Gossip Girl books in order

The Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar is a 22-book series running from 2002 to 2011, starting with Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You 2007 Cecily Von Ziegesar N/A
2 Gossip Girl 2002 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
3 You Know You Love Me 2002 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
4 All I Want is Everything 2003 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
5 Eu Quero Tudo! 2003 Cecily Von Ziegesar N/A
6 Because I’m Worth It 2003 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
7 Eu mereço! 2003 Cecily Von Ziegesar N/A
8 I Like It Like That 2004 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
9 You’re the One That I Want 2004 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
10 Nobody Does it Better 2005 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
11 Nothing Can Keep Us Together 2005 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
12 Only in Your Dreams 2006 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
13 Would I Lie to You 2006 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
14 Don’t You Forget About Me 2007 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
15 It Had to Be You 2007 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
16 I Will Always Love You 2009 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
17 Gossip Girl, Psycho Killer 2011 Cecily Von Ziegesar N/A
18 Psycho Killer 2011 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
19 The Carlyles 2008 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
20 You Just Can’t Get Enough 2008 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
21 Love the One You’re With 2009 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy
22 Take a Chance on Me 2009 Cecily Von Ziegesar Buy

The Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar includes 22 books published between 2002 and 2011. The reading order starts with the prequel Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You (2007), then moves into the main numbered sequence beginning with Gossip Girl (2002) and You Know You Love Me (2002). The core run of the series continued through titles like Because I’m Worth It (2003), I Like It Like That (2004), and Nobody Does it Better (2005) before reaching I Will Always Love You in 2009.

The later entries include Psycho Killer (2011) and several Carlyles-branded titles that tie into the spin-off series. A few books in the list, such as Eu Quero Tudo! and Eu mereço!, are Portuguese-language editions. Readers new to the series should follow the numbered order above, starting with the prequel and working through the main sequence.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Gossip Girl series?

There are 22 books in the Gossip Girl series, published between 2002 and 2011.

What is the first book in the Gossip Girl series?

The first book in the Gossip Girl series is Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You, published in 2007.

Do you need to read the Gossip Girl books in order?

Reading the Gossip Girl series in publication order starting with Gossip Girl: It Had to Be You (2007) is recommended, as characters and storylines develop across the 22 books.

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