Jonathan Ames Books in Order

Jonathan Ames is a celebrated author, editor, and performer, known for his provocative and humorous works. His notable books include <i>The Double Life is Twice As Good</i>, <i>I Pass Like Night</i>, <i>The Extra Man</i>, <i>What's Not to Love?</i>, <i>My Less Than Secret Life</i>, <i>Wake Up, Sir!</i>, <i>I Love You More Than You Know</i>, and the graphic novel <i>The Alcoholic</i>, illustrated by Dean Haspiel. As editor of <i>Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs</i>, Ames offers a unique perspective on identity. A former columnist for New York Press, he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and adapted <i>What's Not to Love?</i> into a Showtime TV special. His short story, <i>Bored to Death</i>, was published in McSweeney's #24 and developed into an HBO pilot starring Jason Schwartzman. As a performer, Ames frequently tells stories with The Moth and has appeared on the <i>Late Show with David Letterman</i>.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Jonathan Ames

  • #1
    The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)(2005)
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  • #2
    The Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)(2013)
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  • #3
    The Nicotine Chronicles (With: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden)(2020)
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  • #4
    Open City #9: Bewitched(2000)
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  • #5
    110 Stories(2004)
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  • #6
    The Insomniac Reader(2005)
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  • #7
    Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone(2007)
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  • #8
    Awake!(2007)
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  • #9
    Coming and Crying(2010)
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  • #1
    What's Not to Love?(2000)
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  • #2
    Sexual Metamorphosis(2005)
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  • #3
    I Love You More Than You Know(2005)
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  • #1
    I Pass Like Night(1989)
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  • #2
    The Extra Man(1998)
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  • #3
    Wake Up, Sir!(2004)
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  • #4
    Bored to Death(2009)
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  • #5
    You Were Never Really Here(2013)
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  • #6
    My Less Than Secret Life(2002)
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  • #7
    The Double Life is Twice as Good(2009)
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About Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames is a celebrated author, editor, and performer, known for his provocative and humorous works. His notable books include <i>The Double Life is Twice As Good</i>, <i>I Pass Like Night</i>, <i>The Extra Man</i>, <i>What's Not to Love?</i>, <i>My Less Than Secret Life</i>, <i>Wake Up, Sir!</i>, <i>I Love You More Than You Know</i>, and the graphic novel <i>The Alcoholic</i>, illustrated by Dean Haspiel. As editor of <i>Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs</i>, Ames offers a unique perspective on identity. A former columnist for New York Press, he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and adapted <i>What's Not to Love?</i> into a Showtime TV special. His short story, <i>Bored to Death</i>, was published in McSweeney's #24 and developed into an HBO pilot starring Jason Schwartzman. As a performer, Ames frequently tells stories with The Moth and has appeared on the <i>Late Show with David Letterman</i>.

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