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
Lives of Girls and Women
Buy on Amazon1971
Queenie
Buy on Amazon1999
Away from Her
Buy on Amazon2007
The Office
Buy on Amazon2015
Dance of the Happy Shades
Buy on Amazon1968
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
Buy on Amazon1974
The Beggar Maid
Buy on Amazon1977
Who Do You Think You Are?
Buy on Amazon1977
The Moons of Jupiter
Buy on Amazon1983
The Progress of Love
Buy on Amazon1985
Friend of My Youth
Buy on Amazon1990
Open Secrets
Buy on Amazon1994
Selected Stories
Buy on Amazon1996
The Love of a Good Woman
Buy on Amazon1998
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Buy on Amazon2001
No Love Lost
Buy on Amazon2003
Vintage Munro
Buy on Amazon2004
Runaway
Buy on Amazon2004
Carried Away
Buy on Amazon2006
View From Castle Rock
Buy on Amazon2006
Too Much Happiness
Buy on Amazon2009
My Best Stories
Buy on Amazon2009
New Selected Stories
Buy on Amazon2011
Dear Life
Buy on Amazon2012
Lying Under the Apple Tree
Buy on Amazon2014
Family Furnishings
Buy on Amazon2014
A Wilderness Station
Buy on Amazon2015
Julieta
Buy on Amazon2016
Identity And Self Respect
Buy on Amazon1952
Points of View
Buy on Amazon1956
Women and Fiction
Buy on Amazon1975
Among Sisters: Short Stories by Women Writers
Buy on Amazon1989
From Ink Lake
Buy on Amazon1990
The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1990
The Minerva Book of Short Stories 3
Buy on Amazon1991
The Best American Short Stories 1991
Buy on Amazon1991
The Literary Traveller
Buy on Amazon1994
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
Buy on Amazon1994
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Buy on Amazon1999
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
Buy on Amazon2000
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
Buy on Amazon2000
The Best American Short Stories 2001
Buy on Amazon2001
PEN America Issue 4: Fact/Fiction
Buy on Amazon2002
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
Buy on Amazon2004
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
Buy on Amazon2005
The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction.
Buy on Amazon2008
The Best American Mystery Stories 2009
Buy on Amazon2009
Stories to Get You Through the Night
Buy on Amazon2010
Fathers: A Literary Anthology
Buy on Amazon2011
Finding the Words
Buy on Amazon2011
The Best American Short Stories 2012
Buy on Amazon2012
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
The Best American Essays 2013
Buy on Amazon2013
Woman: An Anthology
Buy on Amazon2014
That Glimpse of Truth
Buy on Amazon2014
Every Father's Daughter
Buy on Amazon2015
Dreams And Nightmares: At Bay Press Fiction Annual
Buy on Amazon2016
Writers: Their Lives and Works
Buy on Amazon2018
Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Lives of Girls and Women (1971), 2. Queenie (1999), 3. Away from Her (2007), 4. The Office (2015), 5. Dance of the Happy Shades (1968), and 54 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Alice Munro contains 59 books. The series began in 1971 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Alice Munro. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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