Does this page include every T.C. Boyle book?

This catalog lists the T.C. Boyle books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

Are T.C. Boyle series listed separately?

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

Should I read T.C. Boyle books in publication order or chronological order?

Publication order is usually the safest reading path. For series, follow the numbered reading order shown beside each title.

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T.C. Boyle Books in Order

Q: What is the best order to read T.C. Boyle books?

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

Find every T.C. Boyle book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 54 books / 5 series

American author T.C. Boyle is best known for his satirical novels *World’s End* and *The Tortilla Curtain*, and for winning the PEN/Faulkner Award. His books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. This page lists T.C. Boyle’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All T.C. Boyle Books in Chronological Order

1979 Descent of Man POoSSC / 1 Buy

1981 Water Music POoSN / 1 Buy

1984 Budding Prospects POoSN / 2 Buy

1985 Greasy Lake & Other Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy

1987 World's End POoSN / 3 Buy

1989 If the River Was Whiskey POoSSC / 3 Buy

1990 East Is East POoSN / 4 Buy

1993 For Better and for Worse POoSSB / 1 Buy

1993 The Collected Stories of T.Coraghessan Boyle POoSSC / 4 Buy

1993 The Road to Wellville POoSN / 5 Buy

1993 Stories POoSSC / 5 Buy

1994 Without a Hero POoSSC / 6 Buy

1995 The Tortilla Curtain POoSN / 6 Buy

1996 She Wasn't Soft POoC / 1 Buy

1998 Even More Laughs POoSSB / 2 Buy

1998 Riven Rock POoSN / 7 Buy

2000 A Friend of the Earth POoSN / 8 Buy

2001 The Human Fly and Other Stories POoSSC / 7 Buy

2003 Doubletakes POoSSC / 8 Buy

2003 Drop City POoSN / 9 Buy

2003 The Inner Circle POoSN / 10 Buy

2005 Tooth and Claw POoSSC / 9 Buy

2006 Timeless Classics POoSSB / 3 Buy

2006 Talk Talk POoSN / 11 Buy

2007 Falling in Love POoSSB / 4 Buy

2007 Food Fictions POoSSB / 5 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

2009 Wild Child and Other Stories POoSSC / 10 Buy

2009 Wild Child POoSSC / 11 Buy

2009 The Women POoSN / 12 Buy

2009 A Touch of Magic POoSSB / 12 Buy

2009 The William Hurt Collection POoSSB / 13 Buy

2009 Whodunit? POoSSB / 14 Buy

2010 American Classics POoSSB / 15 Buy

2011 Scorpion Ranch POoSS / 1 Buy

2011 After the Plague POoSSC / 12 Buy

2011 When the Killing's Done POoSN / 13 Buy

2011 New American Stories POoSSB / 16 Buy

2012 San Miguel POoSN / 14 Buy

2012 Poe! POoSSB / 17 Buy

2013 Stories II POoSSC / 13 Buy

2014 The Relive Box and Other Stories POoSSC / 14 Buy

2015 The Harder They Come POoSN / 15 Buy

2016 The Terranauts POoSN / 16 Buy

2019 Outside Looking In POoSN / 17 Buy

2021 Talk to Me POoSN / 18 Buy

2022 I Walk Between the Raindrops POoSSC / 15 Buy

2023 Blue Skies POoSN / 19 Buy

2026 No Way Home POoSN / 20 Buy

T.C. Boyle Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 20 books / 1981-2026

01 Water Music 1981 Buy

02 Budding Prospects 1984 Buy

03 World's End 1987 Buy

04 East Is East 1990 Buy

05 The Road to Wellville 1993 Buy

06 The Tortilla Curtain 1995 Buy

07 Riven Rock 1998 Buy

08 A Friend of the Earth 2000 Buy

09 Drop City 2003 Buy

10 The Inner Circle 2003 Buy

11 Talk Talk 2006 Buy

12 The Women 2009 Buy

13 When the Killing's Done 2011 Buy

14 San Miguel 2012 Buy

15 The Harder They Come 2015 Buy

16 The Terranauts 2016 Buy

17 Outside Looking In 2019 Buy

18 Talk to Me 2021 Buy

19 Blue Skies 2023 Buy

20 No Way Home 2026 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas Books in Reading Order 1 book / 2011

01 Scorpion Ranch 2011 Buy

Selected Shorts Books in 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

Short Story Collections Books in Reading Order 15 books / 1979-2022

01 Descent of Man 1979 Buy

02 Greasy Lake & Other Stories 1985 Buy

03 If the River Was Whiskey 1989 Buy

04 The Collected Stories of T.Coraghessan Boyle 1993 Buy

05 Stories 1993 Buy

06 Without a Hero 1994 Buy

07 The Human Fly and Other Stories 2001 Buy

08 Doubletakes 2003 Buy

09 Tooth and Claw 2005 Buy

10 Wild Child and Other Stories 2009 Buy

11 Wild Child 2009 Buy

12 After the Plague 2011 Buy

13 Stories II 2013 Buy

14 The Relive Box and Other Stories 2014 Buy

15 I Walk Between the Raindrops 2022 Buy

Chapbooks Books in Reading Order 1 book / 1996

01 She Wasn't Soft 1996 Buy

Where to start with T.C. Boyle

What is the best order to read T.C. Boyle 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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