Children’s Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mick Foley’s Christmas Chaos |
2000 |
Buy |
| Mick Foley’s Halloween Hijinx |
2001 |
Buy |
| Tales from Wrescal Lane |
2004 |
Buy |
| A Most Mizerable Christmas |
2012 |
Buy |
Mick Foley Biographies Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Have a Nice Day! |
1999 |
Buy |
| Foley is Good |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Hardcore Diaries |
2007 |
Buy |
| Countdown to Lockdown |
2010 |
Buy |
| Saint Mick |
2017 |
Buy |
Mick Foley Coloring#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Cactus Jack and the Beanstalk |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tietam Brown |
2003 |
Buy |
| Scooter |
2005 |
Buy |
WWE Superstars Comic Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| WWE Superstars #1 |
2014 |
Buy |
| WWE Superstars #2 |
2014 |
Buy |
| WWE Superstars #3 |
2015 |
Buy |
| WWE Superstars #4 |
2015 |
Buy |
| WWE Superstars #5 |
2015 |
Buy |
Michael Francis Foley was born on June 7, 1965, and grew up in East Setauket on Long Island, New York. He became one of the most popular professional wrestlers of the late 1990s, performing under the names Cactus Jack, Mankind, and Dude Love in promotions including WCW, ECW, and WWE. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.
Foley surprised the publishing world when Have a Nice Day! (1999) became a number one New York Times bestseller. He wrote the entire book in longhand, reportedly after his typewriter broke. He followed it with four more memoirs, two literary novels (Tietam Brown and Scooter), and several children’s books illustrated by Jill Thompson and others. His writing ranges from dark coming-of-age fiction to rhyming holiday picture books featuring WWE characters to a coloring comic book retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk. He also wrote the WWE Superstars comic book series, which reimagined wrestlers in alternate-universe crime noir and fantasy settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Mick Foley written?
Mick Foley has written seventeen books across five series.
What was Mick Foley's first book?
Mick Foley’s first book is Have a Nice Day!, published in 1999.
How did Mick Foley become a bestselling author?
Foley wrote his first memoir, Have a Nice Day! A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, entirely by hand while traveling on the road for WWE. He did not use a ghostwriter. The book debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list in November 1999 and reached number one by December. His second memoir, Foley is Good, also hit number one on the list in 2001. As of 2026, he has written five memoirs, two novels, four children’s books, a coloring comic, and a comic book series.