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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Jonathan Ames's book series? Jonathan Ames has written 5 book series. The most notable is the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Jonathan Ames
- #1
The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)(2005) - #2
The Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)(2013) - #3
The Nicotine Chronicles (With: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden)(2020) - #4
Open City #9: Bewitched(2000) - #5
110 Stories(2004) - #6
The Insomniac Reader(2005) - #7
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone(2007) - #8
Awake!(2007) - #9
Coming and Crying(2010)
- #1
The Alcoholic(2008)
- #1
A Man Named Doll(2021) - #2
The Wheel of Doll(2022) - #3
Karma Doll(2025)
- #1
What's Not to Love?(2000) - #2
Sexual Metamorphosis(2005) - #3
I Love You More Than You Know(2005)
- #1
I Pass Like Night(1989) - #2
The Extra Man(1998) - #3
Wake Up, Sir!(2004) - #4
Bored to Death(2009) - #5You Were Never Really Here(2013)
- #6
My Less Than Secret Life(2002) - #7The Double Life is Twice as Good(2009)
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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