Sally Rooney Reading Order
4 series · 34 books · Born 20 February 1991
Sally Rooney is an acclaimed Irish author and screenwriter known for her insightful explorations of contemporary relationships. With a distinctive style that blends sharp dialogue and rich character development, she has garnered widespread recognition for her novels, particularly "Normal People." Over her prolific career from 1955 to 2024, Rooney has published 34 works, including four series, standalone novels, short stories, novellas, Faber Stories, and screenplays.
Faber Stories Series
Complete28 books (1955–2019)
Start with A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor), the first of 28 books in the Faber Stories series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor) 1955Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | The Inner Room(By: Robert Aickman) 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Daughters of Passion(By: Julia O'Faolain) 1982Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Giacomo Joyce(By: Richard Ellmann) 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Homeland(By: Barbara Kingsolver) 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Shanti(By: Vikram Chandra) 1997Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine(By: Thom Jones) 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | An Elegy for Easterly(By: Petina Gappah) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Shielding of Mrs Forbes(By: Alan Bennett) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Cheater's Guide to Love(By: Junot Díaz) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Mostly Hero(By: Anna Burns) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Mrs Fox(By: Sarah Hall) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Mr Salary 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | A River in Egypt(By: David Means) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Come Rain or Come Shine(By: Kazuo Ishiguro) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Cosmopolitan(By: Akhil Sharma) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Dante and the Lobster(By: Samuel Beckett) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Fairy Tales(By: Marianne Moore) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Ghostly Stories(By: Celia Fremlin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Intruders(By: Adrian Tomine) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom(By: Sylvia Plath) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Paradise(By: Edna O'Brien) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Terrific Mother(By: Lorrie Moore) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | The Country Funeral(By: John McGahern) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | The Forester's Daughter(By: Claire Keegan) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | The Lydia Steptoe Stories(By: Djuna Barnes) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  The Victim(By: P.D. James) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Three Types of Solitude(By: Brian W. Aldiss) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
Screenplays Series
Complete1 book (2021–2021)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Normal People: The Scripts(With: Lenny Abrahamson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete1 book (2019–2019)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Color and Light 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing4 books (2017–2024)
Start with Conversations with Friends, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Sally Rooney written?
- Sally Rooney has written 34 books across 4 series. Their published works span from 1955 to 2024.
- What is the first book in each Sally Rooney series?
- Here are the first books in Sally Rooney's series: Faber Stories: A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor).
- What order should I read Sally Rooney's books?
- We recommend reading Sally Rooney's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Sally Rooney still writing new books?
- Yes, Sally Rooney has 1 ongoing series: Standalone Novels.