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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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