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
Ellen Rogers
Buy on Amazon1941
Bernard Carr
Buy on Amazon1946
The Road Between
Buy on Amazon1949
Gas-house McGinty
Buy on Amazon1950
It Has Come to Pass
Buy on Amazon1958
Yet Other Waters
Buy on Amazon1960
Boarding House Blues
Buy on Amazon1961
The Silence of History
Buy on Amazon1964
What Time Collects
Buy on Amazon1965
Lonely for the Future
Buy on Amazon1966
When Time was Born
Buy on Amazon1966
A Brand New Life
Buy on Amazon1968
Invisible Swords
Buy on Amazon1971
The Dunne Family
Buy on Amazon1976
Olive and Mary Anne
Buy on Amazon1977
The Death of Nora Ryan
Buy on Amazon1978
Sam Holman
Buy on Amazon1983
Dreaming Baseball
Buy on Amazon2007
A Misunderstanding
Buy on Amazon1949
Guillotine Party and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1935
Can All This Grandeur Perish?
Buy on Amazon1937
To Whom It May Concern and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1944
Yesterday's Love, and Eleven Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1948
Meet the Girls
Buy on Amazon1949
Saturday Night and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1950
A Hell of a Good Time
Buy on Amazon1950
Dangerous Woman and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1957
Side Street and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1961
The Collected Poems of James T. Farrell
Buy on Amazon1965
Judith And Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1973
James T. Farrell: Literary Essays, 1954-1974
Buy on Amazon1976
Eight Short, Short Stories and Sketches
Buy on Amazon1981
Chicago Stories
Buy on Amazon1998
The League Of Frightened Philistines And Other Papers
Buy on Amazon2006
When Boyhood Dreams Come True - Further Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2007
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Ellen Rogers (1941), 2. Bernard Carr (1946), 3. The Road Between (1949), 4. Gas-house McGinty (1950), 5. It Has Come to Pass (1958), and 30 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by James T. Farrell contains 35 books. The series began in 1941 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by James T. Farrell. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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