William Goldman

A novelist, playwright and screenwriter, the American writer William Goldman has carved himself a long and extensive career. With a highly impressive list of works, he's a master of his craft and looked up to by both his peers and contemporaries alike. Having created a whole host of famous works, he's become almost an institution, as many have attempted to mimic his work and will continue to do so for many years to come.

The best place to start is the Screenplay series, the earliest of William Goldman's multi-book series: it opens with Absolute Power (2000) and runs to 3 books across 2000–2003, ending with Dreamcatcher (2003).

William Goldman has 31 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1957 and 2018. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Screenplay series with 3 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. William Goldman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Babe Levy (1974–1986, 2 books) and Screenplay (2000–2003, 3 books).

This guide splits William Goldman's 31 books into 2 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Screenplay (3 books, 2000–2003); Babe Levy (2 books, 1974–1986).