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James Finn Garner Books in Order

James Finn Garner has written 14 books, published between 1994 and 2018. The first book is Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (1994) and the newest is Politically Correct Pinocchio (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1994–2018
Pages on record
1,013 in 5 of 14 books
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James Finn Garner is a Chicago-based American satirist, born in 1960. The catalogue lists 14 books by Garner, from Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (1994) to Politically Correct Pinocchio (2018), and two series: Politically Correct Bedtime Stories and Rex Koko, Private Clown. Apocalypse Wow! (1997), Recut Madness (2007) and Honk Honk, My Darling (2011) are among them. Subject headings include humorous stories and political correctness.

How many James Finn Garner books are there?

James Finn Garner has 14 books, released between 1994 and 2018. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

James Finn Garner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 James Finn Garner 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 Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner, book 1 of the Politically Correct Bedtime Stories series
  2. Cover of Politically Correct Holiday Stories by James Finn Garner, book 2 of the Politically Correct Bedtime Stories series
  3. Cover of The Politically Correct Ultimate Storybook by James Finn Garner (1995)
  4. Cover of Apocalypse Wow! by James Finn Garner (1997)
  5. Cover of Sweet Marlene by James Finn Garner (2002)
  1. 1
    Politically Correct Bedtime StoriesPolitically Correct Bedtime Stories #11994 · 79 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199479
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  2. 2
    Politically Correct Holiday StoriesPolitically Correct Bedtime Stories #21995 · 99 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199599
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  3. 3
    The Politically Correct Ultimate StorybookPolitically Correct Bedtime Stories #31995 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995293
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  4. 4
    Once Upon a More Enlightened TimePolitically Correct Bedtime Stories #41995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  5. 5
    Apocalypse Wow!1997 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997174
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  6. 6
    Sweet Marlene2002 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002368
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  7. 7
    Recut Madness2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  8. 8
    The Politically Correct Movie Guide2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  9. 9
    Honk Honk, My DarlingRex Koko, Private Clown #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Tea Party Fairy Tales2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Have Yourself a Monkey Little ChristmasRex Koko, Private Clown #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    Double IndignityRex Koko, Private Clown #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    The Wet Nose of DangerRex Koko, Private Clown #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  14. 14
    Politically Correct Pinocchio2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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James Finn Garner 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.

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories in order

4 books
  1. 1. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
  2. 2. Politically Correct Holiday Stories
  3. 3. The Politically Correct Ultimate Storybook
  4. 4. Once Upon a More Enlightened Time

Rex Koko, Private Clown in order

4 books
  1. 1. Honk Honk, My Darling
  2. 2. Have Yourself a Monkey Little Christmas
  3. 3. Double Indignity
  4. 4. The Wet Nose of Danger

Standalone books

6 books

6 James Finn Garner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Finn Garner books in order?

You only need to read James Finn Garner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James Finn Garner

Start with Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Finn Garner book?

Politically Correct Pinocchio (2018) is the newest James Finn Garner book released so far.

Is there a new James Finn Garner book coming?

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

James Finn Garner at a glance

No recent titles
The newest James Finn Garner title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
James Finn Garner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,013 pages across the 5 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 174 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Finn Garner books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Finn Garner books are about

5 of the 14 James Finn Garner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american humorous stories is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • American Humorous stories 2 of 5 books
  • Political correctness 2 of 5 books
  • Adaptations 1 of 5 books
  • Anthropomorphism 1 of 5 books
  • Bears 1 of 5 books
  • Biologists 1 of 5 books
  • Dwarves 1 of 5 books
  • End of the world 1 of 5 books
  • Fairy tales 1 of 5 books
  • Fairy tales, adaptations 1 of 5 books
  • Frivolous litigation 1 of 5 books
  • Holidays 1 of 5 books