Tom Bodett Books in Order
Tom Bodett has written 17 books, published between 1985 and 2009. The first book is As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport (1985) and the newest is Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road (2009). Publication order is the reading order below. All 17 books listed here are in the Tom Bodett series, which has its own page: Tom Bodett books in order.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1985–2009
- Pages on record
- 1,616 in 7 of 17 books
Tom Bodett is an American author, voice actor, woodworker and radio personality, born on February 23, 1955, and a host, correspondent and panelist on National Public Radio shows. Bodett has voiced Motel 6 advertising since 1986, closing each spot with the line about leaving the light on. The catalogue lists 17 books from As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport (1985) to Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road (2009). Small Comforts (1987) and The End of the Road (1989) are among them. Recorded subjects include Alaska, American humor and short stories.
How many Tom Bodett books are there?
Tom Bodett has 17 books, released between 1985 and 2009.
Tom Bodett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Tom Bodett 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.
- 119851431/4
- 219871651/4
- 319892381/4
- 419902991/4
- 51991–1/4
- 61993–1/4
- 719953661/4
- 81995–1/4
- 91995–1/4
- 101996–1/4
- 111996–1/4
- 1219992081/4
- 132000–1/4
- 1420041971/4
- 152009–1/4
- 162009–1/4
- 172009–1/4
Tom Bodett series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Tom Bodett books in order 17 books
Do you have to read Tom Bodett books in order?
You only need to read Tom Bodett books in order within the Tom Bodett series, which holds 17 of the 17 Tom Bodett books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Tom Bodett
Start with As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport (1985), the first Tom Bodett book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Tom Bodett book?
Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road (2009) is the newest Tom Bodett book released so far.
Is there a new Tom Bodett book coming?
No next Tom Bodett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tom Bodett at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Tom Bodett title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Tom Bodett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,616 pages across the 7 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tom Bodett books, 9 of 17, were published in the 1990s.
What the Tom Bodett books are about
7 of the 17 Tom Bodett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: alaska is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.