Jay Asher

Jay Asher

3 Series • 5 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Thirteen Reasons Why (2007)
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Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Start with: Piper (2017)
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Publication Order of Memoirs
Start with: Sunny Boy (2017)

ⓘ About Jay Asher

Jay Asher is an American born writer with three publications in the genre of you adult literature. Born in Arcadia, California in 1975, his family encouraged Jay and his younger brother Nate to in the arts and literature and he pursued his interest in music and writing from a young age. He created several picture books and school humour novels in his youth which ingrained his urge to write even more. In his final year of studying to be an elementary school teacher at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College, he left in order to pursue his dream career as a novel writer. In his early career Asher had to supplement his income by working as a salesman in a shoe store, manning the desk at his local library and also worked in various bookstores.

All Book Series by Jay Asher

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Thirteen Reasons Why

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
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The Future of Us

Book 2 of 3 · published 2011 Co-authored · Carolyn Mackler

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2011
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What Light

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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Piper

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017
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Sunny Boy

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jay Asher?

Jay Asher is an American born writer with three publications in the genre of you adult literature. Born in Arcadia, California in 1975, his family encouraged Jay and his younger brother Nate to in the arts and literature and he pursued his interest in music and writing from a young age. He created several picture books and school humour novels in his youth which ingrained his urge to write even more.

Which Jay Asher series should I start with?

Jay Asher's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Thirteen Reasons Why (2007).

How many books has Jay Asher written?

Jay Asher has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2017. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Graphic Novels and Memoirs.

In what order should Jay Asher's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 5 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Jay Asher's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jay Asher's 5 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (3 books); Graphic Novels (1 book); Memoirs (1 book).