Jon Ronson Books in Order
Jon Ronson has written 15 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001) and the newest is The Castle (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,308 in 8 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 38–58 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,308 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Jon Ronson is a British-American journalist and filmmaker who writes sceptical, informal investigations of fringe politics and science, appearing in his own stories as a faux-naïf narrator. Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) and The Psychopath Test (2011) are the best known of 15 catalogued titles, which reach The Castle (2026). Ronson has written for The Guardian, City Life and Time Out, and has made documentary films for the BBC and two documentary series for Channel 4.
How many Jon Ronson books are there?
Jon Ronson has 15 books, released between 2001 and 2026.
Jon Ronson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Jon Ronson 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.
- 1Them: Adventures with Extremists2001 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420013361/4
- 2The Men Who Stare at Goats2004 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/420042591/4
- 3Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420062561/4
- 4What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness2007 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/420072691/4
- 5The Amazing Adventures of Phoenix Jones & the Less Amazing Adventures of Some Other Real-life Superheroes2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 6The Psychopath Test2011 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420112881/4
- 7Lost at Sea2012 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/420124961/4
- 8The Family Portrait2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 9Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie2014 · 68 pages · confirmed 1/42014681/4
- 10So You've Been Publicly Shamed2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420153361/4
- 11The Elephant in the Room2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 12The Butterfly Effect2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 13The Last Days of August2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 14The Debutante2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 15The Castle2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Jon Ronson 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
15 books15 Jon Ronson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jon Ronson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 15 Jon Ronson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Jon Ronson
Start with Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jon Ronson book?
The Castle (2026) is the newest Jon Ronson book released so far.
Is there a new Jon Ronson book coming?
No next Jon Ronson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jon Ronson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jon Ronson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jon Ronson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,308 pages across the 8 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jon Ronson books, 9 of 15, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jon Ronson books are about
8 of the 15 Jon Ronson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: anecdotes is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.