A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Stewart O'Nan Books in Order

The complete Stewart O'Nan reading order — 40 books from 1985–2018.

  1. 01 West of Sunset 1985 Amazon — buy West of Sunset Bookshop — buy West of Sunset ThriftBooks — buy West of Sunset eBooks.com — buy West of Sunset
  2. 02 Transmission 1987 Amazon — buy Transmission Bookshop — buy Transmission ThriftBooks — buy Transmission eBooks.com — buy Transmission
  3. 03 In the walled city 1993 Amazon — buy In the walled city Bookshop — buy In the walled city ThriftBooks — buy In the walled city eBooks.com — buy In the walled city
  4. 04 Snow Angels 1994 Amazon — buy Snow Angels Bookshop — buy Snow Angels ThriftBooks — buy Snow Angels eBooks.com — buy Snow Angels
  5. 05 The Names of the Dead 1996 Amazon — buy The Names of the Dead Bookshop — buy The Names of the Dead ThriftBooks — buy The Names of the Dead eBooks.com — buy The Names of the Dead
  6. 06 The speed queen 1997 Amazon — buy The speed queen Bookshop — buy The speed queen ThriftBooks — buy The speed queen eBooks.com — buy The speed queen
  7. 07 Speed Queen 1997 Amazon — buy Speed Queen Bookshop — buy Speed Queen ThriftBooks — buy Speed Queen eBooks.com — buy Speed Queen
  8. 08 The Vietnam Reader 1998 Amazon — buy The Vietnam Reader Bookshop — buy The Vietnam Reader ThriftBooks — buy The Vietnam Reader eBooks.com — buy The Vietnam Reader
  9. 09 A World Away 1998 Amazon — buy A World Away Bookshop — buy A World Away ThriftBooks — buy A World Away eBooks.com — buy A World Away
  10. 10 A prayer for the dying 1999 Amazon — buy A prayer for the dying Bookshop — buy A prayer for the dying ThriftBooks — buy A prayer for the dying eBooks.com — buy A prayer for the dying
  11. 11 The Circus Fire 2000 Amazon — buy The Circus Fire Bookshop — buy The Circus Fire ThriftBooks — buy The Circus Fire eBooks.com — buy The Circus Fire
  12. 12 Die Armee der Superhelden 2000 Amazon — buy Die Armee der Superhelden Bookshop — buy Die Armee der Superhelden ThriftBooks — buy Die Armee der Superhelden eBooks.com — buy Die Armee der Superhelden
  13. 13 A toda pastilla 2000 Amazon — buy A toda pastilla Bookshop — buy A toda pastilla ThriftBooks — buy A toda pastilla eBooks.com — buy A toda pastilla
  14. 14 Everyday People 2001 Amazon — buy Everyday People Bookshop — buy Everyday People ThriftBooks — buy Everyday People eBooks.com — buy Everyday People
  15. 15 Wish You Were Here 2002 Amazon — buy Wish You Were Here Bookshop — buy Wish You Were Here ThriftBooks — buy Wish You Were Here eBooks.com — buy Wish You Were Here
  16. 16 The night country 2003 Amazon — buy The night country Bookshop — buy The night country ThriftBooks — buy The night country eBooks.com — buy The night country
  17. 17 Night Country, The 2003 Amazon — buy Night Country, The Bookshop — buy Night Country, The ThriftBooks — buy Night Country, The eBooks.com — buy Night Country, The
  18. 18 World Away 2003 Amazon — buy World Away Bookshop — buy World Away ThriftBooks — buy World Away eBooks.com — buy World Away
  19. 19 Der Zirkusbrand. Eine wahre Geschichte 2003 Amazon — buy Der Zirkusbrand. Eine wahre Geschichte Bookshop — buy Der Zirkusbrand. Eine wahre Geschichte ThriftBooks — buy Der Zirkusbrand. Eine wahre Geschichte eBooks.com — buy Der Zirkusbrand. Eine wahre Geschichte
  20. 20 Das Glück der Anderen 2003 Amazon — buy Das Glück der Anderen Bookshop — buy Das Glück der Anderen ThriftBooks — buy Das Glück der Anderen eBooks.com — buy Das Glück der Anderen
  21. 21 Faithful 2004 Amazon — buy Faithful Bookshop — buy Faithful ThriftBooks — buy Faithful eBooks.com — buy Faithful
  22. 22 Night Country 2004 Amazon — buy Night Country Bookshop — buy Night Country ThriftBooks — buy Night Country eBooks.com — buy Night Country
  23. 23 The Good Wife 2005 Amazon — buy The Good Wife Bookshop — buy The Good Wife ThriftBooks — buy The Good Wife eBooks.com — buy The Good Wife
  24. 24 Halloween 2005 Amazon — buy Halloween Bookshop — buy Halloween ThriftBooks — buy Halloween eBooks.com — buy Halloween
  25. 25 Abschied von Chautauqua 2005 Amazon — buy Abschied von Chautauqua Bookshop — buy Abschied von Chautauqua ThriftBooks — buy Abschied von Chautauqua eBooks.com — buy Abschied von Chautauqua
  26. 26 Good Wife 2005 Amazon — buy Good Wife Bookshop — buy Good Wife ThriftBooks — buy Good Wife eBooks.com — buy Good Wife
  27. 27 Last Night at the Lobster 2007 Amazon — buy Last Night at the Lobster Bookshop — buy Last Night at the Lobster ThriftBooks — buy Last Night at the Lobster eBooks.com — buy Last Night at the Lobster
  28. 28 Eine gute Ehefrau 2007 Amazon — buy Eine gute Ehefrau Bookshop — buy Eine gute Ehefrau ThriftBooks — buy Eine gute Ehefrau eBooks.com — buy Eine gute Ehefrau
  29. 29 Songs for the Missing 2008 Amazon — buy Songs for the Missing Bookshop — buy Songs for the Missing ThriftBooks — buy Songs for the Missing eBooks.com — buy Songs for the Missing
  30. 30 Emily, alone 2011 Amazon — buy Emily, alone Bookshop — buy Emily, alone ThriftBooks — buy Emily, alone eBooks.com — buy Emily, alone
  31. 31 The Odds 2012 Amazon — buy The Odds Bookshop — buy The Odds ThriftBooks — buy The Odds eBooks.com — buy The Odds
  32. 32 Face in the Crowd 2012 Amazon — buy Face in the Crowd Bookshop — buy Face in the Crowd ThriftBooks — buy Face in the Crowd eBooks.com — buy Face in the Crowd
  33. 33 Odds 2012 Amazon — buy Odds Bookshop — buy Odds ThriftBooks — buy Odds eBooks.com — buy Odds
  34. 34 Emily, allein 2012 Amazon — buy Emily, allein Bookshop — buy Emily, allein ThriftBooks — buy Emily, allein eBooks.com — buy Emily, allein
  35. 35 Prayer for the Dying 2013 Amazon — buy Prayer for the Dying Bookshop — buy Prayer for the Dying ThriftBooks — buy Prayer for the Dying eBooks.com — buy Prayer for the Dying
  36. 36 Emily 2013 Amazon — buy Emily Bookshop — buy Emily ThriftBooks — buy Emily eBooks.com — buy Emily
  37. 37 Die Chance 2014 Amazon — buy Die Chance Bookshop — buy Die Chance ThriftBooks — buy Die Chance eBooks.com — buy Die Chance
  38. 38 City of Secrets 2016 Amazon — buy City of Secrets Bookshop — buy City of Secrets ThriftBooks — buy City of Secrets eBooks.com — buy City of Secrets
  39. 39 Westlich des Sunset 2017 Amazon — buy Westlich des Sunset Bookshop — buy Westlich des Sunset ThriftBooks — buy Westlich des Sunset eBooks.com — buy Westlich des Sunset
  40. 40 Stadt der Geheimnisse 2018 Amazon — buy Stadt der Geheimnisse Bookshop — buy Stadt der Geheimnisse ThriftBooks — buy Stadt der Geheimnisse eBooks.com — buy Stadt der Geheimnisse

