Steven Rowley Books in Order
Steven Rowley has written 7 books, published between 2016 and 2026. The first book is Lily and the Octopus (2016) and the newest is Take Me with You (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2016–2026
- Pages on record
- 963 in 3 of 7 books
Lily and the Octopus (2016) opened Steven Rowley's catalogue, and The Guncle (2021) and The Celebrants (2023) are the other titles he is known for. Rowley is an American novelist writing humorous fiction about gay men and dog owners. Seven books are catalogued through 2026, including The Editor (2019), The Dogs of Venice (2020), The Guncle Abroad (2024) and Take Me with You (2026), at a median 320 pages. The Guncle is his only series.
How many Steven Rowley books are there?
Steven Rowley has 7 books, released between 2016 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Guncle series.
Steven Rowley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Steven Rowley 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.
- 120163071/4
- 22019–1/4
- 3The Dogs of Venice2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 420213361/4
- 520233201/4
- 62024–1/4
- 72026–1/4
Steven Rowley 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.
StevenRowley Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Guncle in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Steven Rowley title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Steven Rowley books in order?
You only need to read Steven Rowley books in order within the Guncle series, which holds 2 of the 7 Steven Rowley books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Steven Rowley
Start with Lily and the Octopus (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Steven Rowley book?
Take Me with You (2026) is the newest Steven Rowley book released so far.
Is there a new Steven Rowley book coming?
No next Steven Rowley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steven Rowley at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steven Rowley published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Steven Rowley books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 963 pages across the 3 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steven Rowley books, 5 of 7, were published in the 2020s.
What the Steven Rowley books are about
4 of the 7 Steven Rowley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.