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Standalone Books in Order

16
Books
1997
First Book
2015
Latest Book
19
Years

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 "Like" (1997) and follow publication order through all 16 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Like cover

Like

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1997

2
Hotel World cover

Hotel World

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2001

3
The Accidental cover

The Accidental

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2005

4
Girl Meets Boy cover

Girl Meets Boy

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2007

5
There but for the cover

There but for the

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2011

6
How to Be Both cover

How to Be Both

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2014

7
Companion Piece cover

Companion Piece

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2022

8
Gliff cover

Gliff

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2025

9
The Story of Antigone cover

The Story of Antigone

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2011

10
Other Stories and other stories cover

Other Stories and other stories

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1999

11
Free Love and Other Stories cover

Free Love and Other Stories

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2001

12
The Whole Story and Other Stories cover

The Whole Story and Other Stories

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2003

13
Writ cover

Writ

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2006

14
The First Person and Other Stories cover

The First Person and Other Stories

Buy on Amazon

2008

15
Shire cover

Shire

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2013

16
Public Library and Other Stories cover

Public Library and Other Stories

Buy on Amazon

2015

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