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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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