P.G. Wodehouse: Jeeves Series

• Main characters: Bertie Wooster, wealthy and idle young Londoner, and his valet Jeeves
• Setting: England, early-to-mid 20th Century
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. My Man Jeeves (1919)
2. The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) 
3. Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
4. Very Good, Jeeves (1930) 
5. Thank You, Jeeves (1934) 
6. Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) 
7. The Code of the Woosters (1938) 
8. Joy in the Morning (1946) (US title: Jeeves in the Morning)
9. The Mating Season (1949)
10. Ring for Jeeves (1953) (US title: The Return of Jeeves)
11. Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (1954) (US title: Bertie Wooster Sees It Through)
12. A Few Quick Ones (1959)
13. Jeeves in the Offing (1960) (US title: How Right You Are, Jeeves)
14. Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963)
15. Plum Pie (1966)
16. Much Obliged, Jeeves (1971) (US title: Jeeves and the Tie That Binds)
17. Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (1974) (US title: The Cat-nappers)

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Beverly Cleary: The Ramona Series

• Main characters: Ramona Quimby, her mother and father, and her sister "Beezus"
• Setting: USA, beginning mid-20th Century
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Beezus and Ramona (1955)
2. Ramona the Pest (1968)
3. Ramona the Brave (1975)
4. Ramona and Her Father (1977)
5. Ramona and Her Mother (1979)
6. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) 
7. Ramona Forever (1984) 
8. Ramona's World (1999)

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Beverly Cleary: The Henry Huggins Series

• Main characters: Henry Huggins, his family and friends
• Setting: USA, in the 1950s and 1960s
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Henry Huggins (1950)
2. Henry and Beezus (1952)
3. Henry and Ribsy (1954)
4. Henry and the Paper Route (1957)
5. Henry and the Clubhouse (1962)
6. Ribsy (1964)

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M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin Mysteries

• Main character: Agatha Raisin, a quirky middle-aged public-relations agent who sold her London-based firm and took early retirement
• Setting: Primarily, the small village of Carsely in the English Cotswolds
• Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
2. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (1993)
3. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (1994)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (1995)
5. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996)
6. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (1997)
7. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (1998)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (1999)
9. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (1999)
10. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (2000)
11. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (2001)
12. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (2002)
13. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (2003)
14. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (2003)
15. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance (2004)
16. The Perfect Paragon: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2005)
17. Love, Lies and Liquor: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2006)
18. Kissing Christmas Goodbye: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2007)
19. A Spoonful of Poison: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2008)
20. There Goes the Bride: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2009)
21. The Busy Body: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2010)
22. As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2011)
23. Hiss and Hers: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2012)
24. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2013)
25. The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2014)
26. Dishing the Dirt: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (2015)
27. Agatha Raisin: Pushing Up Daisies (2016)
28. Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree (2017)
29. Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer (2018)
30. Beating about the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (2019) 
31. Hot to Trot (2020) 
32. Down the Hatch (2021)
33. Devil's Delight (2022) 
34. Dead on Target (2023) 
35. Killing Time (2024) 
36. Sugar and Spite (2025)

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(M.C. Beaton was a pseudonym of author Marion Chesney. After Chesney died in 2019, the Agatha Raisin series was continued by R.W. Green. Beginning with Hot to Trot (2020), new books are credited to "M. C. Beaton with R. W. Green.")

Armistead Maupin: Tales of the City Series

● Main Character: Mrs. Anna Madrigal, landlady of the apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane; there are many other characters who share the spotlight in each book.
● Setting: San Francisco, CA
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Tales of the City (1978)
2. More Tales of the City (1980)
3. Further Tales of the City (1982)
4. Babycakes (1984)
5. Significant Others (1987)
6. Sure of You (1989)
7. Michael Tolliver Lives (2007)
8. Mary Ann in Autumn (2010)
9. The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014)

Sue Townsend: The Adrian Mole Books

Main Characters: Adrian Mole, an adolescent boy (and later young man); his family and friends.
Setting: Mostly England
Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13-3/4 (1982)
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1985)
The True Confessions of Adrian Mole (1989)
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years (1993)
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (1993)
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004)
The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 (2008)
Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (2009)