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This catalog lists the Philip Roth books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

Are Philip Roth series listed separately?

Yes. Each Philip Roth series is broken out with book numbers, publication years, and a dedicated reading-order page.

Should I read Philip Roth books in publication order or chronological order?

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Philip Roth Complete Bibliography

Q: What is the best order to read Philip Roth books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full Philip Roth bibliography.

Browse books by Philip Roth in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 55 books / 8 series

American author best known for the *Zuckerman* and *American Pastoral* series. A Pulitzer Prize winner and National Medal of Arts recipient, his works are celebrated for their psychological depth. This page provides the Philip Roth books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Philip Roth in Publication Order

1958 The Conversion of the Jews POoSS / 1 Buy

1959 Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy

1961 Letting Go POoSN / 1 Buy

1966 When She Was Good POoSN / 2 Buy

1969 Portnoy's Complaint POoSN / 3 Buy

1971 Our Gang POoSN / 4 Buy

1972 The Breast POoDKB / 1 Buy

1973 The Great American Novel POoSN / 5 Buy

1974 My Life as a Man POoNZB / 1 Buy

1975 Reading Myself and Others POoNB / 1 Buy

1977 The Professor of Desire POoDKB / 2 Buy

1979 The Ghost Writer POoNZB / 2 Buy

1980 A Philip Roth Reader POoSSC / 2 Buy

1981 Zuckerman Unbound POoNZB / 3 Buy

1983 The Anatomy Lesson POoNZB / 4 Buy

1985 American West's Acid Rain Test POoNB / 2 Buy

1985 The Prague Orgy POoNZB / 5 Buy

1986 The Counterlife POoSN / 6 Buy

1988 The Facts POoNB / 3 Buy

1990 Deception POoSN / 7 Buy

1991 Patrimony POoSN / 8 Buy

1993 For Better and for Worse POoSSB / 1 Buy

1993 Operation Shylock POoSN / 9 Buy

1995 Sabbath's Theater POoSN / 10 Buy

1995 His Mistress's Voice POoSN / 11 Buy

1997 American Pastoral POoATB / 1 Buy

1998 I Married a Communist POoATB / 2 Buy

1998 Even More Laughs POoSSB / 2 Buy

2000 The Human Stain POoATB / 3 Buy

2001 The Dying Animal POoDKB / 3 Buy

2001 Shop Talk POoNB / 4 Buy

2004 The Plot Against America POoSN / 12 Buy

2006 Timeless Classics POoSSB / 3 Buy

2006 Everyman POoSN / 13 Buy

2007 Falling in Love POoSSB / 4 Buy

2007 Food Fictions POoSSB / 5 Buy

2007 Exit Ghost POoNZB / 6 Buy

2007 Travel Tales POoSSB / 6 Buy

2007 Edith Wharton POoSSB / 7 Buy

2007 Pets! POoSSB / 8 Buy

2007 Tales of Betrayal POoSSB / 9 Buy

2007 Family Matters POoSSB / 10 Buy

2008 Are We There Yet? POoSSB / 11 Buy

2008 Indignation POoSN / 14 Buy

2009 A Touch of Magic POoSSB / 12 Buy

2009 The William Hurt Collection POoSSB / 13 Buy

2009 Whodunit? POoSSB / 14 Buy

2009 The Humbling POoSN / 15 Buy

2010 American Classics POoSSB / 15 Buy

2010 Nemesis POoSN / 16 Buy

2011 A Writer at Work POoNB / 5 Buy

2011 New American Stories POoSSB / 16 Buy

2012 Notes For My Biographer POoNB / 6 Buy

2012 Poe! POoSSB / 17 Buy

2017 Why Write? POoNB / 7 Buy

Complete Philip Roth Series Reading Order / browse all ->

David Kepesh Reading Order 3 books / 1972-2001

01 The Breast 1972 Buy

02 The Professor of Desire 1977 Buy

03 The Dying Animal 2001 Buy

Nathan Zuckerman Reading Order 6 books / 1974-2007

01 My Life as a Man 1974 Buy

02 The Ghost Writer 1979 Buy

03 Zuckerman Unbound 1981 Buy

04 The Anatomy Lesson 1983 Buy

05 The Prague Orgy 1985 Buy

06 Exit Ghost 2007 Buy

Standalone Reading Order 16 books / 1961-2010

01 Letting Go 1961 Buy

02 When She Was Good 1966 Buy

03 Portnoy's Complaint 1969 Buy

04 Our Gang 1971 Buy

05 The Great American Novel 1973 Buy

06 The Counterlife 1986 Buy

07 Deception 1990 Buy

08 Patrimony 1991 Buy

09 Operation Shylock 1993 Buy

10 Sabbath's Theater 1995 Buy

11 His Mistress's Voice 1995 Buy

12 The Plot Against America 2004 Buy

13 Everyman 2006 Buy

14 Indignation 2008 Buy

15 The Humbling 2009 Buy

16 Nemesis 2010 Buy

Non-Fiction Reading Order 7 books / 1975-2017

01 Reading Myself and Others 1975 Buy

02 American West's Acid Rain Test 1985 Buy

03 The Facts 1988 Buy

04 Shop Talk 2001 Buy

05 A Writer at Work 2011 Buy

06 Notes For My Biographer 2012 Buy

07 Why Write? 2017 Buy

Short Story Collections Reading Order 2 books / 1959-1980

01 Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories 1959 Buy

02 A Philip Roth Reader 1980 Buy

Selected Shorts Reading Order 17 books / 1993-2012

01 For Better and for Worse 1993 Buy

02 Even More Laughs 1998 Buy

03 Timeless Classics 2006 Buy

04 Falling in Love 2007 Buy

05 Food Fictions 2007 Buy

06 Travel Tales 2007 Buy

07 Edith Wharton 2007 Buy

08 Pets! 2007 Buy

09 Tales of Betrayal 2007 Buy

10 Family Matters 2007 Buy

11 Are We There Yet? 2008 Buy

12 A Touch of Magic 2009 Buy

13 The William Hurt Collection 2009 Buy

14 Whodunit? 2009 Buy

15 American Classics 2010 Buy

16 New American Stories 2011 Buy

17 Poe! 2012 Buy

American Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 1997-2000

01 American Pastoral 1997 Buy

02 I Married a Communist 1998 Buy

03 The Human Stain 2000 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order 1 book / 1958

01 The Conversion of the Jews 1958 Buy

Where to start with Philip Roth

What is the best order to read Philip Roth 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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