Erma Bombeck Reading Order

1 book (1998–1998)

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1	Stories for the Family's Heart 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1985–1985)

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1	Mud Pies and Silver Spoons 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

20 books (1977–2005)

Erma Bombeck's complete non-fiction series spans 20 books published between 1977 and 2005, collecting humorous essays and observations on everyday life, family, and suburban living. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" and continuing through collections like If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession, and A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair. Each book stands alone as a compilation of witty commentary and satirical pieces rather than a continuous narrative, making them accessible at any entry point, though reading chronologically provides a fuller picture of Bombeck's evolution as a humorist across three decades.

Start with Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End", the first of 20 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own! 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Seven 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	At Wit's End 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Laugh along with Bombeck 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Ties That Bind and Gag 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Best of Bombeck 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule!(By: Peggy McCarthy,Jo An Loren) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	When God Created Mothers 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1996–2013)

Erma Bombeck's two humorous essay collections showcase the beloved humorist's wit and observations about everyday life. Forever, Erma was published in 1996, followed by The Erma Bombeck Collection in 2013. These complete works should be read in publication order to experience Bombeck's comedic commentary as it was originally presented.

Start with Forever, Erma and read in order.

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1	Forever, Erma 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Erma Bombeck Collection 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible