Alex Comfort books in order
British academic and physician
- Lived
- 1920–2000
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 29
Alex Comfort published 3 novels, 1 novella, 7 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 17 other books, beginning with The Koka Shastra (1964). The best-known is The Joy of Sex (1972).
Updated September 2026
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The Joy of Sex
Alex Comfort's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Joy of Sex (1972)
A Good Age (1976)
Tetrarch (1980)
Novellas in order
The Novel & Our Time (1969)
Non-fiction in order
More Joy of Sex (1974)
I and That (1979)
Reality and Empathy (1983)
Authority and Delinquency (1987)
More Joy (1987)
Say Yes to Old Age (1990)
The New Joy of Sex (1991)
Poetry in order
Poems for Jane (1979)
Other books in order
The Signal to Engage (1946)
The Novel and Our Time (1948)
Sexual Behaviour in Society (1950)
Come Out to Play (1961)
Sex in Society (1963)
The Koka Shastra (1964)
Nature and Human Nature (1966)
The Anxiety Makers (1967)
What Rough Beast? (1971)
Joy of Sex & More Joy of Sex 2 (1975)
The Facts of Love (1988)
The New Joy of Sex and More Joy of Sex (1992)
Against Power and Death (1994)
Kisses and Caresses (1997)
Sexual Foreplay (1997)
Sexual Positions (1997)
The ILLUSTRATED KOKA SHASTRA (1997)
Film and TV adaptations
- Joy of Sex (1984)Film · from The Joy of Sex
About Alex Comfort
Alexander Comfort was a British scientist and physician, writer and activist, known best for his nonfiction sex manual, The Joy of Sex (1972). He was a poet and author of both fiction and nonfiction, as well as a gerontologist, geriatrician, sexologist, political theorist and commentator, anarchist, and pacifist.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Alex Comfort FAQ
- How many books has Alex Comfort written?
- Alex Comfort published 3 novels, 1 novella, 7 non-fiction books, 1 poetry collection and 17 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Alex Comfort's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Joy of Sex.
- What is Alex Comfort's last book?
- The New Joy of Sex (1991).
- What is Alex Comfort's most famous book?
- The Joy of Sex (1972) is Alex Comfort's most widely read book.
- Which Alex Comfort books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including The Joy of Sex (as Joy of Sex, film, 1984).
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.