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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 "Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed" (1911) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed
1911

Cheerful, by Request
1913

Fanny Herself
1917

The Girls
1921

Gigolo
1922

So Big
1924

Show Boat
1926

Stage Door (With: George S. Kaufman)
1926

Mother Knows Best
1927

Cimarron
1929

American Beauty
1931

Come and Get It
1934

Saratoga Trunk
1941

Great Son
1944

Giant
1952

Ice Palace
1958

A Kind of Magic
2013

The Homely Heroine
2017

The Dancing Girls
2021

$1200 A Year: A Comedy In Three Acts (With: Newman Levy)
1920

The Land Is Bright: A Play
2019

Buttered Side Down: Short Stories
1912

The Woman Who Tried to Be Good and Other Stories
1913

They Brought Their Women: A Book Of Short Stories
1933

One Basket
1947

Half Portions
2010
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