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ⓘ About Jonathan Ames
Author Jonathan Ames has written both comic memoirs and novels. At one time, he worked for the New York Press for many years, and made a name for himself telling tales about his own sexual misadventures. These stories each had a self deprecating sense of humor. Ames has also won a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jonathan Ames was born in March 23, 1954 in New York City. He grew up in Oakland, New Jersey and went to Indian Hills High School; he would graduate from Princeton University and got his Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in the subject of fiction. Ames also has had a long time love of boxing, and occasionally fights under the name of “The Herring Wonder”, having two amateur matches. “The Extra Man” was made into a movie and released in the year 2010.
All Book Series by Jonathan Ames
The Double Life is Twice as Good
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2009
I Love You More Than You Know
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2005
The Cocaine Chronicles
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2005 Anthology · Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody
The Speed Chronicles
Book 2 of 5 · published 2011 Anthology · Megan Abbott,Scott Phillips,Sherman Alexie,James Franco,William T. Vollmann,Jess Walter,Beth Lisick,Tao Lin,JamesGreer,Jerry Stahl,Natalie Díaz,Joseph Mattson,Kenji Jasper,Rose Bunch
The Heroin Chronicles
Book 3 of 5 · published 2013 Anthology · Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen
The Marijuana Chronicles
Book 4 of 5 · published 2013 Anthology · Jonathan Santlofer
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
Book 4 of 6 · published 2007
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jonathan Ames?
Author Jonathan Ames has written both comic memoirs and novels. At one time, he worked for the New York Press for many years, and made a name for himself telling tales about his own sexual misadventures. These stories each had a self deprecating sense of humor.
Which Jonathan Ames series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Happy Doll series, the earliest of Jonathan Ames's multi-book series: it opens with A Man Named Doll (2021) and runs to 3 books across 2021–2025, ending with Karma Doll (2025).
How many books has Jonathan Ames written?
Jonathan Ames has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2026. 9 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Happy Doll series with 3 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jonathan Ames's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jonathan Ames's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Graphic Standalone Novels (2008, 1 book) and Happy Doll (2021–2025, 3 books).
How are Jonathan Ames's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jonathan Ames's 26 books into 3 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Happy Doll (3 books, 2021–2025); Graphic Standalone Novels (1 book, 2008); Akashic Drug Chronicles (5 books, 2005–2020).