Steve Allen Reading Order

19 books (1956–2000)

Steve Allen's non-fiction series spans 19 books published between 1956 and 2000, covering topics ranging from comedy and humor to religion, morality, and personal memoir. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Funny Men. Allen's works include autobiographical accounts, instructional guides on comedy and public speaking, philosophical explorations of faith and ethics, and collections from his acclaimed Meeting of the Minds television series.

Start with The Funny Men, the first of 19 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Funny Men 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mark it and Strike it: An Autobiography 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Curses 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Schmock-Schmock! 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Funny People 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Beloved Son 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	More Funny People 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	How to Make a Speech 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	How to Be Funny 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dumbth 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Meeting Of The Minds 4 Volume Boxed Set 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and Morality 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Hi Ho Steverino 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	More Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and Morality 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Make 'Em Laugh 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Reflections 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Steve Allen Songbook 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	But Seriously... 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Steve Allen's Private Joke File 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1955–2010)

This complete short story collection series by Steve Allen spans from 1955 to 2010 and comprises six books that should be read in publication order. The collections blend mystery, thriller, and non-fiction elements across decades of storytelling. Begin with Fourteen for Tonight and progress through the subsequent volumes to experience Allen's evolution as a short fiction writer.

Start with Fourteen for Tonight, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Bop Fables 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fourteen for Tonight 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Public Hating 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wry on the Rocks, A Collection of Poems 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Girls On The 10th Floor And Other Stories 1958Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Man Who Turned Back the Clock 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Tasting The Fruit 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1972–1972)

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1	The Wake 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1983–1999)

The Steve Allen Mystery series consists of ten complete mystery novels published between 1983 and 1999. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Talk Show Murders. The series follows cases across various American locales including Hollywood, Manhattan, Vegas, and Hawaii, with titles like Murder On The Glitter Box and Wake Up To Murder rounding out the collection. This finished series offers a full arc of mysteries for readers seeking complete detective narratives from the 1980s and 1990s.

Start with The Talk Show Murders, the first of 10 books in the Steve Allen Mystery series.

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1	The Talk Show Murders 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder In Hollywood 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder On The Glitter Box 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder in Manhattan 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder in Vegas 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Murder Game 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder On The Atlantic 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Wake Up To Murder 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Die Laughing 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder In Hawaii 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible