Gayle Forman Reading Order

4 books (2013–2018)

Gayle Forman edited four complete young adult anthologies published between 2013 and 2018, with each collection featuring stories from multiple authors. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Who Done It? and continuing through My True Love Gave to Me, Dear Heartbreak, and Hope Nation. The series combines fiction with thematic connections, offering diverse voices and perspectives across different topics relevant to young adult readers.

Start with Who Done It?, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Who Done It? 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	My True Love Gave to Me 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dear Heartbreak 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hope Nation 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2020–2020)

The Faraway series is a five-book young adult collection that launched in 2020 and has concluded. Each standalone story was contributed by different authors including Nic Stone, Ken Liu, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani, and others, creating a varied anthology experience. While each book can be read independently, following publication order provides the intended reading experience for this complete series.

Start with Hazel and Gray(By: Nic Stone), the first of 5 books in the Faraway series.

1 book (2020–2020)

2 books (2009–2011)

Gayle Forman's If I Stay series consists of two young adult novels published between 2009 and 2011. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with If I Stay followed by Where She Went. These interconnected stories explore how life-altering events shape relationships and personal identity.

Start with If I Stay and read in order.

#	Title
1	If I Stay 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Where She Went 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2014)

Gayle Forman's Just One Day trilogy is a complete three-book series published between 2013 and 2014. The books should be read in publication order: Just One Day, Just One Year, and Just One Night. This young adult series follows interconnected narratives that unfold across the three volumes, making sequential reading essential to fully understanding the story's progression and character development.

Start with Just One Day and read in order.

#	Title
1	Just One Day 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Just One Year 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Just One Night 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2005–2005)

#	Title
1	You Can't Get There from Here: A Year On the Fringes of a Shrinking World 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2007–2025)

Gayle Forman has written eight standalone novels across young adult and non-fiction genres, published between 2007 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Sisters in Sanity and continuing through the most recent entry, After Life. Each novel stands alone as an independent story, making them accessible regardless of reading sequence, though following publication order allows readers to experience Forman's evolving style and themes over nearly two decades.

Start with Sisters in Sanity, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Sisters in Sanity 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	I Was Here 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Leave Me 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	I Have Lost My Way 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Frankie & Bug 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	We Are Inevitable 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Not Nothing 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	After Life 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible