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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Find Me" (2015) and follow publication order through all 14 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Find Me
2015
The Third Hotel
2018
State of Paradise
2024
What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us
2009
The Isle of Youth
2013
There Will Be No More Good Nights Without Good Nights
2017
I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories
2020
Brevity and Echo
2006
Monsters of Literary Sightings
2012
xo Orpheus
2013
Freeman's: Arrival
2015
Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents
2019
Eat Joy
2019
Ploughshares Spring 2021
2021
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