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Erma Bombeck Books in Order

Find every Erma Bombeck book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 23 books / 3 series

American humorist and author best known for her syndicated newspaper columns and bestselling books like *If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?* Her works have sold over 30 million copies, cementing her legacy as a voice of suburban wit. This page lists Erma Bombeck’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All Erma Bombeck Books in Chronological Order

1977 Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" POoNB / 1 Buy
1978 If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? POoNB / 2 Buy
1979 Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days POoNB / 3 Buy
1979 Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own! POoNB / 4 Buy
1981 The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank POoNB / 5 Buy
1983 Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession POoNB / 6 Buy
1984 I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression POoNB / 7 Buy
1985 Mud Pies and Silver Spoons POoC / 1 Buy
1985 Seven POoNB / 8 Buy
1985 Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide POoNB / 9 Buy
1986 At Wit's End POoNB / 10 Buy
1986 Laugh along with Bombeck POoNB / 11 Buy
1990 The Ties That Bind and Gag POoNB / 12 Buy
1990 I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise POoNB / 13 Buy
1993 The Best of Bombeck POoNB / 14 Buy
1993 A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair POoNB / 15 Buy
1996 Forever, Erma POoSSC / 1 Buy
1996 All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room POoNB / 16 Buy
1997 When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home POoNB / 17 Buy
1997 Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule!(By: Peggy McCarthy,Jo An Loren) POoNB / 18 Buy
2003 Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream POoNB / 19 Buy
2005 When God Created Mothers POoNB / 20 Buy
2013 The Erma Bombeck Collection POoSSC / 2 Buy

Erma Bombeck Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Forever, Erma 1996 Buy
02 The Erma Bombeck Collection 2013 Buy
01 Mud Pies and Silver Spoons 1985 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 20 books / 1977-2005
01 Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" 1977 Buy
02 If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? 1978 Buy
03 Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days 1979 Buy
04 Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own! 1979 Buy
05 The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank 1981 Buy
06 Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession 1983 Buy
07 I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression 1984 Buy
08 Seven 1985 Buy
09 Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide 1985 Buy
10 At Wit's End 1986 Buy
11 Laugh along with Bombeck 1986 Buy
12 The Ties That Bind and Gag 1990 Buy
13 I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise 1990 Buy
14 The Best of Bombeck 1993 Buy
15 A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair 1993 Buy
16 All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room 1996 Buy
17 When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home 1997 Buy
18 Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule!(By: Peggy McCarthy,Jo An Loren) 1997 Buy
19 Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream 2003 Buy
20 When God Created Mothers 2005 Buy

Where to start with Erma Bombeck

What is the best order to read Erma Bombeck books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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