Carrie Fisher Books in Order
Carrie Fisher has written 7 books, published between 1987 and 2016. The first book is Postcards from the Edge (1987) and the newest is The Princess Diarist (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1987–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,377 in 6 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 23–34 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,377 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Carrie Fisher was an American actress and writer, born in 1956 and dead in 2016. Fisher's 7 catalogued books open with the novel Postcards from the Edge (1987) and close with The Princess Diarist (2016). Hollywood, the film industry, substance abuse and its treatment supply the subject matter, and the Suzanne Vale novels run through the fiction. Fisher played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films from 1977 onward.
How many Carrie Fisher books are there?
Carrie Fisher has 7 books, released between 1987 and 2016. 2 of them belong to the Suzanne Vale series.
Carrie Fisher Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Carrie Fisher 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.
- 119872401/4
- 2Surrender the Pink1990 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/419902861/4
- 3Delusions of Grandma1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 420042691/4
- 5Wishful Drinking2008 · 163 pages · confirmed 1/420081631/4
- 6Shockaholic2011 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/420111621/4
- 7The Princess Diarist2016 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/420162571/4
Carrie Fisher 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.
Suzanne Vale in order
2 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Carrie Fisher titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Carrie Fisher Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Carrie Fisher books run from Postcards from the Edge (1987) to The Princess Diarist (2016), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Carrie Fisher in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Carrie Fisher books in order?
You only need to read Carrie Fisher books in order within the Suzanne Vale series, which holds 2 of the 7 Carrie Fisher books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Carrie Fisher
Start with Postcards from the Edge (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Carrie Fisher book?
The Princess Diarist (2016) is the newest Carrie Fisher book released so far.
Is there a new Carrie Fisher book coming?
No next Carrie Fisher book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carrie Fisher at a glance
- Died
- Carrie Fisher died in 2016, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Carrie Fisher on record dates from 2016.
- Release pace
- Carrie Fisher books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,377 pages across the 6 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carrie Fisher books, 2 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Carrie Fisher books are about
All 7 Carrie Fisher books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: actors and actresses is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Actors and actresses 3 of 7 books
- Authors 3 of 7 books
- Biography 2 of 7 books
- Humor 2 of 7 books