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Shonda Rhimes Books in Order

Shonda Rhimes has written 4 books, published between 2004 and 2022. The first book is The Princess Diaries 2, Royal Engagement (2004) and the newest is Inside Bridgerton (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
2004–2022
Pages on record
512 in 2 of 4 books
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Shonda Rhimes is an American television producer and screenwriter and the founder of Shondaland. Rhimes created and ran Grey's Anatomy, its spin-off Private Practice and the political thriller Scandal, becoming the first African American woman to create three television dramas that each reached 100 episodes. Four books carry her name: a book tied to the film The Princess Diaries 2, Royal Engagement (2004), the memoir Year of Yes (2015) with its companion Year of Yes Journal (2016), and Inside Bridgerton (2022).

How many Shonda Rhimes books are there?

Shonda Rhimes has 4 books, released between 2004 and 2022.

Shonda Rhimes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Shonda Rhimes 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 The Princess Diaries 2, Royal Engagement by Shonda Rhimes (2004)
  2. Cover of The Year of Yes Journal by Shonda Rhimes (2016)
  1. 1
    The Princess Diaries 2, Royal Engagement2004 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Year of YesBiographies & Memoirs #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Year of Yes Journal2016 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016464
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Inside Bridgerton2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Shonda Rhimes 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.

Biographies & Memoirs in order

1 book
  1. 1. Year of Yes

Standalone books

3 books

3 Shonda Rhimes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Shonda Rhimes books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 4 Shonda Rhimes books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Shonda Rhimes

Start with The Princess Diaries 2, Royal Engagement (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shonda Rhimes book?

Inside Bridgerton (2022) is the newest Shonda Rhimes book released so far.

Is there a new Shonda Rhimes book coming?

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

Shonda Rhimes at a glance

Paused
No new Shonda Rhimes title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Shonda Rhimes books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
512 pages across the 2 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shonda Rhimes books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2010s.

What the Shonda Rhimes books are about

2 of the 4 Shonda Rhimes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.