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Updated 2026-07-11 / 71 books / 8 series
American author and journalist best known for *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* and pioneering the gonzo journalism movement. His work has sold millions of copies and influenced a generation of writers. This page provides the Hunter S. Thompson books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.
All Hunter S. Thompson Books in Chronological Order
1966
Hell's Angels
POoNB / 1
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1971
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
POoFaLB / 1
Buy
1973
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
POoFaLB / 2
Buy
1979
The Great Shark Hunt
POoGPB / 1
Buy
1983
The Curse of Lono
POoNB / 2
Buy
1988
Generation of Swine
POoGPB / 2
Buy
1990
Songs of the Doomed
POoGPB / 3
Buy
1994
Better Than Sex
POoGPB / 4
Buy
1997
The Proud Highway
POoFaLLB / 1
Buy
1998
The Rum Diary
POoSN / 1
Buy
2000
Screwjack
POoSS / 1
Buy
2000
Fear and Loathing in America
POoFaLLB / 2
Buy
2003
Kingdom of Fear
POoNB / 3
Buy
2004
Hey Rube
POoNB / 4
Buy
2005
Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida)
POoTLIB / 1
Buy
2005
Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson
POoNB / 5
Buy
2007
The Gonzo Papers Anthology
POoGPB / 5
Buy
2007
Gonzo: An Oral History
POoGPB / 6
Buy
2009
Roberto Bola’o(By: Roberto Bola’o)
POoTLIB / 2
Buy
2009
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
POoFaLB / 3
Buy
2009
Ancient Gonzo Wisdom(With: Anita Thompson)
POoGPB / 7
Buy
2011
Kurt Vonnegut(By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
POoTLIB / 3
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2012
Miles Davis(By: Miles Davis)
POo5YotPIB / 1
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2012
Gary Hart(By: GaryHart)
POo5YotPIB / 2
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2012
Jay-Z(By: Jay-Z)
POo5YotPIB / 3
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2012
The Mutineer
POoFaLLB / 3
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2012
Seth MacFarlane(By: Seth MacFarlane)
POo5YotPIB / 4
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2012
Jorge Luis Borges(By: Jorge Luis Borges)
POoTLIB / 4
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2012
Trey Parker and Matt Stone(By: Trey Parker,Matt Stone)
POo5YotPIB / 5
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2012
Timothy Leary(By: Timothy Leary)
POo5YotPIB / 6
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2012
George Clooney(By: George Clooney)
POo5YotPIB / 7
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2012
Mark Cuban(By: Mark Cuban)
POo5YotPIB / 8
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2012
Ayn Rand(By: Ayn Rand)
POo5YotPIB / 9
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2012
Ian Fleming(By: Ian Fleming)
POo5YotPIB / 11
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2013
Hannah Arendt(By: Hannah Arendt)
POoTLIB / 5
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2014
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words(By: David Foster Wallace)
POoTLIB / 6
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2014
James Baldwin(By: James Baldwin,Quincy Troupe)
POoTLIB / 7
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2014
Ray Bradbury(By: Ray Bradbury,Sam Weller)
POoTLIB / 8
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2015
Gabriel Garc’a M’rquez(By: Gabriel Garc’a M’rquez)
POoTLIB / 9
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2015
Lou Reed(By: Lou Reed)
POoTLIB / 10
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2015
Ernest Hemingway(By: Ernest Hemingway)
POoTLIB / 11
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2015
Nora Ephron(By: Nora Ephron)
POoTLIB / 12
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2015
Philip K. Dick(By: Philip K. Dick)
POoTLIB / 13
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2016
J. D. Salinger(By: J.D. Salinger)
POoTLIB / 14
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2016
Oliver Sacks(By: Oliver Sacks)
POoTLIB / 15
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2016
Jane Jacobs(By: Jane Jacobs)
POoTLIB / 16
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2016
David Bowie(By: David Bowie)
POoTLIB / 17
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2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.(By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
POoTLIB / 18
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2017
Christopher Hitchens(By: Christopher Hitchens)
POoTLIB / 19
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2018
Hunter S. Thompson
POoTLIB / 20
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2018
Kathy Acker(By: Kathy Acker)
POoTLIB / 21
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2018
Julia Child(By: Julia Child)
POoTLIB / 22
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2019
Ursula K. Le Guin(By: Ursula K. Le Guin)
POoTLIB / 23
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2019
Prince(By: Prince)
POoTLIB / 24
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2019
Billie Holiday(By: Billie Holiday)
POoTLIB / 25
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2019
Anthony Bourdain(By: Melville House,Helen Rosner)
POoTLIB / 26
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2019
Graham Greene(By: Graham Greene)
POoTLIB / 27
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2020
Toni Morrison(By: Toni Morrison)
POoTLIB / 28
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2020
Frida Kahlo(By: Frida Kahlo)
POoTLIB / 29
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2020
Marilyn Monroe(By: Melville House,Sady Doyle)
POoTLIB / 30
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2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg(By: Melville House)
POoTLIB / 31
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2021
Shirley Chisholm(By: Shirley Chisholm)
POoTLIB / 32
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2021
The Last Interview(By: Fred Rogers)
POoTLIB / 33
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2021
Fred Rogers(By: Fred Rogers)
POoTLIB / 34
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2021
Johnny Cash(By: Johnny Cash)
POoTLIB / 35
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2021
John Lewis(By: Melville House)
POoTLIB / 36
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2022
Janet Malcolm(By: Melville House)
POoTLIB / 37
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2022
Diego Maradona(By: Melville House)
POoTLIB / 38
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2022
Kurt Cobain(By: Melville House)
POoTLIB / 39
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2023
Bell Hooks(By: bell hooks)
POoTLIB / 40
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2023
Octavia E. Butler(By: Melville House)
POoTLIB / 41
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Hunter S. Thompson Book Series Reading Orders /
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01
Learning To Live Finally(By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
Buy
02
Roberto Bola’o(By: Roberto Bola’o)
2009
Buy
03
Kurt Vonnegut(By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
2011
Buy
04
Jorge Luis Borges(By: Jorge Luis Borges)
2012
Buy
05
Hannah Arendt(By: Hannah Arendt)
2013
Buy
06
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words(By: David Foster Wallace)
2014
Buy
07
James Baldwin(By: James Baldwin,Quincy Troupe)
2014
Buy
08
Ray Bradbury(By: Ray Bradbury,Sam Weller)
2014
Buy
09
Gabriel Garc’a M’rquez(By: Gabriel Garc’a M’rquez)
2015
Buy
10
Lou Reed(By: Lou Reed)
2015
Buy
11
Ernest Hemingway(By: Ernest Hemingway)
2015
Buy
12
Nora Ephron(By: Nora Ephron)
2015
Buy
13
Philip K. Dick(By: Philip K. Dick)
2015
Buy
14
J. D. Salinger(By: J.D. Salinger)
2016
Buy
15
Oliver Sacks(By: Oliver Sacks)
2016
Buy
16
Jane Jacobs(By: Jane Jacobs)
2016
Buy
17
David Bowie(By: David Bowie)
2016
Buy
18
Martin Luther King, Jr.(By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
2017
Buy
19
Christopher Hitchens(By: Christopher Hitchens)
2017
Buy
20
Hunter S. Thompson
2018
Buy
21
Kathy Acker(By: Kathy Acker)
2018
Buy
22
Julia Child(By: Julia Child)
2018
Buy
23
Ursula K. Le Guin(By: Ursula K. Le Guin)
2019
Buy
24
Prince(By: Prince)
2019
Buy
25
Billie Holiday(By: Billie Holiday)
2019
Buy
26
Anthony Bourdain(By: Melville House,Helen Rosner)
2019
Buy
27
Graham Greene(By: Graham Greene)
2019
Buy
28
Toni Morrison(By: Toni Morrison)
2020
Buy
29
Frida Kahlo(By: Frida Kahlo)
2020
Buy
30
Marilyn Monroe(By: Melville House,Sady Doyle)
2020
Buy
31
Ruth Bader Ginsburg(By: Melville House)
2020
Buy
32
Shirley Chisholm(By: Shirley Chisholm)
2021
Buy
33
The Last Interview(By: Fred Rogers)
2021
Buy
34
Fred Rogers(By: Fred Rogers)
2021
Buy
35
Johnny Cash(By: Johnny Cash)
2021
Buy
36
John Lewis(By: Melville House)
2021
Buy
37
Janet Malcolm(By: Melville House)
2022
Buy
38
Diego Maradona(By: Melville House)
2022
Buy
39
Kurt Cobain(By: Melville House)
2022
Buy
40
Bell Hooks(By: bell hooks)
2023
Buy
41
Octavia E. Butler(By: Melville House)
2023
Buy
01
The Great Shark Hunt
1979
Buy
02
Generation of Swine
1988
Buy
03
Songs of the Doomed
1990
Buy
04
Better Than Sex
1994
Buy
05
The Gonzo Papers Anthology
2007
Buy
06
Gonzo: An Oral History
2007
Buy
07
Ancient Gonzo Wisdom(With: Anita Thompson)
2009
Buy
01
Hell's Angels
1966
Buy
02
The Curse of Lono
1983
Buy
03
Kingdom of Fear
2003
Buy
05
Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson
2005
Buy
01
Miles Davis(By: Miles Davis)
2012
Buy
02
Gary Hart(By: GaryHart)
2012
Buy
03
Jay-Z(By: Jay-Z)
2012
Buy
04
Seth MacFarlane(By: Seth MacFarlane)
2012
Buy
05
Trey Parker and Matt Stone(By: Trey Parker,Matt Stone)
2012
Buy
06
Timothy Leary(By: Timothy Leary)
2012
Buy
07
George Clooney(By: George Clooney)
2012
Buy
08
Mark Cuban(By: Mark Cuban)
2012
Buy
09
Ayn Rand(By: Ayn Rand)
2012
Buy
11
Ian Fleming(By: Ian Fleming)
2012
Buy
01
The Proud Highway
1997
Buy
02
Fear and Loathing in America
2000
Buy
01
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1971
Buy
02
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
1973
Buy
03
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
2009
Buy
01
The Rum Diary
1998
Buy
Where to start with Hunter S. Thompson
What is the best order to read Hunter S. Thompson 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.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.