Paul Rudnick Books in Order
Paul Rudnick has written 19 books, published between 1986 and 2026. The first book is Social Disease (1986) and the newest is The Tuxedo Society (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1986–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,537 in 10 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 26–38 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,537 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Paul Rudnick, born 29 December 1957, is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter and essayist. Rudnick plays have been staged on and off Broadway, and the Rudnick screenplays include Sister Act, Addams Family Values, In & Out and Jeffrey. Under the pen name Libby Gelman-Waxner, Rudnick also wrote film criticism. The catalogue lists 19 books from Social Disease (1986) through I Hate Hamlet (1991) and Jeffrey (1994) to The Tuxedo Society, dated 2026.
How many Paul Rudnick books are there?
Paul Rudnick has 19 books, released between 1986 and 2026.
Paul Rudnick Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Paul Rudnick 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.
- 1Social Disease1986 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/419861951/4
- 2I'll Take It1989 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/419892911/4
- 3I Hate Hamlet1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 4Jeffrey1994 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/41994891/4
- 5The Naked Truth1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 6The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 7Valhalla2004 · 76 pages · confirmed 1/42004761/4
- 8Mr. Charles, Currently Of Palm Beach2004 · 17 pages · confirmed 1/42004171/4
- 9Regrets Only2007 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/42007551/4
- 10The New Century2008 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/42008521/4
- 11I Shudder2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 12The Collected Plays of Paul Rudnick2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 13The Naked Eye2010 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/42010581/4
- 14Gorgeous2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 15It's All Your Fault2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 16Playing the Palace2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420213361/4
- 17Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420233681/4
- 18What Is Wrong with You?2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 19The Tuxedo Society2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Paul Rudnick 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 Paul Rudnick titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Paul Rudnick books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 19 Paul Rudnick books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Paul Rudnick
Start with Social Disease (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Paul Rudnick book?
The Tuxedo Society (2026) is the newest Paul Rudnick book released so far.
Is there a new Paul Rudnick book coming?
No next Paul Rudnick book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paul Rudnick at a glance
- Still publishing
- Paul Rudnick published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Paul Rudnick books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,537 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 82 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paul Rudnick books, 5 of 19, were published in the 2000s.
What the Paul Rudnick books are about
8 of the 19 Paul Rudnick books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: drama is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.