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Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney Reading Order

5 series · 35 books · Born 1991-02-20

Sally Rooney is a contemporary Irish author and screenwriter known for her minimalist prose style and psychologically acute explorations of modern relationships and class dynamics. Her debut novel Normal People became a global sensation and established her reputation for crafting intricate character studies through sparse, dialogue-driven narratives. Rooney has since written multiple acclaimed novels and adapted her work for television, demonstrating versatility across fiction and visual media while maintaining her distinctive voice throughout a rapidly expanding body of work.

Anthologies Series

Complete

1 book (2021–2021)

#Title
1
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Faber Stories Series

Complete

28 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.

Start this series with A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor)

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#Title
1
Cover of A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard To Find(By: Flannery O'Connor)
1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
The Inner Room(By: Robert Aickman)
1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Daughters of Passion(By: Julia O'Faolain)
1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Giacomo Joyce(By: Richard Ellmann)
1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Homeland(By: Barbara Kingsolver)
1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Shanti(By: Vikram Chandra)
1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine(By: Thom Jones)
1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
An Elegy for Easterly(By: Petina Gappah)
2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
The Shielding of Mrs Forbes(By: Alan Bennett)
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
The Cheater's Guide to Love(By: Junot Díaz)
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
Mostly Hero(By: Anna Burns)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
Mrs Fox(By: Sarah Hall)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
Cover of Mr Salary
14
A River in Egypt(By: David Means)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
Cover of Come Rain or Come Shine(By: Kazuo Ishiguro)
Come Rain or Come Shine(By: Kazuo Ishiguro)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
Cover of Cosmopolitan(By: Akhil Sharma)
Cosmopolitan(By: Akhil Sharma)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
Dante and the Lobster(By: Samuel Beckett)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18
Fairy Tales(By: Marianne Moore)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
Ghostly Stories(By: Celia Fremlin)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20
Cover of Intruders(By: Adrian Tomine)
Intruders(By: Adrian Tomine)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom(By: Sylvia Plath)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
Paradise(By: Edna O'Brien)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23
Terrific Mother(By: Lorrie Moore)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24
The Country Funeral(By: John McGahern)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25
The Forester's Daughter(By: Claire Keegan)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26
The Lydia Steptoe Stories(By: Djuna Barnes)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27
Cover of The Victim(By: P.D. James)
The Victim(By: P.D. James)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28
Three Types of Solitude(By: Brian W. Aldiss)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Screenplays Series

Complete

1 book (2021–2021)

#Title
1
Cover of Normal People: The Scripts(With: Lenny Abrahamson)
Normal People: The Scripts(With: Lenny Abrahamson)
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

1 book (2019–2019)

#Title
1
Color and Light
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Ongoing

4 books (2017–2024)

Start with Conversations with Friends, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with Conversations with Friends

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#Title
1
Cover of Conversations with Friends
Conversations with Friends
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of Normal People
Normal People
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Sally Rooney written?
Sally Rooney has written 35 books across 5 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.

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