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Louise Rennison Books in Order

Louise Rennison has written 17 books, published between 1999 and 2013. The first book is Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (1999) and the newest is The Taming of the Tights (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1999–2013
Confirmed
17 of 17 titles
Pages on record
2,999 in 12 of 17 books
Reading time
50–75 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,999 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Louise Rennison (1951–2016) was an English comedian who wrote comic fiction for teenage girls. The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson sets down the diary of a teenager and her friends, the Ace Gang, starting with Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (1999); the first two books became the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey follows Georgia's younger cousin. The catalogue holds 17 titles, ending with The Taming of the Tights (2013).

How many Louise Rennison books are there?

Louise Rennison has 17 books, released between 1999 and 2013. They include 2 separate series.

Louise Rennison Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Louise Rennison 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 Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison, book 1 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series
  2. Cover of It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers! / On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God by Louise…
  3. Cover of Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison, book 3 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2001)
  4. Cover of Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants by Louise Rennison, book 4 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2002)
  5. Cover of Away Laughing on a Fast Camel / ...and That's When It Fell Off in My Hand by Louise Rennison (2004)
  6. Cover of Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers by Louise Rennison, book 6 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2005)
  7. Cover of ...Startled by His Furry Shorts! by Louise Rennison, book 7 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2006)
  8. Cover of Fabbity Fab Journal by Louise Rennison, book 1 of the Louise Rennison Non-Fiction series (2007)
  9. Cover of Let the Snog Fest Begin! by Louise Rennison, book 8 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2007)
  10. Cover of Love Is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison, book 9 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2007)
  11. Cover of Georgia's Book of Wisdomosity by Louise Rennison, book 2 of the Louise Rennison Non-Fiction series (2008)
  12. Cover of Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison, book 10 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series (2008)
  13. Cover of Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison, book 11 of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series
  14. Cover of Withering Tights by Louise Rennison, book 1 of the Misadventures of Tallulah Casey series (2010)
  15. Cover of A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison, book 2 of the Misadventures of Tallulah Casey series (2012)
  16. Cover of The Taming of the Tights by Louise Rennison, book 3 of the Misadventures of Tallulah Casey series (2013)
  1. 1
    Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal SnoggingConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #11999 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999247
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers! / On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex GodConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #22000 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000208
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Knocked Out by My Nunga-NungasConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #32001 · 183 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001183
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Dancing in My Nuddy-PantsConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #42002 · 214 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002214
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Away Laughing on a Fast Camel / ...and That's When It Fell Off in My HandConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #52004 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004276
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Then He Ate My Boy EntrancersConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #62005 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005309
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    ...Startled by His Furry Shorts!Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #72006 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Fabbity Fab JournalLouise Rennison Non-Fiction #12007 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Let the Snog Fest Begin!Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #82007 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Love Is a Many Trousered ThingConfessions of Georgia Nicolson #92007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Georgia's Book of WisdomosityLouise Rennison Non-Fiction #22008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Georgia Nicolson's Little Pink BookLouise Rennison Non-Fiction #32008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Stop in the Name of Pants!Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #102008 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008310
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #112009 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009310
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Withering TightsMisadventures of Tallulah Casey #12010 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010350
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    A Midsummer Tights DreamMisadventures of Tallulah Casey #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Taming of the TightsMisadventures of Tallulah Casey #32013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Louise Rennison 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.

Confessions of Georgia Nicolson in order

11 books
  1. 1. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
  2. 2. It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers! / On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
  3. 3. Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
  4. 4. Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants
  5. 5. Away Laughing on a Fast Camel / ...and That's When It Fell Off in My Hand
  6. 6. Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers
  7. 7. ...Startled by His Furry Shorts!
  8. 8. Let the Snog Fest Begin!
  9. 9. Love Is a Many Trousered Thing
  10. 10. Stop in the Name of Pants!
  11. 11. Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?

Louise Rennison Non-Fiction

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Misadventures of Tallulah Casey in order

3 books
  1. 1. Withering Tights
  2. 2. A Midsummer Tights Dream
  3. 3. The Taming of the Tights

Do you have to read Louise Rennison books in order?

You only need to read Louise Rennison 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 Louise Rennison

Start with Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Louise Rennison book?

The Taming of the Tights (2013) is the newest Louise Rennison book released so far.

Is there a new Louise Rennison book coming?

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

Louise Rennison at a glance

Died
Louise Rennison died in 2016, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Louise Rennison on record dates from 2013.
Release pace
Louise Rennison books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,999 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Louise Rennison books, 13 of 17, were published in the 2000s.

What the Louise Rennison books are about

14 of the 17 Louise Rennison books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: diaries is tagged on 9 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.