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Track your progress through Stewart O'Nan

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 West of Sunset 1985
2 Transmission 1987
3 In the walled city 1993
4 Snow Angels 1994
5 The Names of the Dead 1996
6 The speed queen 1997
7 Speed Queen 1997
8 The Vietnam Reader 1998
9 A World Away 1998
10 A prayer for the dying 1999
11 The Circus Fire 2000
12 Die Armee der Superhelden 2000
13 A toda pastilla 2000
14 Everyday People 2001
15 Wish You Were Here 2002
16 The night country 2003
17 Night Country, The 2003
18 World Away 2003
19 Der Zirkusbrand. Eine wahre Geschichte 2003
20 Das Glück der Anderen 2003
21 Faithful 2004
22 Night Country 2004
23 The Good Wife 2005
24 Halloween 2005
25 Abschied von Chautauqua 2005
26 Good Wife 2005
27 Last Night at the Lobster 2007
28 Eine gute Ehefrau 2007
29 Songs for the Missing 2008
30 Emily, alone 2011
31 The Odds 2012
32 Face in the Crowd 2012
33 Odds 2012
34 Emily, allein 2012
35 Prayer for the Dying 2013
36 Emily 2013
37 Die Chance 2014
38 City of Secrets 2016
39 Westlich des Sunset 2017
40 Stadt der Geheimnisse 2018

Stewart O'Nan reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with West of Sunset (1985). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Stewart O'Nan — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Stewart O'Nan books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1985–2018.

What is the newest Stewart O'Nan book?

Stadt der Geheimnisse, published in 2018.