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Scott Simon Books in Order

Scott Simon has written 11 books, published between 2000 and 2020. The first book is Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan (2000) and the newest is Sunnyside Plaza (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2000–2020
Pages on record
2,578 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
43–64 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,578 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Scott Simon checklist

Scott Simon, born on March 16, 1952, is an American journalist who hosts Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR. Books in the catalogue under Simon's name include Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan (2000), Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball (2002), Pretty Birds (2005) and Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption (2010). Later titles are Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime (2015), My Cubs: A Love Story (2017) and Sunnyside Plaza (2020). Subject headings name the Chicago Cubs, journalists, biography and death.

How many Scott Simon books are there?

Scott Simon has 11 books, released between 2000 and 2020.

Scott Simon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Scott Simon 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 Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan by Scott Simon (2000)
  2. Cover of Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball by Scott Simon (2002)
  3. Cover of Pretty Birds by Scott Simon (2005)
  4. Cover of Tanners of Taiwan: Life Strategies and National Culture by Scott Simon (2005)
  5. Cover of Windy City by Scott Simon (2008)
  6. Cover of Windy City of Politics by Scott Simon (2008)
  7. Cover of Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption by Scott Simon (2010)
  8. Cover of Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime by Scott Simon (2015)
  9. Cover of Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon (2020)
  1. 1
    Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan2000 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000364
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  2. 2
    Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball2002 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002168
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Pretty Birds2005 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Tanners of Taiwan: Life Strategies and National Culture2005 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005172
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Windy City2008 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008419
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Windy City of Politics2008 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime2015 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015244
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Paint by Numbers: Jedidiah Alcatraz Mystery2017 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017266
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    My Cubs: A Love Story2017 · 145 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017145
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Sunnyside Plaza2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Scott Simon 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

11 books

11 Scott Simon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Scott Simon books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 11 Scott Simon books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Scott Simon

Start with Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Scott Simon book?

Sunnyside Plaza (2020) is the newest Scott Simon book released so far.

Is there a new Scott Simon book coming?

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

Scott Simon at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Scott Simon title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Scott Simon books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,578 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Scott Simon books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Scott Simon books are about

10 of the 11 Scott Simon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 4 of 10 books
  • Death 3 of 10 books
  • History 3 of 10 books
  • Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) 2 of 10 books
  • City council members 2 of 10 books
  • Humor 2 of 10 books
  • Journalists 2 of 10 books
  • Mayors 2 of 10 books
  • Political fiction 2 of 10 books
  • Politicians 2 of 10 books
  • Politics and government 2 of 10 books