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Benjamin Alire Sáenz Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Benjamin Alire Sáenz Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Benjamin Alire Sáenz Standalone series? Start with "Carry Me Like Water" (1995) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Benjamin Alire Sáenz Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Carry Me Like Water
1995
The House of Forgetting
1997
In Perfect Light
2005
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
2006
Names on a Map
2008
He Forgot to Say Goodbye
2008
Last Night I Sang to the Monster
2009
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
2017
Calendar of Dust
1991
Flowers for the Broken
1992
Dark and Perfect Angels
1995
Elegies in Blue
2002
Dreaming the End of War
2006
The Book of What Remains
2010
Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club
2012
The Last Cigarette on Earth
2017
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