William Johnston Books in Order

William Johnston has written 64 books, published between 1960 and 1990. The first book is Searching Spector (1960) and the newest is Dick Tracy (1990). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books: 64
Published: 1960–1990
Pages on record: 2,378 in 14 of 64 books

See all 64 books in order Printable William Johnston checklist

Television tie-in novels make up the William Johnston catalogue. Max Smart, The Munsters, The Flying Nun, Happy Days, Welcome Back Kotter, Doctor Kildare, The Nurses and the Brady Bunch novelisations all appear, alongside a Dick Tracy title dated 1990. Teenagers, humour and adolescence run through the subjects. The listing holds 64 books dated 1960 to 1990, at a median of 158 pages, and the run reads as complete.

How many William Johnston books are there?

William Johnston has 64 books, released between 1960 and 1990. They include 8 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

William Johnston series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Max Smart books in order 9 books
Happy Days books in order 8 books

William Johnston 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.

Welcome Back, Kotter in order

6 books

1. 10-4 Sweathogs!
2. The Sweathog Newshawks
3. Sweathog Trail
4. The Super Sweathogs
5. The Sweathog Sit-In
6. Barbarino Drops Out

Flying Nun in order

5 books

1. Miracle at San Tanco
2. The Littlest Rebels
3. Mother of Invention
4. The Little Green Men
5. The Underground Picnic

Doctor Kildare in order

3 books

1. The Faces of Love
2. The Heart Has An Answer.
3. The Magic Key

Nurses in order

2 books

1. The Nurses
2. Two Loves Has Nurse Powell

Munsters in order

2 books

1. The Great Camera Caper
2. The Last Resort

Lancer Brady Bunch Novelizations in order

1 book

1. Brady Bunch

Standalone books

28 books

28 William Johnston titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Johnston books in order?

You only need to read William Johnston books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with William Johnston

Start with the first book of the William Johnston series you want to read: Max Smart starts with Get Smart (1965) and Happy Days starts with Ready to Go Steady (1974). The earliest catalogued title overall is Searching Spector (1960).

What is the newest William Johnston book?

Dick Tracy (1990) is the newest William Johnston book released so far.

Is there a new William Johnston book coming?

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

William Johnston at a glance

No recent titles: The newest William Johnston title on record dates from 1990, 36 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace: William Johnston books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length: 2,378 pages across the 14 of 64 books with a recorded length, a median of 158 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most William Johnston books, 33 of 64, were published in the 1970s.

What the William Johnston books are about

11 of the 64 William Johnston 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 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Fiction in English 2 of 11 books
Teenagers 2 of 11 books