Roger Ebert books in order
American film critic and author
- Lived
- 1942–2013
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 19
- Also writes as
- Reinhold Timme, R. Hyde
Roger Ebert published 3 novels, 9 non-fiction books and 7 other books, beginning with Life Itself (2011).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Roger Ebert
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Life Itself
Roger Ebert's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Great Movies (2002)
Scorsese by Ebert (2008)
Life Itself (2011)
Non-fiction in order
A Kiss Is Still a Kiss (1984)
The Perfect London Walk (1986)
The Future of the Movies (1991)
Bigger Little Movie Glossary (1999)
The Bigger Little Book of Hollywood Cliches (1999)
The Great Movies II (2005)
Your Movie Sucks (2007)
The Pot and How to Use It (2010)
The Great Movies Iv (2016)
Other books in order
Two Weeks in the Midday Sun (1987)
The Little Book of Hollywood Cliches (1995)
Book of Film (1997)
I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie (2000)
Movie Yearbook 2004 (Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook) (2003)
Awake in the Dark (2006)
A Horrible Experience Of Unbearable Length More Movies That Suck (2012)
About Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert was an American film critic, film historian, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, and author. He wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate writing style and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. Ebert endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, championing filmmakers like Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and Spike Lee, as well as Martin Scorsese, whose first published review he wrote. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic", and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called him "the best-known film critic in America".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Roger Ebert FAQ
- How many books has Roger Ebert written?
- Roger Ebert published 3 novels, 9 non-fiction books and 7 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Roger Ebert's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Life Itself.
- What is Roger Ebert's last book?
- Life Itself (2011).
- What is Roger Ebert's most famous book?
- Life Itself (2011) is Roger Ebert's most widely read book.
- Does Roger Ebert write under a pen name?
- Yes: Roger Ebert has also published as Reinhold Timme and R. Hyde.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.