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Tales of the City Books in Order

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin contains 10 books, published between 1978 and 2024. The first book is Tales of the City (1978) and the newest is Mona of the Manor (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1978–2024
Pages on record
2,946 in 9 of 10 books
Reading time
49–74 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,946 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Tales of the City checklist

Tales of the City is Armistead Maupin's run of 10 books set against San Francisco city life, with gay men, lesbians and transgender people among the catalogued subjects. The run opens with Tales of the City (1978) and continues through Babycakes (1984), Michael Tolliver Lives (2007) and The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014). Mona of the Manor (2024) is the newest entry, and the run is listed as ongoing.

How many Tales of the City books are there?

Tales of the City has 10 books, released between 1978 and 2024.

Tales of the City Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Tales of the City 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 Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, book 1 of the Tales of the City series (1978)
  2. Cover of More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, book 2 of the Tales of the City series (1978)
  3. Cover of Further Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, book 3 of the Tales of the City series (1982)
  4. Cover of Babycakes by Armistead Maupin, book 4 of the Tales of the City series (1984)
  5. Cover of Significant Others by Armistead Maupin, book 5 of the Tales of the City series (1987)
  6. Cover of Sure of You by Armistead Maupin, book 6 of the Tales of the City series (1989)
  7. Cover of Mary Ann in Autumn by Armistead Maupin, book 8 of the Tales of the City series (2010)
  8. Cover of The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin, book 9 of the Tales of the City series (2014)
  1. 1
    Tales of the CityTales of the City #11978 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978400
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  2. 2
    More Tales of the CityTales of the City #21978 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978352
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  3. 3
    Further Tales of the CityTales of the City #31982 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982368
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  4. 4
    BabycakesTales of the City #41984 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984316
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  5. 5
    Significant OthersTales of the City #51987 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987322
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  6. 6
    Sure of YouTales of the City #61989 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989262
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  7. 7
    Michael Tolliver LivesTales of the City #72007 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007320
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  8. 8
    Mary Ann in AutumnTales of the City #82010 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010336
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  9. 9
    The Days of Anna MadrigalTales of the City #92014 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014270
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  10. 10
    Mona of the ManorTales of the City #102024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Do you have to read Tales of the City books in order?

You should read the Tales of the City books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Tales of the City book also stands alone.

Where to start with Tales of the City

Start with Tales of the City (1978), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tales of the City book?

Mona of the Manor (2024) is the newest Tales of the City book released so far.

Is there a new Tales of the City book coming?

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

Tales of the City at a glance

Still running
Tales of the City is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Tales of the City books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
2,946 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 322 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tales of the City books, 4 of 10, were published in the 1980s.

What the Tales of the City books are about

9 of the 10 Tales of the City books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: san francisco (calif.) is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Armistead Maupin

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.