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See all the Gossip Girl books by Cecily von Ziegesar in order, with quick summaries, series background, character notes, and guidance on the best place to start reading.

Last updated: December 24, 2025

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28 books

1

Psycho Killer

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2011

2

Psycho Killer

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2011

This slasher remix of the first Gossip Girl novel turns Upper East Side drama into gleeful horror. Serena and Blair’s rivalry escalates into murder plots, turning classmates and exes into targets while Gossip Girl gleefully reports every stylish, blood soaked twist.

3

I Will Always Love You

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2009

4

I Will Always Love You

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2009

Years after graduation, Blair, Serena, Nate, Dan, and Vanessa return to New York for the holidays. Old crushes spark, new lives collide with old habits, and one more round of makeups and breakups forces everyone to decide which relationships are worth fighting for.

5

It Had to Be You

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2007

6

It Had to Be You

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2007

This prequel rewinds to the year before the first Gossip Girl book, when Serena still ruled Constance and Blair hadn’t yet taken her place. Affairs, betrayals, and a fateful decision send Serena away to boarding school, setting up the fractured friendships that open the main series.

7

Don't You Forget About Me

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2007

8

Don't You Forget About Me

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2007

With high school over, everyone is poised to leave New York, but first they have decisions to make. Nate must finally choose between Blair and Serena, Dan experiments with a new identity, and last minute revelations threaten to derail carefully plotted college plans.

9

Would I Lie to You?

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2006

10

Would I Lie to You

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2006

Summer in the Hamptons brings new temptations for Gossip Girl’s graduates. Serena and Blair become muses for a famous designer, Nate gets even more confused about love, and Dan’s experimental literary life leads him to question who he wants and how honest he can be.

11

Only in Your Dreams

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2006

12

Only in Your Dreams

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2006

In the last summer before college, Blair heads to London with her aristocratic boyfriend, Serena chases a movie role, and Nate drifts to the Hamptons. Back in the city, Dan and Vanessa heat up again, proving that distance does not cool Upper East Side chemistry for long.

13

Nothing Can Keep Us Together

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2005

14

Nothing Can Keep Us Together

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2005

Graduation at Constance Billard and St. Jude should be a clean break, but nothing about this group is tidy. Failed exams, surprise hookups, and one unforgettable ceremony force Blair, Serena, Nate, and the rest to rethink who will walk into the future together.

15

Nobody Does It Better

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2005

16

Nobody Does it Better

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2005

As senior year rolls on, Serena, Blair, Nate, and their friends chase last chances at love and adventure. Film sets, charity events, and high stakes parties blur together while Gossip Girl captures every over the top moment and quietly hints at the goodbyes ahead.

17

You're the One That I Want

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2004

18

You're the One That I Want

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2004

College admission letters hit the Upper East Side, turning everyday cattiness into full blown panic. Blair pins her dreams on Yale, Serena drifts through opportunities, and their friends juggle acceptances and rejections while still trying to look effortless in Gossip Girl’s relentless spotlight.

19

I Like It Like That

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2004

20

I Like It Like That

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2004

Spring break whisks Serena, Blair, Nate, and friends to an upscale mountain resort, but fresh snow does not cover old drama. New flings, jealous exes, and family surprises keep the vacation from ever feeling relaxing, especially with Gossip Girl narrating every misstep.

21

Because I'm Worth It

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2003

22

Because I'm Worth It

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2003

Senior year means photo shoots, internships, and more chances to crash and burn in public. Blair experiments with a new image, Serena drifts into the fashion world, and Dan and Vanessa test their limits as Gossip Girl turns every ambition into fresh, highly public gossip.

23

All I Want Is Everything

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2003

24

All I Want is Everything

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2003

Christmas break scatters the gang to Caribbean beaches and ski slopes, but distance only intensifies the drama. Blair and Serena turn their holidays into a competition in romance and luxury, while Gossip Girl counts down to a New Year’s Eve none of them will forget.

25

You Know You Love Me

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2002

26

You Know You Love Me

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2002

With Serena back for good, Blair fights to keep her queen bee crown while college interviews raise the stakes. Nate, Dan, and Jenny are pulled deeper into the social crossfire as Gossip Girl’s posts turn private missteps into entertainment for the whole city.

27

Gossip Girl

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2002

28

Gossip Girl

by Cecily von Ziegesar

2002

Serena van der Woodsen’s mysterious return from boarding school blows up Blair Waldorf’s carefully controlled world. As old secrets surface and new crushes form, an unseen blogger called Gossip Girl chronicles every party, hookup, and betrayal on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Series background & context

The Gossip Girl novels drop you into Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where private school uniforms, charity galas, and doormen buildings are just the backdrop. At the center are the juniors and seniors of Constance Billard and St. Jude, whose every mistake is broadcast by an anonymous blogger known only as Gossip Girl.

Most of the books follow best friends and frenemies Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf. Serena is the golden girl who seems to float through life on charm and luck. Blair is tightly wound, image conscious, and determined to get exactly what she thinks she deserves, from the right boyfriend to a place at Yale. Nate Archibald, the handsome lacrosse player caught between them, completes the original triangle.

Orbiting that core are characters who keep the series from feeling like a closed bubble. Dan and Jenny Humphrey come from a cramped apartment on the other side of the park, desperate to break into a world that has always shut them out. Vanessa Abrams would rather be making strange films in Brooklyn than caring about headbands and debutante balls, yet she keeps getting pulled into Upper East Side drama.

Each book covers a concentrated burst of time – a school term, a holiday break, a particularly chaotic summer. There are rooftop parties, disastrous vacations, disastrous college interviews, and parents whose love lives are just as tangled as their kids’. Through it all, Gossip Girl’s posts stitch the scenes together, undercutting what characters say about themselves with what everyone else is whispering.

Over the main run of the series the cast moves from the comfort of their high school hierarchy toward college and whatever comes after. A prequel, It Had to Be You, shows the year before the first book, when Serena’s sudden departure for boarding school blows up the group for the first time. I Will Always Love You jumps ahead to a holiday reunion during their college years, letting readers see which old patterns still hold and which have finally broken.

The tone is fizzy and fast, with labels, parties, and hookups treated as casually as homework, but there is a steady undercurrent about class, privilege, and performance. Being seen matters more than being kind. Success often means appearing unbothered, even when everything is falling apart.

If you know the television series, the books feel both familiar and surprising. Some characters are sharper or softer on the page, and certain plotlines head in very different directions. What stays the same is the pleasure of watching a tight social world eat itself alive, one gossip item at a time.

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