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Tom Robbins Books in Order

Tom Robbins has written 13 books, published between 1971 and 2014. The first book is Another Roadside Attraction (1971) and the newest is Tibetan Peach Pie (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1971–2014
Pages on record
3,052 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
51–76 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,052 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Tom Robbins, author of the Beer! series

Comic satire is what Tom Robbins wrote. Another Roadside Attraction (1971) opens the catalogue, followed by Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976), Still Life with Woodpecker (1980), Jitterbug Perfume (1984) and Skinny Legs and All (1990). Picaresque plots and American humour run through them. Thirteen titles are catalogued, ending with Tibetan Peach Pie in 2014.

How many Tom Robbins books are there?

Tom Robbins has 13 books, released between 1971 and 2014. 1 of them belong to the Beer! series.

Tom Robbins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Tom Robbins 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 Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins (1971)
  2. Cover of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins (1976)
  3. Cover of Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins (1980)
  4. Cover of Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins (1984)
  5. Cover of Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins (1990)
  6. Cover of Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins (2000)
  7. Cover of Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins (2003)
  8. Cover of Wild Ducks Flying Backward by Tom Robbins (2005)
  9. Cover of B Is for Beer by Tom Robbins, book 1 of the Beer! series (2009)
  10. Cover of Tibetan Peach Pie by Tom Robbins (2014)
  1. 1
    Another Roadside Attraction1971 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971337
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  2. 2
    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1976 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976365
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  3. 3
    Still Life with Woodpecker1980 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980277
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  4. 4
    Jitterbug Perfume1984 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984342
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  5. 5
    Skinny Legs and All1990 · 422 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990422
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  6. 6
    Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas1994 · 386 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994386
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  7. 7
    Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  8. 8
    Dialogues with Northwest Writers2001 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001284
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  9. 9
    Villa Incognito2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  10. 10
    Wild Ducks Flying Backward2005 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005255
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  11. 11
    B Is for BeerBeer! #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'Arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    Tibetan Peach Pie2014 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014384
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Tom Robbins 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.

Beer! in order

1 book
  1. 1. B Is for Beer

Standalone books

12 books

12 Tom Robbins titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Tom Robbins Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Tom Robbins books run from Another Roadside Attraction (1971) to Tibetan Peach Pie (2014), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Tom Robbins in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Tom Robbins books in order?

You only need to read Tom Robbins books in order within the Beer! series, which holds 1 of the 13 Tom Robbins books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

What order should you read Tom Robbins books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Another Roadside Attraction (1971), the earliest published title. After it come Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976), Still Life with Woodpecker (1980), Jitterbug Perfume (1984) and Skinny Legs and All (1990); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Tom Robbins book?

Tibetan Peach Pie (2014) is the newest Tom Robbins book released so far.

Is there a new Tom Robbins book coming?

No next Tom Robbins 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 Robbins at a glance

Died
Tom Robbins died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Tom Robbins on record dates from 2014.
Release pace
Tom Robbins books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
3,052 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tom Robbins books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2000s.

What the Tom Robbins books are about

12 of the 13 Tom Robbins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 2 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.