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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 Fat Woman's Joke" (1967) and follow publication order through all 45 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Fat Woman's Joke
1967
Down Among the Women
1971
Female Friends
1974
Remember Me
1976
Little Sisters / Words of Advice
1977
Praxis
1978
Puffball
1980
The President’s Child
1982
The Heart Of The Country
1986
The Shrapnel Academy
1986
The Hearts and Lives of Men
1987
Leader of the Band
1988
The Cloning of Joanna May
1989
Darcy's Utopia
1990
Growing Rich
1992
Life Force
1992
A Question of Timing
1992
Affliction
1993
Splitting
1995
Worst Fears
1996
Big Women
1999
Rhode Island Blues
2000
The Bulgari Connection
2000
Mantrapped
2004
She May Not Leave
2006
The Spa
2007
The Stepmother's Diary
2008
Chalcot Crescent
2009
Kehua!
2010
The Ted Dreams
2014
Watching Me, Watching You
1981
Polaris and Other Stories
1985
Moon over Minneapolis
1991
Angel, All Innocence, And Other Stories
1995
Wicked Women
1996
A Hard Time To Be A Father
1998
Nothing to Wear and Nowhere to Hide
2003
Mischief
2015
The Rules of Life
1987
Wolf the Mechanical Dog
1988
Party Puddle
1989
Action Replay : A Play
1980
I Love My Love
1984
The Reading Group
1999
Flood Warning - A Play
2003
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