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Standalone Books in Order

17
Books
1996
First Book
2019
Latest Book
24
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 "The Sandy Bottom Orchestra" (1996) and follow publication order through all 17 books.

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

Publication Order

1
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra cover

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra

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1996

2
Me By JimmyValente, Governor Of Minnesota cover

Me By JimmyValente, Governor Of Minnesota

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1999

3
Love Me cover

Love Me

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2003

4
A Christmas Blizzard cover

A Christmas Blizzard

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2009

5
WLT: A Radio Romance / Radio Romance cover

WLT: A Radio Romance / Radio Romance

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1989

6
The Book of Guys cover

The Book of Guys

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1993

7
Truckstop and Other Lake Wobegon Stories cover

Truckstop and Other Lake Wobegon Stories

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1995

8
Keillor Christmas cover

Keillor Christmas

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2000

9
Home on the Prairie cover

Home on the Prairie

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2003

10

Garrison Keillor: A Life in Comedy

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2003

11
A Prairie Home Collection cover

A Prairie Home Collection

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2006

12
The Keillor Reader cover

The Keillor Reader

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2009

13
77 Love Sonnets cover

77 Love Sonnets

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2009

14
Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny cover

Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny

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2012

15
O, What a Luxury cover

O, What a Luxury

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2013

16
A Luxury of Limericks cover

A Luxury of Limericks

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2018

17
Living with Limericks cover

Living with Limericks

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2019

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