Roger L. Simon

Roger L. Simon

3 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Moses Wine Books
Start with: The Big Fix (1973)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Mama Tass Manifesto (1970)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Blacklisting Myself (2009)

ⓘ About Roger L. Simon

Roger L. Simon is a prolific writer that is as renowned for his novels as he is for his screenplays. Simon is best known for the Moses Wine series. The author has always been quite vocal about his political leanings. In the early 1960s, Simon was an outspoken supporter of the Civil Rights movement. At the tender age of 22, the author was in South Carolina helping to register black field workers who wanted to vote. Simon even taught African American students black history, an achievement that would have been frowned upon in contemporary times but which many considered perfectly acceptable back then. Simon’s work brought him into contact with a number of prominent members of the Civil Rights Movement. He also lost friends who had joined him in the fight to advance the rights of black people.

All Book Series by Roger L. Simon

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The Big Fix

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1973

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1973
2
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Wild Turkey

Book 2 of 8 · published 1976

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1976
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Peking Duck

Book 3 of 8 · published 1979

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1979
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California Roll

Book 4 of 8 · published 1985

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1985
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The Straight Man

Book 5 of 8 · published 1986

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1986
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Raising the Dead

Book 6 of 8 · published 1988

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1988
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The Lost Coast

Book 7 of 8 · published 2000

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2000
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Director's Cut

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2003

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2003
1
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The Mama Tass Manifesto

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1970

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1970
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Dead Meet

Book 2 of 4 · published 1988

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1988
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The Goat

Book 3 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
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EMET

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026

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2026
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Blacklisting Myself

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
2
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Turning Right at Hollywood and Vine

Book 2 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
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I Know Best

Book 3 of 5 · published 2016

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2016
4
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The Southbound Train

Book 4 of 5 · published 2023

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2023
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American Refugees

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Roger L. Simon?

Roger L. Simon is a prolific writer that is as renowned for his novels as he is for his screenplays. Simon is best known for the Moses Wine series. The author has always been quite vocal about his political leanings.

Which Roger L. Simon series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Moses Wine series, the earliest of Roger L. Simon's multi-book series: it opens with The Big Fix (1973) and runs to 8 books across 1973–2003, ending with Director's Cut (2003).

How many books has Roger L. Simon written?

Roger L. Simon has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1970 and 2026. 8 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Moses Wine series with 8 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Roger L. Simon's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Roger L. Simon's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Moses Wine (1973–2003, 8 books).

How are Roger L. Simon's books organised into series?

This guide splits Roger L. Simon's 17 books into 1 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Moses Wine (8 books, 1973–2003).