Iris / Love, Iris
2018
The Family Holiday
2020
Other People's Husbands
2022
2019 Top Ten Gay Romance
2019
Elizabeth’s debut novel, called “The Reading Group”, was released in the year 2002.
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