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
Gun, With Occasional Music
Buy on Amazon1994
Amnesia Moon
Buy on Amazon1995
As She Climbed Across the Table
Buy on Amazon1997
Girl in Landscape
Buy on Amazon1998
Motherless Brooklyn
Buy on Amazon1999
Ninety Percent of Everything
Buy on Amazon2001
This Shape We're In
Buy on Amazon2001
The Fortress of Solitude
Buy on Amazon2003
You Don't Love Me Yet
Buy on Amazon2007
Chronic City
Buy on Amazon2009
Dissident Gardens
Buy on Amazon2013
A Gambler's Anatomy / The Blot
Buy on Amazon2016
The Feral Detective
Buy on Amazon2018
The Arrest
Buy on Amazon2020
Brooklyn Crime Novel
Buy on Amazon2023
The Insipid Profession of Jonathan Hornebom
Buy on Amazon1995
Procedure in Plain Air
Buy on Amazon2009
The Vision
Buy on Amazon2014
The Blot: A Supplement
Buy on Amazon2017
Kafka Americana
Buy on Amazon1999
Men and Cartoons
Buy on Amazon2004
How We Got Insipid
Buy on Amazon2006
Lucky Alan: And Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2014
A Different Kind of Tension: New and Selected Stories
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. Gun, With Occasional Music (1994), 2. Amnesia Moon (1995), 3. As She Climbed Across the Table (1997), 4. Girl in Landscape (1998), 5. Motherless Brooklyn (1999), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Jonathan Lethem contains 24 books. The series began in 1994 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Jonathan Lethem. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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