Stephen Chbosky Books in Order

Stephen Chbosky has written 2 books, published between 1999 and 2019. The first book is The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999) and the newest is Imaginary Friend (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
2
Published
1999–2019
Total pages
918 across 2 books
Photo of Stephen Chbosky, author

Stephen Chbosky is an American film director, screenwriter and author, born in 1970. Two books are catalogued: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), the coming-of-age novel Chbosky is best known for, and Imaginary Friend (2019), a psychological horror novel published that October. Chbosky wrote and directed the 2012 film of Perks, directed the drama Wonder (2017), and directed the 2021 film of Dear Evan Hansen. Epistolary and diary form, young adult fiction and horror are the catalogued subjects.

How many Stephen Chbosky books are there?

Stephen Chbosky has 2 books, released between 1999 and 2019.

Stephen Chbosky Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 2 Stephen Chbosky 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. 1
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower1999 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999213
  2. 2
    Imaginary Friend2019 · 705 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019705

Stephen Chbosky 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

2 books

2 Stephen Chbosky titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Stephen Chbosky books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 2 Stephen Chbosky books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Stephen Chbosky

Start with The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stephen Chbosky book?

Imaginary Friend (2019) is the newest Stephen Chbosky book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen Chbosky book coming?

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

Award nominations for Stephen Chbosky

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Stephen Chbosky. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Stephen Chbosky at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Stephen Chbosky title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Length
918 pages across all 2 books with a recorded length, a median of 459 pages each.

What the Stephen Chbosky books are about

All 2 Stephen Chbosky 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.