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Laurie Graham Books in Order

Laurie Graham has written 28 books, published between 1986 and 2021. The first book is Parents' Survival Guide (1986) and the newest is Dr. Dan, Dr Dad (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1986–2021
Pages on record
6,475 in 23 of 28 books
Reading time
108–162 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,475 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

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Laurie Graham, born in 1947, is an English journalist, radio scriptwriter and novelist who lives in London. The catalogue opens with humorous guides, Parents' Survival Guide (1986), A Marriage Survival Guide (1988), Teenagers: A Family Survival Guide (1992), before the novels take over with Perfect Meringues (1997) and The Dress Circle (1998). Twenty-eight books are catalogued through Dr. Dan, Dr Dad (2021), with female friendship, British social life and historical settings among the subjects.

How many Laurie Graham books are there?

Laurie Graham has 28 books, released between 1986 and 2021. They include 3 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.

Laurie Graham Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Laurie Graham 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 Parents' Survival Guide by Laurie Graham (1986)
  2. Cover of Getting It Right by Laurie Graham (1989)
  3. Cover of The British Abroad by Laurie Graham (1991)
  4. Cover of Teenagers; A Family Survival Guide by Laurie Graham (1992)
  5. Cover of Ten O'Clock Horses by Laurie Graham (1996)
  6. Cover of Perfect Meringues by Laurie Graham, book 1 of the Perfect Meringues series (1997)
  7. Cover of The Dress Circle by Laurie Graham (1998)
  8. Cover of Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights by Laurie Graham (2000)
  9. Cover of The Future Homemakers of America by Laurie Graham, book 1 of the Future Homemakers of America series (2001)
  10. Cover of The Unfortunates by Laurie Graham (2003)
  11. Cover of The Great Husband Hunt by Laurie Graham (2003)
  12. Cover of Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham (2005)
  13. Cover of Mr Starlight by Laurie Graham (2005)
  14. Cover of The Importance of Being Kennedy by Laurie Graham (2007)
  15. Cover of A Humble Companion by Laurie Graham (2012)
  16. Cover of The Liar's Daughter by Laurie Graham (2013)
  17. Cover of The Grand Duchess of Nowhere by Laurie Graham (2014)
  18. Cover of The Night in Question by Laurie Graham (2015)
  19. Cover of Dr. Dan's Casebook by Laurie Graham, book 1 of the Dr. Dan series (2019)
  1. 1
    Parents' Survival Guide1986 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986172
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  2. 2
    The Man for the Job1986 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986192
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  3. 3
    A Marriage Survival Guide1988 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988160
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  4. 4
    Getting It Right1989 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989146
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  5. 5
    The British Abroad1991 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991167
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  6. 6
    Teenagers; A Family Survival Guide1992 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992224
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  7. 7
    Ten O'Clock Horses1996 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996255
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  8. 8
    Perfect MeringuesPerfect Meringues #11997 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997219
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  9. 9
    The Dress Circle1998 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998218
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  10. 10
    Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights2000 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000208
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  11. 11
    The Future Homemakers of AmericaFuture Homemakers of America #12001 · 385 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001385
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  12. 12
    The Unfortunates2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003384
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  13. 13
    The Great Husband Hunt2003 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003358
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  14. 14
    Gone with the Windsors2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  15. 15
    Mr Starlight2005 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005316
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  16. 16
    The Importance of Being Kennedy2007 · 353 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007353
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  17. 17
    Life According To Lubka2008 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008312
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  18. 18
    At Sea2010 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010330
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  19. 19
    A Humble Companion2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    The Liar's Daughter2013 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013346
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  21. 21
    The Grand Duchess of Nowhere2014 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014328
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  22. 22
    The Night in Question2015 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015368
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  23. 23
    The Early BirdsFuture Homemakers of America #22017 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017352
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  24. 24
    Anyone for Seconds?Perfect Meringues #22018 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018352
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  25. 25
    Dr. Dan's CasebookDr. Dan #12019 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019330
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  26. 26
    Dr. Dan, Married Man?Dr. Dan #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  27. 27
    Dr. Dan Moves OnDr. Dan #32020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  28. 28
    Dr. Dan, Dr DadDr. Dan #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Laurie Graham 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.

Dr. Dan in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dr. Dan's Casebook
  2. 2. Dr. Dan, Married Man?
  3. 3. Dr. Dan Moves On
  4. 4. Dr. Dan, Dr Dad

Perfect Meringues in order

2 books
  1. 1. Perfect Meringues
  2. 2. Anyone for Seconds?

Future Homemakers of America in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Future Homemakers of America
  2. 2. The Early Birds

Standalone books

20 books

20 Laurie Graham titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Laurie Graham books in order?

You only need to read Laurie Graham books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Laurie Graham

Start with Parents' Survival Guide (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laurie Graham book?

Dr. Dan, Dr Dad (2021) is the newest Laurie Graham book released so far.

Is there a new Laurie Graham book coming?

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

Laurie Graham at a glance

Paused
No new Laurie Graham title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Laurie Graham books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,475 pages across the 23 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laurie Graham books, 8 of 28, were published in the 2010s.

What the Laurie Graham books are about

24 of the 28 Laurie Graham books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 4 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.