Gossip Girl Books in Order
Cecily Von Ziegesar has written 21 Gossip Girl books, published between 2002 and 2011: 18 in the 2 main-line series and 3 related titles. The first book is Gossip Girl (2002) and the newest main-line book is Psycho Killer (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2002–2011
- Pages on record
- 1,819 in 8 of 21 books
Gossip Girl is a young adult series by Cecily Von Ziegesar about wealthy teenagers at private schools. Gossip Girl (2002) opens the run and 21 books are catalogued, including You Know You Love Me (2002), All I Want is Everything (2003) and Nobody Does it Better (2005), with The Carlyles and a manga graphic novel line as spin-offs. The last title appeared in 2011, and the series is listed as likely complete.
How many Gossip Girl books are there?
Gossip Girl has 21 books, released between 2002 and 2011. 18 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl: The Carlyles), and 3 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels.
Gossip Girl Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Gossip Girl 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.
- 120021992/4
- 220022252/4
- 320032082/4
- 42003–2/4
- 52004–2/4
- 62004–2/4
- 72005–2/4
- 82005–2/4
- 920062292/4
- 1020061902/4
- 1120072722/4
- 122007–2/4
- 1320082562/4
- 142008–2/4
- 1520092402/4
- 162009–2/4
- 172009–2/4
- 182010–2/4
- 192011–2/4
- 202011–2/4
- 212011–2/4
Gossip Girl Books in Chronological Order
In story order, It Had to Be You comes first and I Will Always Love You comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 14 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 12It Had to Be You2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 1Gossip Girl2002 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/420021992/4
- 14Psycho Killer2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 2You Know You Love Me2002 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/420022252/4
- 3All I Want is Everything2003 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420032082/4
- 4Because I'm Worth It2003 · confirmed 2/42003–2/4
- 5I Like It Like That2004 · confirmed 2/42004–2/4
- 6You're the One That I Want2004 · confirmed 2/42004–2/4
- 7Nobody Does it Better2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 8Nothing Can Keep Us Together2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 9Only in Your Dreams2006 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/420062292/4
- 10Would I Lie to You2006 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/420061902/4
- 11Don't You Forget About Me2007 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420072722/4
- 13I Will Always Love You2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
Do you have to read Gossip Girl books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Gossip Girl book also stands alone.
What order should you read Gossip Girl books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Gossip Girl (2002), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series. After it come You Know You Love Me (2002), All I Want is Everything (2003), Because I'm Worth It (2003) and I Like It Like That (2004); the numbered table above continues from there. In the chronological order, It Had to Be You comes first.
What is the newest Gossip Girl book?
Psycho Killer (2011) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Gossip Girl book coming?
No next Gossip Girl book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gossip Girl at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Gossip Girl title on record is Psycho Killer (2011), 15 years ago.
- Release pace
- Gossip Girl books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,819 pages across the 8 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 227 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gossip Girl books, 17 of 21, were published in the 2000s.
What the Gossip Girl books are about
15 of the 21 Gossip Girl books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 11 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 11 of 15 books
- Wealth 11 of 15 books
- Interpersonal relations 10 of 15 books
- Schools 9 of 15 books
- High schools 8 of 15 books
- Teenagers 4 of 15 books
- Triplets 4 of 15 books
- Teenage girls 3 of 15 books
- Young adult fiction 3 of 15 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 15 books
More books by Cecily Von Ziegesar
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Cecily Von Ziegesar books in order 34 books