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Joe Layden Books in Order

Joe Layden has written 60 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding (1994) and the newest is In My Darkest Hour (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
60
Published
1994–2026
Pages on record
8,044 in 44 of 60 books
Reading time
134–201 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,044 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 60 titles with a page count on record.

See all 60 books in order Printable Joe Layden checklist

Sports biography accounts for most of Joe Layden's writing. The catalogue opens in 1994 with Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding and 40 Minutes of Hell, and takes in Deion Sanders (1995), Steve Young (1995) and USA Basketball (1996). Basketball, the NBA, football, women athletes and the Olympic Games run through the subjects, much of it written for young readers. 60 titles span 1994 to 2026, reaching In My Darkest Hour (2026), at a median 214 pages.

How many Joe Layden books are there?

Joe Layden has 60 books, released between 1994 and 2026.

Joe Layden Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 60 Joe Layden 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 Great American Baseball Strike by Joe Layden (1995)
  2. Cover of USA Basketball by Joe Layden (1996)
  3. Cover of Caesar's Palace: The Complete Guide To Gaming by Joe Layden (1997)
  4. Cover of Rising Stars of the NBA by Joe Layden (1997)
  5. Cover of NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champions by Joe Layden (1997)
  6. Cover of Women In Sports: The Complete Book On The World's Greatest Female Athletes by Joe Layden (1997)
  7. Cover of All the Rage by Joe Layden (1997)
  8. Cover of NBA Game Day by Joe Layden (1997)
  9. Cover of Home Run Heroes!: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa by Joe Layden (1998)
  10. Cover of The Art of Magic: The Companion to the PBS Special by Joe Layden (1998)
  11. Cover of Against the Odds by Joe Layden (1998)
  12. Cover of Kobe: The Story of the NBA's Rising Young Star Kobe Bryant by Joe Layden (1998)
  13. Cover of The Rock Says... by Joe Layden (1999)
  14. Cover of NBA Hot Shots by Joe Layden (1999)
  15. Cover of Inside the WNBA: A Behind the Scenes Photo Scrapbook by Joe Layden (1999)
  16. Cover of Superstars of U.S.A. Women's Soccer: Women Athletes of the 2000 Olympics by Joe Layden (2000)
  17. Cover of NBA Up & Coming: Stars of the New Millennium by Joe Layden (2000)
  18. Cover of NBA Rising Stars: Profiles of the Up and Coming Stars by Joe Layden (2000)
  19. Cover of Superstars of USA Women's Gymnastics: Women Athletes of the 2000 Olympics by Joe Layden (2000)
  20. Cover of WWF WrestleMania: The Official Insider's Story by Joe Layden (2001)
  21. Cover of To the Xtreme by Joe Layden (2001)
  22. Cover of No Limits: Burton Snowboards' Pro Riders by Joe Layden (2001)
  23. Cover of Xtreme Sports: Fast Track by Joe Layden (2002)
  24. Cover of More to the Xtreme: Daredevil Athletes by Joe Layden (2002)
  1. 1
    Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    40 Minutes of Hell1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Great American Baseball Strike1995 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199564
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Steve Young1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Deion Sanders1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    USA Basketball1996 · 90 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199690
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Caesar's Palace: The Complete Guide To Gaming1997 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Rising Stars of the NBA1997 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199780
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champions1997 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Women In Sports: The Complete Book On The World's Greatest Female Athletes1997 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    All the Rage1997 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997260
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    NBA Slam & Jam Map Skills1997 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199748
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    NBA Game Day1997 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199764
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Meet the Los Angeles Lakers1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Home Run Heroes!: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa1998 · 118 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998118
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Art of Magic: The Companion to the PBS Special1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Against the Odds1998 · 85 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199885
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Kobe: The Story of the NBA's Rising Young Star Kobe Bryant1998 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998180
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The Rock Says...1999 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999292
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    NBA Hot Shots1999 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199924
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Inside the WNBA: A Behind the Scenes Photo Scrapbook1999 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199948
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Superstars of U.S.A. Women's Soccer: Women Athletes of the 2000 Olympics2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    NBA Up & Coming: Stars of the New Millennium2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    NBA Rising Stars: Profiles of the Up and Coming Stars2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Superstars of USA Women's Gymnastics: Women Athletes of the 2000 Olympics2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Superstars of USA Women's Basketball: Women Athletes of the 2000 Olympics2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    WWF WrestleMania: The Official Insider's Story2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    To the Xtreme2001 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200195
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    No Limits: Burton Snowboards' Pro Riders2001 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200131
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Xtreme Sports: Fast Track2002 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200296
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Joe Layden 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.

Standalone books

60 books

60 Joe Layden titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Joe Layden books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 60 Joe Layden books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Joe Layden

Start with Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joe Layden book?

In My Darkest Hour (2026) is the newest Joe Layden book released so far.

Is there a new Joe Layden book coming?

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

Joe Layden at a glance

Still publishing
Joe Layden published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Joe Layden books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
8,044 pages across the 44 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 214 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joe Layden books, 25 of 60, were published in the 2000s.

What the Joe Layden books are about

49 of the 60 Joe Layden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 20 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 20 of 49 books
  • Juvenile literature 11 of 49 books
  • Basketball 5 of 49 books
  • Basketball players 5 of 49 books
  • Basketball, juvenile literature 4 of 49 books
  • National Basketball Association 4 of 49 books
  • Women athletes 4 of 49 books
  • Basketball, biography 3 of 49 books
  • Football, biography 3 of 49 books
  • Football, juvenile literature 3 of 49 books
  • History 3 of 49 books
  • Olympic Games. fast (OCoLC)fst01408249 3 of 49 books