Jon Katz Reading Order

1 book (2003–2003)

28 books (1997–2020)

Jon Katz's 28-book non-fiction collection, published from 1997 to 2020, should be read in publication order beginning with Media Rants. The series spans diverse subjects including media criticism, technology, personal memoir, and extensive works on dogs and animal behavior, reflecting the author's evolving interests across two decades. This complete series combines essays, cultural commentary, and memoir narratives that chronicle both contemporary society and Katz's personal experiences with animals and rural living.

Start with Media Rants, the first of 28 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Media Rants 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Virtuous Reality 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Running to the Mountain 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Geeks 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Dog Year 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The New Work of Dogs 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Dogs of Bedlam Farm 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Katz on Dogs 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Good Dog 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dog Days / Saving Izzy 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Izzy & Lenore 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Soul of a Dog 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Dog Who Loved 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Home for Rose 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Rose & Izzy 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Totally True Story of Devon, the Naughtiest Dog in the World. 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Going Home 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Lenore Finds a Friend 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Lenore, The Hungriest Dog in the World 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Story of Rose 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Listening to Dogs 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Dog Nobody Loved 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Second-Chance Dog 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Saving Simon 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Who Speaks for the Carriage Horses 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Talking to Animals 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Gus's Year 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	Dancing Dogs 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1991–2010)

Jon Katz's two standalone mystery novels were published across nearly two decades, with Sign-Off arriving in 1991 and Rose in a Storm following in 2010. Though written as independent works, readers should approach them in publication order to experience the author's evolution across the series. This complete collection spans the mystery and thriller genres while reflecting Katz's distinctive voice as both a fiction and non-fiction writer.

Start with Sign-Off and read in order.

#	Title
1	Sign-Off 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rose in a Storm 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1993–1998)

Jon Katz's Suburban Detective series consists of five mystery novels published between 1993 and 1998, now complete. The series follows a consistent detective protagonist across cases set in suburban America and should be read in publication order, beginning with Death by Station Wagon. The five books are Death by Station Wagon, The Family Stalker, The Last Housewife, The Father's Club, and Death Row.

Start with Death by Station Wagon, the first of 5 books in the Suburban Detective series.

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1	Death by Station Wagon 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Family Stalker 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Last Housewife 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Father's Club 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Death Row 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible