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: January 2026
Publication Order
This Side of Paradise
Buy on Amazon1920
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
Buy on Amazon1922
The Beautiful and Damned
Buy on Amazon1922
The Great Gatsby
Buy on Amazon1926
Tender Is the Night
Buy on Amazon1934
The Last Tycoon
Buy on Amazon1941
Trimalchio: An Early Version of The Great Gatsby
Buy on Amazon2000
The Popular Girl
Buy on Amazon2006
Babes in the Woods
Buy on Amazon1919
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Buy on Amazon1920
May Day
Buy on Amazon1920
The Ice Palace
Buy on Amazon1920
The Offshore Pirate
Buy on Amazon1920
Head and Shoulders
Buy on Amazon1920
The Lees of Happiness
Buy on Amazon1920
The Jelly-Bean
Buy on Amazon1920
The Camel's Back
Buy on Amazon1920
Benediction
Buy on Amazon1920
Myra Meets His Family
Buy on Amazon1920
Mr. Icky & Porcelain and Pink
Buy on Amazon1920
The Four Fists
Buy on Amazon1920
Jemina & Tarquin of Cheapside
Buy on Amazon1921
Winter Dreams
Buy on Amazon1922
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Buy on Amazon1922
Absolution
Buy on Amazon1924
The Cruise of the Rolling Junk
Buy on Amazon1924
Gretchen's Forty Winks
Buy on Amazon1924
Love in the Night
Buy on Amazon1925
The Rich Boy
Buy on Amazon1926
Magnetism
Buy on Amazon1928
The Night at Chancellorsville
Buy on Amazon1935
Dice, Brassknuckles & Guitar
Buy on Amazon2018
Basil the Freshest Boy
Buy on Amazon2018
What a Handsome Pair !
Buy on Amazon2018
F. Scott Fitzgerald's St. Paul Plays 1911-14
Buy on Amazon1914
The Apprentice Fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1909-1917
Buy on Amazon1917
Spires and Gargoyles
Buy on Amazon1919
The Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1920
Flappers and Philosophers
Buy on Amazon1920
The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy on Amazon1920
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1921
Tales of the Jazz Age
Buy on Amazon1922
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1922
Glittering Things: Flappers, Fantasies & Tales of the Jazz Age
Buy on Amazon1922
The Best Early Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy on Amazon1924
All the Sad Young Men
Buy on Amazon1926
The Basil and Josephine Stories
Buy on Amazon1928
Babylon Revisited and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1931
The St. Paul Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy on Amazon1931
The Fantasy And Mystery Stories Of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy on Amazon1935
Taps at Reveille
Buy on Amazon1935
The Lost Decade and other stories
Buy on Amazon1939
Poems 1911-1940
Buy on Amazon1940
The Pat Hobby Stories
Buy on Amazon1940
Bits of Paradise (With: Zelda Fitzgerald)
Buy on Amazon1973
The Price Was High
Buy on Amazon1979
Collected Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy on Amazon1983
Afternoon of an Author
Buy on Amazon1987
Before Gatsby
Buy on Amazon2001
On Booze
Buy on Amazon2011
Gatsby Girls
Buy on Amazon2013
The Love Boat and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2015
Mystery & Fantasy Stories
Buy on Amazon2015
I'd Die for You and Other Lost Stories
Buy on Amazon2017
The Beautiful And Damned And Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2019
All of the Belles
Buy on Amazon2020
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. This Side of Paradise (1920), 2. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (1922), 3. The Beautiful and Damned (1922), 4. The Great Gatsby (1926), 5. Tender Is the Night (1934), and 62 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by F. Scott Fitzgerald contains 67 books. The series began in 1920 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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