Author · updated 2026
William F. Buckley, Jr. Books in Order
Every William F. Buckley, Jr. book in publication order — 51 in total, spanning 1951–2016.
Publication Order of Blackford Oakes Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saving the Queen | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Stained Glass | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Who's on First | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Marco Polo, If You Can | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Story of Henri Tod | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  See You Later Alligator | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  High Jinx | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Mongoose, R.I.P. | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Tucker's Last Stand | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  A Very Private Plot | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Blackford Oakes Reader | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Last Call for Blackford Oakes | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atlantic High | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  WindFall | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Brothers No More | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Lexicon | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Spytime | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Elvis in the Morning | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Nuremberg | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Getting It Right | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Redhunter | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Rake | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  God and Man at Yale | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  McCarthy and His Enemies | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Up from Liberalism | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Unmaking of a Mayor | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Airborne | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The governor listeth; | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Did You Ever See A Dream Walking | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Cruising Speed--A Documentary | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Inveighing We Will Go | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Overdrive | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Right Reason | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Tall Ships | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Racing Through Paradise | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Keeping the Tablets | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  On the Firing Line | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Gratitude | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  In Search of Anti-Semitism | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Happy Days Were Here Again | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Nearer, My God | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Let Us Talk of Many Things | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Fall of the Berlin Wall | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Miles Gone By | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Flying High | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  The Reagan I Knew | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Athwart History | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  Buckley vs. Vidal | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  A Torch Kept Lit | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 51, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | God and Man at Yale | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | McCarthy and His Enemies | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Up from Liberalism | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Unmaking of a Mayor | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Airborne | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The governor listeth; | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Did You Ever See A Dream Walking | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Cruising Speed--A Documentary | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Inveighing We Will Go | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Saving the Queen | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Stained Glass | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Who's on First | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Marco Polo, If You Can | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Atlantic High | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Story of Henri Tod | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Overdrive | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | See You Later Alligator | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Right Reason | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | High Jinx | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Tall Ships | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Mongoose, R.I.P. | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Racing Through Paradise | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Keeping the Tablets | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | On the Firing Line | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Tucker's Last Stand | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Gratitude | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | In Search of Anti-Semitism | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | A Very Private Plot | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Happy Days Were Here Again | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | WindFall | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Blackford Oakes Reader | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Brothers No More | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Nearer, My God | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Lexicon | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Spytime | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Let Us Talk of Many Things | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Elvis in the Morning | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Nuremberg | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Getting It Right | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Fall of the Berlin Wall | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Miles Gone By | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Last Call for Blackford Oakes | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Redhunter | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Rake | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Flying High | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Reagan I Knew | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Athwart History | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Buckley vs. Vidal | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | A Torch Kept Lit | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
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