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Lawrence Wright Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 19 books / 2 series

American author Lawrence Wright is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction work *The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11*. A staff writer for *The New Yorker*, his books have earned critical acclaim and numerous awards. This page provides the Lawrence Wright books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Lawrence Wright Books in Chronological Order

1979 City Children, Country Summer POoNB / 1 Buy
1983 Perspective In Perspective POoNB / 2 Buy
1987 In the New World POoNB / 3 Buy
1993 The Peace Report POoNB / 4 Buy
1993 Saints and Sinners POoNB / 5 Buy
1994 Remembering Satan POoNB / 6 Buy
1997 Twins POoNB / 7 Buy
2000 God's Favorite POoSN / 1 Buy
2006 The Looming Tower POoNB / 8 Buy
2006 Character Design for Mobile Devices POoNB / 9 Buy
2013 Going Clear POoNB / 10 Buy
2014 Metal Sharpens Metal POoSN / 2 Buy
2014 Thirteen Days in September POoNB / 11 Buy
2016 The Terror Years POoNB / 12 Buy
2018 God Save Texas POoNB / 13 Buy
2020 The End of October POoSN / 3 Buy
2021 The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid POoNB / 14 Buy
2023 Mr. Texas POoSN / 4 Buy
2025 The Human Scale POoSN / 5 Buy

Lawrence Wright Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 2000-2025
01 God's Favorite 2000 Buy
02 Metal Sharpens Metal 2014 Buy
03 The End of October 2020 Buy
04 Mr. Texas 2023 Buy
05 The Human Scale 2025 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 14 books / 1979-2021
01 City Children, Country Summer 1979 Buy
02 Perspective In Perspective 1983 Buy
03 In the New World 1987 Buy
04 The Peace Report 1993 Buy
05 Saints and Sinners 1993 Buy
06 Remembering Satan 1994 Buy
07 Twins 1997 Buy
08 The Looming Tower 2006 Buy
09 Character Design for Mobile Devices 2006 Buy
10 Going Clear 2013 Buy
11 Thirteen Days in September 2014 Buy
12 The Terror Years 2016 Buy
13 God Save Texas 2018 Buy
14 The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid 2021 Buy

Where to start with Lawrence Wright

What is the best order to read Lawrence Wright 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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