Christopher Buckley Reading Order

7 books (2013–2020)

Christopher Buckley edited six anthology collections between 2013 and 2019, beginning with First Light: A Festschrift for Philip Levine on His 85th Birthday and concluding with Reel Verse. These volumes span literary fiction and nonfiction, drawing from diverse contributors and themes. The complete series should be read in publication order, with each anthology standing as an independent collection.

Start with First Light: A Festschrift for Philip Levine on His 85th Birthday., the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	First Light: A Festschrift for Philip Levine on His 85th Birthday. 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Literary Review: The Glutton's Kitchen 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Seven Deadly Virtues 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Christmas Virtues: A Treasury of Conservative Tales for the Holidays 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Conservative Christmas Quotables 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Reel Verse 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Now What? 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1982–2020)

Christopher Buckley's non-fiction series spans seven books published between 1982 and 2020, with the complete collection best read in publication order beginning with Steaming to Bamboola. The series concludes with The Long Embrace and represents Buckley's body of work in the non-fiction genre across nearly four decades. Each entry stands as an independent work while contributing to the author's broader exploration of memoir, travel, and cultural observation.

Start with Steaming to Bamboola, the first of 7 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Steaming to Bamboola 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Washington Schlepped Here 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sleepwalk 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Losing Mum and Pup 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	But Enough About You 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Naming the Lost 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Long Embrace 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2017–2019)

Christopher Buckley's Poetry series comprises four complete collections of literary verse published between 2017 and 2019. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Far Republics, followed by Chaos Theory, Agnostic, and Cloud Memoir. This finished series offers readers a coherent progression through Buckley's poetic work across these three years.

Start with The Far Republics, the first of 4 books in the Poetry series.

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1	The Far Republics 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chaos Theory 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Agnostic 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cloud Memoir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2009–2009)

1 book (1997–1997)

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1	Wry Martinis 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1986–2022)

Christopher Buckley has written fourteen standalone satirical novels between 1986 and 2022, beginning with The White House Mess and concluding with Has Anyone Seen My Toes?. Each book can be read independently without reference to others in the author's body of work. These works span literary fiction and non-fiction genres, offering sharp commentary on American politics, culture, and institutions through darkly comic narratives. Reading them in publication order allows you to trace the evolution of Buckley's satirical voice across more than three decades.

Start with The White House Mess, the first of 14 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The White House Mess 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wet Work 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Thank You for Smoking 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	God Is My Broker 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Little Green Men 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	No Way to Treat a First Lady 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Florence of Arabia 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Boomsday 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Supreme Courtship 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	They Eat Puppies, Don't They? 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Relic Master 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Judge Hunter 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Make Russia Great Again 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Has Anyone Seen My Toes? 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible