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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 "New York City in 1979" (1981) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
New York City in 1979
1981
Hello, I'm Erica Jong
1982
Great Expectations
1982
Blood and Guts in High School
1984
Algeria
1984
Don Quixote
1986
Literal Madness
1987
Empire of the Senseless
1988
In Memoriam to Identity
1990
Kathy Goes To Haiti
1990
My Mother
1993
Pussycat Fever
1995
Pussy, King of the Pirates
1996
Eurydice in the Underworld
1998
Rip-Off Red, Girl Detective and the Burning Bombing of America
2002
Young Lust
1989
Hannibal Lecter, My Father
1991
Bodies of Work: Essays
1996
Kathy Acker: Unpublished Early Writings
2019
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