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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 "Celebration" (1982) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Celebration
1982
Love's Choice
1982
Follies
1983
Sunrise
1984
A Simple Life
1985
The White Dove
1986
Strangers
1987
Bad Girls Good Women
1988
A Woman of Our Times
1990
All My Sins Remembered
1992
Other People's Marriages
1993
Every Woman Knows a Secret
1996
Moon Island
1998
White
2000
The Potter's House
2001
If My Father Loved Me
2003
Sun at Midnight
2004
Iris and Ruby
2006
Constance
2006
Lovers and Newcomers
2010
The Kashmir Shawl
2011
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