A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Tom Wolfe Books in Order

The complete Tom Wolfe reading order — 40 books from 1900–1998.

  1. 01 The Sea-Wolf 1900 Amazon — buy The Sea-Wolf Bookshop — buy The Sea-Wolf ThriftBooks — buy The Sea-Wolf eBooks.com — buy The Sea-Wolf
  2. 02 The Bonfire of the Vanities. 2/2 1920 Amazon — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 2/2 Bookshop — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 2/2 ThriftBooks — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 2/2 eBooks.com — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 2/2
  3. 03 Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby 1965 Amazon — buy Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby Bookshop — buy Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby ThriftBooks — buy Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby eBooks.com — buy Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby
  4. 04 Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine 1967 Amazon — buy Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine Bookshop — buy Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine ThriftBooks — buy Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine eBooks.com — buy Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine
  5. 05 The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test 1968 Amazon — buy The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Bookshop — buy The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ThriftBooks — buy The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test eBooks.com — buy The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
  6. 06 The Pump House Gang 1968 Amazon — buy The Pump House Gang Bookshop — buy The Pump House Gang ThriftBooks — buy The Pump House Gang eBooks.com — buy The Pump House Gang
  7. 07 Pump House Gang 1968 Amazon — buy Pump House Gang Bookshop — buy Pump House Gang ThriftBooks — buy Pump House Gang eBooks.com — buy Pump House Gang
  8. 08 Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers 1970 Amazon — buy Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers Bookshop — buy Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers ThriftBooks — buy Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers eBooks.com — buy Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
  9. 09 The new journalism 1973 Amazon — buy The new journalism Bookshop — buy The new journalism ThriftBooks — buy The new journalism eBooks.com — buy The new journalism
  10. 10 The Right Stuff 1973 Amazon — buy The Right Stuff Bookshop — buy The Right Stuff ThriftBooks — buy The Right Stuff eBooks.com — buy The Right Stuff
  11. 11 The painted word 1975 Amazon — buy The painted word Bookshop — buy The painted word ThriftBooks — buy The painted word eBooks.com — buy The painted word
  12. 12 In our time 1980 Amazon — buy In our time Bookshop — buy In our time ThriftBooks — buy In our time eBooks.com — buy In our time
  13. 13 From Bauhaus to our house 1981 Amazon — buy From Bauhaus to our house Bookshop — buy From Bauhaus to our house ThriftBooks — buy From Bauhaus to our house eBooks.com — buy From Bauhaus to our house
  14. 14 The Purple Decades 1982 Amazon — buy The Purple Decades Bookshop — buy The Purple Decades ThriftBooks — buy The Purple Decades eBooks.com — buy The Purple Decades
  15. 15 The Bonfire of the Vanities 1987 Amazon — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities Bookshop — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities ThriftBooks — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities eBooks.com — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities
  16. 16 Bonfire of the Vanities 1987 Amazon — buy Bonfire of the Vanities Bookshop — buy Bonfire of the Vanities ThriftBooks — buy Bonfire of the Vanities eBooks.com — buy Bonfire of the Vanities
  17. 17 Country carving 1987 Amazon — buy Country carving Bookshop — buy Country carving ThriftBooks — buy Country carving eBooks.com — buy Country carving
  18. 18 The Urth of the new sun 1987 Amazon — buy The Urth of the new sun Bookshop — buy The Urth of the new sun ThriftBooks — buy The Urth of the new sun eBooks.com — buy The Urth of the new sun
  19. 19 The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1/2 1988 Amazon — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1/2 Bookshop — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1/2 ThriftBooks — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1/2 eBooks.com — buy The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1/2
  20. 20 Illustrators XXX 1989 Amazon — buy Illustrators XXX Bookshop — buy Illustrators XXX ThriftBooks — buy Illustrators XXX eBooks.com — buy Illustrators XXX
  21. 21 Conversations with Tom Wolfe 1990 Amazon — buy Conversations with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Conversations with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Conversations with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Conversations with Tom Wolfe
  22. 22 Selected from The right stuff 1991 Amazon — buy Selected from The right stuff Bookshop — buy Selected from The right stuff ThriftBooks — buy Selected from The right stuff eBooks.com — buy Selected from The right stuff
  23. 23 Traditional Santa carving with Tom Wolfe 1991 Amazon — buy Traditional Santa carving with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Traditional Santa carving with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Traditional Santa carving with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Traditional Santa carving with Tom Wolfe
  24. 24 Tom Wolfe goes to the dogs 1991 Amazon — buy Tom Wolfe goes to the dogs Bookshop — buy Tom Wolfe goes to the dogs ThriftBooks — buy Tom Wolfe goes to the dogs eBooks.com — buy Tom Wolfe goes to the dogs
  25. 25 Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe 1991 Amazon — buy Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe
  26. 26 Carving traditional woodspirits with Tom Wolfe 1993 Amazon — buy Carving traditional woodspirits with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Carving traditional woodspirits with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Carving traditional woodspirits with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Carving traditional woodspirits with Tom Wolfe
  27. 27 Tom Wolfe Carves Jointed Santas 1993 Amazon — buy Tom Wolfe Carves Jointed Santas Bookshop — buy Tom Wolfe Carves Jointed Santas ThriftBooks — buy Tom Wolfe Carves Jointed Santas eBooks.com — buy Tom Wolfe Carves Jointed Santas
  28. 28 Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) 1994 Amazon — buy Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) Bookshop — buy Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) ThriftBooks — buy Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) eBooks.com — buy Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff)
  29. 29 Carving canes & walking sticks with Tom Wolfe 1994 Amazon — buy Carving canes & walking sticks with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Carving canes & walking sticks with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Carving canes & walking sticks with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Carving canes & walking sticks with Tom Wolfe
  30. 30 Horse carving with Tom Wolfe 1994 Amazon — buy Horse carving with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Horse carving with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Horse carving with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Horse carving with Tom Wolfe
  31. 31 Tom Wolfe 1995 Amazon — buy Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Tom Wolfe
  32. 32 Carving wizards with Tom Wolfe 1995 Amazon — buy Carving wizards with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Carving wizards with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Carving wizards with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Carving wizards with Tom Wolfe
  33. 33 Carving a friendship cane with Tom Wolfe and his friends 1996 Amazon — buy Carving a friendship cane with Tom Wolfe and his friends Bookshop — buy Carving a friendship cane with Tom Wolfe and his friends ThriftBooks — buy Carving a friendship cane with Tom Wolfe and his friends eBooks.com — buy Carving a friendship cane with Tom Wolfe and his friends
  34. 34 Carving desperados with Tom Wolfe 1996 Amazon — buy Carving desperados with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Carving desperados with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Carving desperados with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Carving desperados with Tom Wolfe
  35. 35 108 animal patterns 1996 Amazon — buy 108 animal patterns Bookshop — buy 108 animal patterns ThriftBooks — buy 108 animal patterns eBooks.com — buy 108 animal patterns
  36. 36 Ambush at Fort Bragg 1997 Amazon — buy Ambush at Fort Bragg Bookshop — buy Ambush at Fort Bragg ThriftBooks — buy Ambush at Fort Bragg eBooks.com — buy Ambush at Fort Bragg
  37. 37 Power carving Santas with Tom Wolfe 1997 Amazon — buy Power carving Santas with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Power carving Santas with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Power carving Santas with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Power carving Santas with Tom Wolfe
  38. 38 Power carving house spirits with Tom Wolfe 1997 Amazon — buy Power carving house spirits with Tom Wolfe Bookshop — buy Power carving house spirits with Tom Wolfe ThriftBooks — buy Power carving house spirits with Tom Wolfe eBooks.com — buy Power carving house spirits with Tom Wolfe
  39. 39 A Man in Full 1998 Amazon — buy A Man in Full Bookshop — buy A Man in Full ThriftBooks — buy A Man in Full eBooks.com — buy A Man in Full
  40. 40 Man in Full 1998 Amazon — buy Man in Full Bookshop — buy Man in Full ThriftBooks — buy Man in Full eBooks.com — buy Man in Full

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Sea-Wolf 1900
2 The Bonfire of the Vanities. 2/2 1920
3 Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby 1965
4 Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine 1967
5 The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test 1968
6 The Pump House Gang 1968
7 Pump House Gang 1968
8 Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers 1970
9 The new journalism 1973
10 The Right Stuff 1973
11 The painted word 1975
12 In our time 1980
13 From Bauhaus to our house 1981
14 The Purple Decades 1982
15 The Bonfire of the Vanities 1987
16 Bonfire of the Vanities 1987
17 Country carving 1987
18 The Urth of the new sun 1987
19 The Bonfire of the Vanities. 1/2 1988
20 Illustrators XXX 1989
21 Conversations with Tom Wolfe 1990
22 Selected from The right stuff 1991
23 Traditional Santa carving with Tom Wolfe 1991
24 Tom Wolfe goes to the dogs 1991
25 Carving the Civil War with Tom Wolfe 1991
26 Carving traditional woodspirits with Tom Wolfe 1993
27 Tom Wolfe Carves Jointed Santas 1993
28 Two Complete Books (Bonfire of the Vanities / Right Stuff) 1994
29 Carving canes & walking sticks with Tom Wolfe 1994
30 Horse carving with Tom Wolfe 1994
31 Tom Wolfe 1995
32 Carving wizards with Tom Wolfe 1995
33 Carving a friendship cane with Tom Wolfe and his friends 1996
34 Carving desperados with Tom Wolfe 1996
35 108 animal patterns 1996
36 Ambush at Fort Bragg 1997
37 Power carving Santas with Tom Wolfe 1997
38 Power carving house spirits with Tom Wolfe 1997
39 A Man in Full 1998
40 Man in Full 1998

Tom Wolfe reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Sea-Wolf (1900). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Tom Wolfe — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Tom Wolfe books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1900–1998.

What is the newest Tom Wolfe book?

Man in Full, published in 1998.