Laurie Notaro Books in Order
Laurie Notaro has written 19 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Autobiography of a Fat Bride (2002) and the newest is I've Got a New Complaint (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,837 in 11 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 47–71 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,837 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Laurie Notaro is an American humorist who writes comic essays about her own life. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club and Autobiography of a Fat Bride both appeared in 2002 and set the pattern, and I Love Everybody (2004), We Thought You Would Be Prettier (2005) and It Looked Different on the Model (2011) follow. Notaro also writes fiction, including Spooky Little Girl (2010). Nineteen catalogued titles reach I've Got a New Complaint (2026).
How many Laurie Notaro books are there?
Laurie Notaro has 19 books, released between 2002 and 2026.
Laurie Notaro Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Laurie Notaro 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.
- 1Autobiography of a Fat Bride2002 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/420022571/4
- 2The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 3I Love Everybody2004 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/420042281/4
- 4Laurie Notaro Assortment2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 5An Idiot Girl's Christmas2005 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/420051421/4
- 6We Thought You Would Be Prettier2005 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420052401/4
- 7There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell2007 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/420073021/4
- 8The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death2008 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420082241/4
- 9Spooky Little Girl2010 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/420102931/4
- 10The Post Office Lady with the Dragon Tattoo2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 11It Looked Different on the Model2011 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/420112181/4
- 12The Potty Mouth at the Table2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 13Enter Pirates: Vintage Legends: 1991-19992015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 14Crossing the Horizon2016 · 455 pages · confirmed 1/420164551/4
- 15Predictably Disastrous Results: Vintage Legends 1991-1999 Volume II2016 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420162081/4
- 16Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life2016 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/420162701/4
- 17Excuse Me While I Disappear2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 18The Murderess2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 19I've Got a New Complaint2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Laurie Notaro 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
19 books19 Laurie Notaro titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Laurie Notaro books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 19 Laurie Notaro books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Laurie Notaro
Start with Autobiography of a Fat Bride (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Laurie Notaro book?
I've Got a New Complaint (2026) is the newest Laurie Notaro book released so far.
Is there a new Laurie Notaro book coming?
No next Laurie Notaro 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 Notaro at a glance
- Still publishing
- Laurie Notaro published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Laurie Notaro books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,837 pages across the 11 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Laurie Notaro books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Laurie Notaro books are about
10 of the 19 Laurie Notaro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american humorists is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American Humorists 7 of 10 books
- Biography 7 of 10 books
- Humor 7 of 10 books
- Nonfiction 4 of 10 books
- Young women 4 of 10 books
- Humor (Nonfiction) 2 of 10 books
- Humorists 2 of 10 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 10 books