Bill Maher

  • 9

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1994 to 2025

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Bill Maher has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 9 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with True Story: A Novel and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Ballantine Books.

Best Place To Start

True Story: A Novel

Simon & Schuster • 2005 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Simon & Schuster and Ballantine Books

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Ballantine Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. True Story: A Novel

    Simon & Schuster • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 304 pages.

  2. True Story

    Simon & Schuster • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 304 pages.

  3. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2025 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2025 • 400 pages.

  4. The new new rules

    Blue Rider Press • 2011 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 354 pages.

  5. New Rules

    Rodale Books • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 230 pages.

  6. Keep the Statue of Liberty Closed

    New Millennium • 2004 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  7. Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect

    Ballantine Books • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 273 pages.

  8. True Story : A Comedy Novel

    Random House Inc • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 298 pages.

  9. Political Incorrections: The Best Opening Monologues from Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher

    Simon & Schuster • 1996 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996.

How The Picks Compare

  • True Story gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while True Story: A Novel leans later in the catalog.
  • What This Comedian Said Will Shock You is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from True Story: A Novel.

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