Alexandra Stoddard Books in Order

Alexandra Stoddard has written 27 books, published between 1974 and 2013. The first book is Style for Living (1974) and the newest is The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1974–2013
Confirmed
27 of 27 titles
Pages on record
5,546 in 22 of 27 books
Reading time
92–139 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,546 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

Interior design and the art of daily living are the subjects of Alexandra Stoddard, an American designer and nonfiction writer. Her 27 catalogued books span 1974 to 2013, starting with Style for Living (1974) and ending with The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters (2013). Stoddard's titles cover home decoration, self-improvement, conduct of life and motherhood, including Book of Color (1989), Creating a Beautiful Home (1992) and Grace Notes (1993).

How many Alexandra Stoddard books are there?

Alexandra Stoddard has 27 books, released between 1974 and 2013.

Alexandra Stoddard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Alexandra Stoddard books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Style for LivingAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #11974 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1974304
  2. 2
    A Child's PlaceAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #21977 · 168 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1977168
  3. 3
    The Postcard As ArtAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #31986 · 76 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198676
  4. 4
    Book of ColorAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #41989 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989192
  5. 5
    Living Beautifully TogetherAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #51989 · 225 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989225
  6. 6
    Daring to Be YourselfAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #61990 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990301
  7. 7
    The Gift of a LetterAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #71990 · 162 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990162
  8. 8
    Creating a Beautiful HomeAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #81992 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992229
  9. 9
    Grace NotesAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #91993 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993416
  10. 10
    Making ChoicesAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #101994 · 222 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994222
  11. 11
    Tea CelebrationsAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #111994 · 227 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994227
  12. 12
    Book of DaysAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #121994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994
  13. 13
    The Art of the PossibleAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #131995 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995251
  14. 14
    Mother's: A CelebrationAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #141995 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995288
  15. 15
    Gracious Living in a New WorldAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #151996 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996336
  16. 16
    Living a Beautiful LifeAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #161997 · 178 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997178
  17. 17
    The Decoration of HousesAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #171997 · 498 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997498
  18. 18
    Living in LoveAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #181997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997
  19. 19
    Open Your EyesAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #191998 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998336
  20. 20
    Feeling at HomeAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #201999 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999320
  21. 21
    Things I Want My Daughters To KnowAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #212004 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004208
  22. 22
    Time Alive: Celebrate Your Life Every DayAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #222005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005
  23. 23
    Choosing Happiness: Keys to a Joyful LifeAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #232006 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006192
  24. 24
    You Are Your ChoicesAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #242006 · 193 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006193
  25. 25
    Happiness for TwoAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #252007 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007224
  26. 26
    Things Good Mothers KnowAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #262009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  27. 27
    The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and DaughtersAlexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction #272013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013

Alexandra Stoddard books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Alexandra Stoddard Non-Fiction

27 books

27 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Alexandra Stoddard books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 27 Alexandra Stoddard books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Alexandra Stoddard

Start with Style for Living (1974), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alexandra Stoddard book?

The Shared Wisdom of Mothers and Daughters (2013) is the newest Alexandra Stoddard book released so far.

Is there a new Alexandra Stoddard book coming?

No next Alexandra Stoddard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alexandra Stoddard at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alexandra Stoddard title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alexandra Stoddard books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,546 pages across the 22 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alexandra Stoddard books, 15 of 27, were published in the 1990s.

What the Alexandra Stoddard books are about

26 of the 27 Alexandra Stoddard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: conduct of life is tagged on 9 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Conduct of life 9 of 26 books
  • Interior decoration 6 of 26 books
  • Psychological aspects 4 of 26 books
  • Nonfiction 3 of 26 books
  • Self-Improvement 3 of 26 books
  • Happiness 2 of 26 books
  • Interior decoration, handbooks, manuals 2 of 26 books
  • Motherhood 2 of 26 books
  • Mothers 2 of 26 books
  • Self-actualization (psychology) 2 of 26 books