Dave Barry Reading Order

6 books (1993–2013)

Dave Barry edited six humor and sports-themed anthologies between 1993 and 2013, which form a complete series best read in publication order. Beginning with Florida Stories, the collection progresses through Naked Came the Manatee, The Putt at the End of the World, Baseball As America Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game, The New Treasury of Great Humorists, and concluding with Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All. These compilations showcase contributions from various writers and cover topics ranging from regional humor to sports culture and music.

Start with Florida Stories, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Florida Stories 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Naked Came the Manatee 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Putt at the End of the World 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Baseball As America Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The New Treasury of Great Humorists 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Walt Disney's Peter Pan(With: Ridley Pearson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2015–2016)

Dave Barry's complete two-book series follows a chaotic class trip and its disastrous aftermath. Published between 2015 and 2016, these young adult novels should be read in publication order beginning with The Worst Class Trip Ever, followed by The Worst Night Ever. The series is now complete.

Start with The Worst Class Trip Ever and read in order.

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1	The Worst Class Trip Ever 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Worst Night Ever 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2006–2008)

Dave Barry's Never Land trilogy consists of three young adult fantasy novels published between 2006 and 2008. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Escape from the Carnivale, followed by Cave of the Dark Wind and Blood Tide. This adventure series takes readers through a magical realm filled with danger and discovery across its three installments.

Start with Escape from the Carnivale and read in order.

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1	Escape from the Carnivale 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cave of the Dark Wind 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Tide 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

36 books (1983–2025)

Dave Barry's Non-Fiction series spans 36 humorous books published from 1983 to 2025, covering topics from relationships and parenting to travel, history, and everyday life through the lens of the author's distinctive comedic style. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Taming of the Screw. Each book stands alone as a collection of essays and observations, making individual entries accessible regardless of reading sequence, though following publication order provides the fullest experience of Barry's evolving commentary.

Start with The Taming of the Screw, the first of 36 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Taming of the Screw 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Babies and Other Hazards of Sex 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Claw Your Way to the Top 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dave Barry's Greatest Hits 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Homes and Other Black Holes 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dave Barry Turns Forty 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dave Barry Talks Back 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dave Barry Does Japan 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The World According to Dave Barry 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Dave Barry in Cyberspace 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Dave Barry Turns Fifty 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dave Barry on Dads 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Dave Barry's History of the Millennium 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	I'll Mature When I'm Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	You Can Date Boys When You're Forty 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Live Right and Find Happiness 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Best. State. Ever. 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	For This We Left Egypt?(With: Alan Zweibel,Adam Mansbach) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	A Field Guide to the Jewish People(With: Alan Zweibel,Adam Mansbach) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Lessons From Lucy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Class Clown 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2004–2011)

Dave Barry's Peter and the Starcatchers series spans five complete novels published between 2004 and 2011, with the final book appearing in 2011. This young adult adventure series should be read in publication order, beginning with Peter and the Starcatchers and continuing through Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Peter and the Sword of Mercy, and concluding with The Bridge to Never Land. Each installment builds on the previous story, making sequential reading essential to following the narrative arc.

Start with Peter and the Starcatchers, the first of 5 books in the Peter and the Starcatchers series.

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1	Peter and the Starcatchers 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Peter and the Shadow Thieves 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Peter and the Secret of Rundoon 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Peter and the Sword of Mercy 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Bridge to Never Land 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Walt Disney's Peter Pan(With: Ridley Pearson) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1999–2023)

Dave Barry's standalone novels span from 1999 to 2023, comprising eight books that can be read in any order but are best approached in publication sequence. The series includes Big Trouble, Tricky Business, The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, Science Fair (co-written with Ridley Pearson), Lunatics (co-written with Alan Zweibel), Insane City, Plane of Thought, and Swamp Story. Each novel stands alone as a complete story, though Barry's characteristic humor and satirical voice runs throughout the collection. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Big Trouble, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Big Trouble 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tricky Business 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Science Fair(With: Ridley Pearson) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Lunatics(With: Alan Zweibel) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Insane City 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Plane of Thought 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Swamp Story 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1997–1997)

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1	Together: How We Belong 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible