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William F. Buckley, Jr. Books in Order

Find every William F. Buckley, Jr. book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 55 books / 3 series

American author best known for the Blackford Oakes spy thriller series and his founding of *National Review*. A major conservative intellectual, Buckley’s books have sold millions of copies. This page provides the William F. Buckley, Jr. books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All William F. Buckley, Jr. Books in Chronological Order

1951 God and Man at Yale POoNB / 1 Buy
1954 McCarthy and His Enemies POoNB / 2 Buy
1959 Up from Liberalism POoNB / 3 Buy
1966 The Unmaking of a Mayor POoNB / 4 Buy
1970 Airborne POoNB / 5 Buy
1970 The governor listeth; POoNB / 6 Buy
1970 Did You Ever See A Dream Walking POoNB / 7 Buy
1971 Cruising Speed--A Documentary POoNB / 8 Buy
1972 Inveighing We Will Go POoNB / 9 Buy
1973 Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies POoNB / 10 Buy
1976 Saving the Queen POoBOB / 1 Buy
1976 Essays on Hayek(With: Fritz Machlup) POoNB / 11 Buy
1978 Stained Glass POoBOB / 2 Buy
1980 Who's on First POoBOB / 3 Buy
1981 Marco Polo, If You Can POoBOB / 4 Buy
1982 Atlantic High POoSN / 1 Buy
1983 The Story of Henri Tod POoBOB / 5 Buy
1983 Overdrive POoNB / 12 Buy
1985 See You Later Alligator POoBOB / 6 Buy
1985 Right Reason POoNB / 13 Buy
1986 High Jinx POoBOB / 7 Buy
1986 Tall Ships POoNB / 14 Buy
1987 Mongoose, R.I.P. POoBOB / 8 Buy
1987 Racing Through Paradise POoNB / 15 Buy
1988 Keeping the Tablets POoNB / 16 Buy
1989 On the Firing Line POoNB / 17 Buy
1990 Tucker's Last Stand POoBOB / 9 Buy
1990 Gratitude POoNB / 18 Buy
1992 In Search of Anti-Semitism POoNB / 19 Buy
1993 A Very Private Plot POoBOB / 10 Buy
1993 Speedlearning Selected Works of W.A. Mozart(With: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) POoNB / 20 Buy
1993 Happy Days Were Here Again POoNB / 21 Buy
1994 WindFall POoSN / 2 Buy
1995 Brothers No More POoSN / 3 Buy
1995 The Blackford Oakes Reader POoBOB / 11 Buy
1996 The Right Word POoNB / 22 Buy
1997 Nearer, My God POoNB / 23 Buy
1998 The Lexicon POoSN / 4 Buy
2000 Spytime POoSN / 5 Buy
2000 Let Us Talk of Many Things POoNB / 24 Buy
2001 Elvis in the Morning POoSN / 6 Buy
2002 Nuremberg POoSN / 7 Buy
2003 Getting It Right POoSN / 8 Buy
2004 The Fall of the Berlin Wall POoNB / 25 Buy
2004 Miles Gone By POoNB / 26 Buy
2005 Last Call for Blackford Oakes POoBOB / 12 Buy
2006 The Redhunter POoSN / 9 Buy
2007 The Rake POoSN / 10 Buy
2007 Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription POoNB / 27 Buy
2008 Flying High POoNB / 28 Buy
2008 The Reagan I Knew POoNB / 29 Buy
2009 Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr.(With: William F. Meehan III) POoNB / 30 Buy
2010 Athwart History POoNB / 31 Buy
2015 Buckley vs. Vidal(With: Gore Vidal) POoNB / 32 Buy
2016 A Torch Kept Lit POoNB / 33 Buy

William F. Buckley, Jr. Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 33 books / 1951-2016
01 God and Man at Yale 1951 Buy
02 McCarthy and His Enemies 1954 Buy
03 Up from Liberalism 1959 Buy
04 The Unmaking of a Mayor 1966 Buy
05 Airborne 1970 Buy
06 The governor listeth; 1970 Buy
07 Did You Ever See A Dream Walking 1970 Buy
08 Cruising Speed--A Documentary 1971 Buy
09 Inveighing We Will Go 1972 Buy
10 Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies 1973 Buy
11 Essays on Hayek(With: Fritz Machlup) 1976 Buy
12 Overdrive 1983 Buy
13 Right Reason 1985 Buy
14 Tall Ships 1986 Buy
15 Racing Through Paradise 1987 Buy
16 Keeping the Tablets 1988 Buy
17 On the Firing Line 1989 Buy
18 Gratitude 1990 Buy
19 In Search of Anti-Semitism 1992 Buy
20 Speedlearning Selected Works of W.A. Mozart(With: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) 1993 Buy
21 Happy Days Were Here Again 1993 Buy
22 The Right Word 1996 Buy
23 Nearer, My God 1997 Buy
24 Let Us Talk of Many Things 2000 Buy
25 The Fall of the Berlin Wall 2004 Buy
26 Miles Gone By 2004 Buy
27 Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription 2007 Buy
28 Flying High 2008 Buy
29 The Reagan I Knew 2008 Buy
30 Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr.(With: William F. Meehan III) 2009 Buy
31 Athwart History 2010 Buy
32 Buckley vs. Vidal(With: Gore Vidal) 2015 Buy
33 A Torch Kept Lit 2016 Buy
01 Saving the Queen 1976 Buy
02 Stained Glass 1978 Buy
03 Who's on First 1980 Buy
04 Marco Polo, If You Can 1981 Buy
05 The Story of Henri Tod 1983 Buy
06 See You Later Alligator 1985 Buy
07 High Jinx 1986 Buy
08 Mongoose, R.I.P. 1987 Buy
09 Tucker's Last Stand 1990 Buy
10 A Very Private Plot 1993 Buy
11 The Blackford Oakes Reader 1995 Buy
12 Last Call for Blackford Oakes 2005 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1982-2007
01 Atlantic High 1982 Buy
02 WindFall 1994 Buy
03 Brothers No More 1995 Buy
04 The Lexicon 1998 Buy
05 Spytime 2000 Buy
06 Elvis in the Morning 2001 Buy
07 Nuremberg 2002 Buy
08 Getting It Right 2003 Buy
09 The Redhunter 2006 Buy
10 The Rake 2007 Buy

Where to start with William F. Buckley, Jr.

What is the best order to read William F. Buckley, Jr. 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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