Standalone Books in Order

36
Books
1942
First Book
2016
Latest Book
75
Years

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

1

The Sea Is My Brother

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1942

2

And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (With: William S. Burroughs)

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1945

3

The Town and the City

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1950

4

On the Road

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1957

5

The Subterraneans

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1958

6

The Dharma Bums

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1958

7

1959

8

Maggie Cassidy

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1959

9

Book of Dreams

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1960

10

Visions of Cody

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1960

11

Lonesome Traveler

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1960

12

1962

13

Desolation Angels

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1965

14

Vanity of Duluoz

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1967

15

Orpheus Emerged

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2002

16

Tristessa

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1960

17

Visions of Gerard

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1963

18

Satori in Paris

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1966

19
20

Book of Sketches

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1957

21

Mexico City Blues

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1959

22

The Scripture of the Golden Eternity

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1960

23

Scattered Poems

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1971

24

Collected Poems

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1971

25

Old Angel Midnight

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1973

26

Trip Trap

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1973

27

Heaven and Other Poems

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1977

28

Atop an Underwood

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1987

29

San Francisco Blues

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1991

30

Pomes All Sizes

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1992

31

Book of Blues

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1995

32

The Portable Jack Kerouac

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1996

33

Some of the Dharma

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1997

34

Book of Haikus

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2003

35

The Haunted Life

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2014

36

The Unknown Kerouac

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2016

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Standalone series is publication order: 1. The Sea Is My Brother (1942), 2. And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (With: William S. Burroughs) (1945), 3. The Town and the City (1950), 4. On the Road (1957), 5. The Subterraneans (1958), and 31 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Standalone series by Jack Kerouac contains 36 books. The series began in 1942 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Standalone series is written by Jack Kerouac. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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