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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 "Songs of the Humpback Whale" (1992) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Songs of the Humpback Whale
1992
Harvesting the Heart
1993
Picture Perfect
1995
Mercy
1996
The Pact
1998
Keeping Faith
1999
Plain Truth
2000
Salem Falls
2001
Perfect Match
2002
Second Glance
2003
My Sister's Keeper
2004
Vanishing Acts
2005
The Tenth Circle
2006
Nineteen Minutes
2007
Change of Heart
2008
Handle with Care
2009
House Rules
2010
Sing You Home
2011
Lone Wolf
2012
The Storyteller
2013
Leaving Time
2014
A Spark of Light
2018
The Book of Two Ways
2020
Wish You Were Here
2021
Broken Things
2022
Choice
2022
Mad Honey (With: Jennifer Finney Boylan)
2022
By Any Other Name
2024
The Color War
2013
Larger Than Life
2014
Where There's Smoke
2014
Mermaid
2017
Leaving Home
2011
The Jodi Picoult Reader's Companion
2012
Over the Moon
2011
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