Author · updated 2026
Dave Barry Books in Order
Every Dave Barry book in publication order — 55 in total, spanning 1983–2019.
Publication Order of Peter and the Starcatchers Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter and the Starcatchers | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Peter and the Shadow Thieves | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Peter and the Secret of Rundoon | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Peter and the Sword of Mercy | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Bridge to Never Land | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Never Land Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Escape from the Carnivale | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Cave of the Dark Wind | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Blood Tide | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Class Trip /The Worst Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Worst Class Trip Ever | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Worst Night Ever | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Big Trouble | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Tricky Business | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Science Fair | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Lunatics | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Insane City | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Plane of Thought | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Taming of the Screw | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Babies and Other Hazards of Sex | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Claw Your Way to the Top | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Dave Barry's Greatest Hits | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Homes and Other Black Holes | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Dave Barry Turns Forty | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Dave Barry Talks Back | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Dave Barry Does Japan | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The World According to Dave Barry | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Dave Barry in Cyberspace | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Dave Barry Turns Fifty | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Dave Barry on Dads | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  Dave Barry's History of the Millennium | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  I'll Mature When I'm Dead | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  You Can Date Boys When You're Forty | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Live Right and Find Happiness | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Best. State. Ever. | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  For This We Left Egypt? | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Lessons From Lucy | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Field Guide to the Jewish People | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Naked Came the Manatee | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Putt at the End of the World | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 55, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Taming of the Screw | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Babies and Other Hazards of Sex | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Claw Your Way to the Top | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Dave Barry's Greatest Hits | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Homes and Other Black Holes | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Dave Barry Turns Forty | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Dave Barry Talks Back | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Dave Barry Does Japan | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The World According to Dave Barry | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Dave Barry in Cyberspace | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Naked Came the Manatee | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Dave Barry Turns Fifty | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Big Trouble | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Putt at the End of the World | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Tricky Business | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Peter and the Starcatchers | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Peter and the Shadow Thieves | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Escape from the Carnivale | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Peter and the Secret of Rundoon | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Cave of the Dark Wind | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Dave Barry on Dads | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Dave Barry's History of the Millennium | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Blood Tide | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Science Fair | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Peter and the Sword of Mercy | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | I'll Mature When I'm Dead | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Bridge to Never Land | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Lunatics | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Insane City | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | You Can Date Boys When You're Forty | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Worst Class Trip Ever | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Live Right and Find Happiness | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Worst Night Ever | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Best. State. Ever. | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Plane of Thought | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | For This We Left Egypt? | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Lessons From Lucy | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | A Field Guide to the Jewish People | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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