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Tom Bodett Books in Order

Tom Bodett by Tom Bodett contains 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.

Books
17
Published
1985–2009
Pages on record
1,616 in 7 of 17 books
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Tom Bodett is the catalogue heading for 17 books by Tom Bodett, published from 1985 to 2009. As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport (1985) comes first, followed by Small Comforts (1987) and The End of the Road (1989). Alaska, American wit and humor and short stories are the leading subjects. Tom Bodett's American Odyssey titles appeared in 1995, and Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road (2009) is the latest.

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.

  1. Cover of As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport by Tom Bodett, book 1 of the Tom Bodett series (1985)
  2. Cover of Small Comforts by Tom Bodett, book 2 of the Tom Bodett series (1987)
  3. Cover of The Big Garage on Clear Shot by Tom Bodett, book 4 of the Tom Bodett series (1990)
  4. Cover of Exploded by Tom Bodett, book 6 of the Tom Bodett series (1993)
  5. Cover of Free Fall of Webster Cummings by Tom Bodett, book 7 of the Tom Bodett series (1995)
  6. Cover of Tom Bodett's American Odyssey: Peach Picking Time by Tom Bodett, book 9 of the Tom Bodett series (1995)
  7. Cover of Williwaw! by Tom Bodett, book 12 of the Tom Bodett series (1999)
  8. Cover of The Tom Bodett Value Collection by Tom Bodett, book 13 of the Tom Bodett series (2000)
  9. Cover of Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier by Tom Bodett, book 14 of the Tom Bodett series (2004)
  1. 1
    As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport1985 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985143
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  2. 2
    Small Comforts1987 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987165
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  3. 3
    The End of the Road1989 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989238
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  4. 4
    The Big Garage on Clear Shot1990 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990299
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  5. 5
    Last Decent Parking Place in North America1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  6. 6
    Exploded1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  7. 7
    Free Fall of Webster Cummings1995 · 366 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995366
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  8. 8
    Tom Bodett's American Odyssey: The Great Divide1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  9. 9
    Tom Bodett's American Odyssey: Peach Picking Time1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  10. 10
    No Place Like Home1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  11. 11
    Tom Bodett's American Odyssey: Ed's Fruits and Vegetables1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  12. 12
    Williwaw!1999 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999208
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  13. 13
    The Tom Bodett Value Collection2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  14. 14
    Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier2004 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004197
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  15. 15
    The Better Part of the End of the Road2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  16. 16
    Old Fools and Young Hearts2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  17. 17
    Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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Is there a chronological order for Tom Bodett?

No separate chronological order is on record for Tom Bodett, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Tom Bodett books in order?

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

Where to start with Tom Bodett

Start with As Far As You Can Go Without A Passport (1985), the earliest published 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.

  • Alaska 3 of 7 books
  • Alaska, social life and customs 2 of 7 books
  • Humor 2 of 7 books
  • Social life and customs 2 of 7 books

More books by Tom Bodett

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