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
To know the dark
Buy on Amazon1989
Stand By Me
Buy on Amazon2008
The Discovery Of Kentucky
Buy on Amazon1991
How Ptolemy Proudfoot Lost a Bet
Buy on Amazon1992
Whitefoot
Buy on Amazon2008
Broken Ground
Buy on Amazon1964
November Twenty Six Nineteen Hundred Sixty Three
Buy on Amazon1964
Openings
Buy on Amazon1968
The rise
Buy on Amazon1968
Findings
Buy on Amazon1969
Farming, a Hand Book
Buy on Amazon1970
The Country of Marriage
Buy on Amazon1973
Sayings & Doings and an Eastward Look
Buy on Amazon1975
Horses
Buy on Amazon1975
Kentucky River
Buy on Amazon1975
Clearing
Buy on Amazon1977
The Salad
Buy on Amazon1980
The Wheel
Buy on Amazon1982
A Part
Buy on Amazon1983
The Collected Poems, 1957-1982
Buy on Amazon1985
The wild rose
Buy on Amazon1986
I go from the woods into the cleared field
Buy on Amazon1987
Sabbaths
Buy on Amazon1987
The Landscape Of Harmony
Buy on Amazon1987
Traveling at Home
Buy on Amazon1989
Fidelity
Buy on Amazon1992
Watch With Me
Buy on Amazon1994
Entries
Buy on Amazon1994
Three on Community
Buy on Amazon1996
A Timbered Choir
Buy on Amazon1998
The Selected Poems
Buy on Amazon1998
The Gift of Gravity
Buy on Amazon2003
Given
Buy on Amazon2005
Window Poems
Buy on Amazon2007
The Mad Farmer
Buy on Amazon2008
Leavings
Buy on Amazon2009
The Poetry of William Carlos Williams of Rutherford
Buy on Amazon2011
New Collected Poems
Buy on Amazon2012
This Day
Buy on Amazon2013
Terrapin
Buy on Amazon2014
A Small Porch
Buy on Amazon2016
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
Buy on Amazon2017
The Peace of Wild Things
Buy on Amazon2018
The Farm
Buy on Amazon2018
Down in the Valley Where the Green Grass Grows
Buy on Amazon2019
Another Day: Sabbath Poems, 2013-2023
Buy on Amazon2024
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. To know the dark (1989), 2. Stand By Me (2008), 3. The Discovery Of Kentucky (1991), 4. How Ptolemy Proudfoot Lost a Bet (1992), 5. Whitefoot (2008), and 41 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Standalone series by Wendell Berry contains 46 books. The series began in 1989 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Standalone series is written by Wendell Berry. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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