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Erica Jong Books in Order

Erica Jong has written 29 books, published between 1971 and 2019. The first book is Fruits and Vegetables (1971) and the newest is The World Began with Yes (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
1971–2019
Pages on record
6,779 in 25 of 29 books
Reading time
113–169 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,779 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Erica Jong, author of the Isadora Wing series

Erica Jong is an American novelist, satirist and poet. Fear of Flying (1973) is the book that made the name: controversial for its treatment of female sexuality, prominent in the development of second-wave feminism, and past 37 million copies sold. Isadora Wing is the recurring character, with a series recorded under that name. Jong's 29 catalogued titles begin with the poetry collection Fruits and Vegetables (1971) and take in further verse, fiction and biography through to The World Began with Yes (2019).

How many Erica Jong books are there?

Erica Jong has 29 books, released between 1971 and 2019. 4 of them belong to the Isadora Wing series.

Erica Jong Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Erica Jong 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. Cover of Fruits and Vegetables by Erica Jong (1971)
  2. Cover of Fear of Flying by Erica Jong, book 1 of the Isadora Wing series (1973)
  3. Cover of Loveroot by Erica Jong (1975)
  4. Cover of How to Save Your Own Life by Erica Jong, book 2 of the Isadora Wing series (1977)
  5. Cover of At the Edge of the Body by Erica Jong (1979)
  6. Cover of Fanny by Erica Jong (1980)
  7. Cover of Witches by Erica Jong (1981)
  8. Cover of Megan's Two Houses: A Story of Adjustment / Megan's Book of Divorce: A Kid's Book for Adults by Erica Jong (1984)
  9. Cover of Parachutes & Kisses by Erica Jong, book 3 of the Isadora Wing series (1984)
  10. Cover of Serenissima / Shylock's Daughter by Erica Jong (1987)
  11. Cover of Any Woman's Blues by Erica Jong (1989)
  12. Cover of The Devil at Large by Erica Jong (1993)
  13. Cover of Fear of Fifty by Erica Jong (1994)
  14. Cover of Inventing Memory / Of Blessed Memory by Erica Jong (1997)
  15. Cover of What Do Women Want? by Erica Jong (1998)
  16. Cover of Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong (2003)
  17. Cover of Seducing the Demon by Erica Jong (2006)
  18. Cover of Love Comes First by Erica Jong (2009)
  19. Cover of Sugar in My Bowl by Erica Jong (2011)
  20. Cover of The World Began with Yes by Erica Jong (2019)
  1. 1
    Fruits and Vegetables1971 · 87 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197187
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  2. 2
    Fear of FlyingIsadora Wing #11973 · 451 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973451
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  3. 3
    Half-Lives1973 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973277
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  4. 4
    Here Comes and Other Poems1975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
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  5. 5
    Loveroot1975 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975114
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  6. 6
    The Poetry of Erica Jong1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  7. 7
    How to Save Your Own LifeIsadora Wing #21977 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977336
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  8. 8
    Selected Poems, Volume 11978 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978176
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  9. 9
    At the Edge of the Body1979 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197996
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  10. 10
    Fanny1980 · 525 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980525
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  11. 11
    Selected Poems, Volume 21980 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980352
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  12. 12
    Witches1981 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981176
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  13. 13
    Ordinary Miracles1983 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983141
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  14. 14
    Megan's Two Houses: A Story of Adjustment / Megan's Book of Divorce: A Kid's Book for Adults1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  15. 15
    Parachutes & KissesIsadora Wing #31984 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984416
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  16. 16
    Serenissima / Shylock's Daughter1987 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987215
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  17. 17
    Any Woman's Blues1989 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989384
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  18. 18
    Becoming Light1991 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991378
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  19. 19
    The Devil at Large1993 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993329
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  20. 20
    Fear of Fifty1994 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994352
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  21. 21
    Inventing Memory / Of Blessed Memory1997 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997368
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  22. 22
    What Do Women Want?1998 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998309
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  23. 23
    Sappho's Leap2003 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003316
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  24. 24
    Seducing the Demon2006 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006279
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  25. 25
    Love Comes First2009 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200995
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  26. 26
    Sugar in My Bowl2011 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011238
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  27. 27
    A Letter to the President2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  28. 28
    Fear of DyingIsadora Wing #42015 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015273
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  29. 29
    The World Began with Yes2019 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201996
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Erica Jong 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.

Isadora Wing in order

4 books
  1. 1. Fear of Flying
  2. 2. How to Save Your Own Life
  3. 3. Parachutes & Kisses
  4. 4. Fear of Dying

Standalone books

25 books

25 Erica Jong titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Erica Jong books in order?

You only need to read Erica Jong books in order within the Isadora Wing series, which holds 4 of the 29 Erica Jong books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Erica Jong

Start with Fruits and Vegetables (1971), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Erica Jong book?

The World Began with Yes (2019) is the newest Erica Jong book released so far.

Is there a new Erica Jong book coming?

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

Awards Erica Jong has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Erica Jong. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature2009Won
  • Lucien Barrière Literary Award1997Won

Erica Jong at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Erica Jong title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Erica Jong books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,779 pages across the 25 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 279 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Erica Jong books, 9 of 29, were published in the 1970s.

What the Erica Jong books are about

26 of the 29 Erica Jong books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 8 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.