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Alexander McCall Smith

Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith is best known for *The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency* series. His books have sold over 20 million copies worldwide and earned him multiple literary awards. This page provides the Alexander McCall Smith books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1980White HippoPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1988Alix and the TigersPOoYCB · 1Buy ↗

1988Film BoyPOoCB · 2Buy ↗

1989Uncle GangsterPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1989Children of Wax: African Folk TalesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1990The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet BeanPOoHBB · 1Buy ↗

1990Suzy MagicianPOoYCB · 2Buy ↗

1990The Tin DogPOoYCB · 3Buy ↗

1990The Joke MachinePOoCB · 3Buy ↗

1991Harriet Bean and the League of CheatsPOoHBB · 2Buy ↗

1991Marzipan MaxPOoCB · 4Buy ↗

1991The Girl Who Changed the WeatherPOoCB · 5Buy ↗

1992Akimbo and the LionsPOoAB · 1Buy ↗

1992Calculator AnniePOoCB · 6Buy ↗

1992Springy JanePOoCB · 7Buy ↗

1993Akimbo and the Crocodile ManPOoAB · 2Buy ↗

1993The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet BeanPOoHBB · 3Buy ↗

1993Who Invented Peanut Butter?POoCB · 8Buy ↗

1993My Chameleon UnclePOoCB · 9Buy ↗

1994The Doughnut RingPOoCB · 10Buy ↗

1994The Princess TrickPOoCB · 11Buy ↗

1994Paddy and the RatcatcherPOoCB · 12Buy ↗

1994The Banana MachinePOoCB · 13Buy ↗

1995Heavenly Date and Other FlirtationsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1995Billy RubbishPOoCB · 14Buy ↗

1996"Trouble at the North Pole" and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1996The Bubblegum TreePOoCB · 15Buy ↗

1996The Watermelon BoysPOoCB · 16Buy ↗

1997Max & Maddy and the Bursting Balloons MysteryPOoM&MB · 1Buy ↗

1998The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyPOoN1LDAB · 1Buy ↗

1999Max & Maddy and the Chocolate Money MysteryPOoM&MB · 2Buy ↗

1999The Popcorn PiratesPOoCB · 17Buy ↗

2000Tears of the GiraffePOoN1LDAB · 2Buy ↗

2000Monkey BoyPOoCB · 18Buy ↗

2000Teacher TroublePOoCB · 19Buy ↗

2001Morality for Beautiful GirlsPOoN1LDAB · 3Buy ↗

2001The Perfect Hamburger and Other Delicious StoriesPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2002The Kalahari Typing School for MenPOoN1LDAB · 4Buy ↗

2003Portuguese Irregular VerbsPOoPDVIB · 1Buy ↗

2003The Finer Points of Sausage DogsPOoPDVIB · 2Buy ↗

2003At the Villa of Reduced CircumstancesPOoPDVIB · 3Buy ↗

2003The Full Cupboard of LifePOoN1LDAB · 5Buy ↗

2004The Sunday Philosophy ClubPOoIDB · 1Buy ↗

2004The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from AfricaPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2004In the Company of Cheerful LadiesPOoN1LDAB · 6Buy ↗

200544 Scotland StreetPOo4SSB · 1Buy ↗

2005Friends, Lovers, ChocolatePOoIDB · 2Buy ↗

2005Espresso TalesPOo4SSB · 2Buy ↗

2005Akimbo and the ElephantsPOoAB · 3Buy ↗

2005The Spaghetti TanglePOoCB · 20Buy ↗

2006Dream Angus: The Celtic God of DreamsPOoMB · 1Buy ↗

2006The Fire Gospel(By: Michel Faber)POoMB · 2Buy ↗

2006The Right Attitude to RainPOoIDB · 3Buy ↗

2006Love Over ScotlandPOo4SSB · 3Buy ↗

2006Akimbo and the SnakesPOoAB · 4Buy ↗

2006The Baboons Who Went This Way and That: Folktales from AfricaPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2006The Book That Changed My LifePOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2006Blue Shoes and HappinessPOoN1LDAB · 7Buy ↗

2006The Muscle MachinePOoCB · 21Buy ↗

2007The World According to BertiePOo4SSB · 4Buy ↗

2007The Careful Use of ComplimentsPOoIDB · 4Buy ↗

2007The Good Husband of Zebra DrivePOoN1LDAB · 8Buy ↗

2008La's Orchestra Saves the WorldPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2008The Unbearable Lightness Of SconesPOo4SSB · 5Buy ↗

2008The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday / The Comfort Of SaturdaysPOoIDB · 5Buy ↗

2008Akimbo and the BaboonsPOoAB · 5Buy ↗

2008The Miracle at Speedy MotorsPOoN1LDAB · 9Buy ↗

2009Corduroy MansionsPOoCMB · 1Buy ↗

2009The Great Cake MysteryPOoPRVFCB · 1Buy ↗

2009Notes on Sontag(By: Phillip Lopate)POoWoWB · 1Buy ↗

2009The Dog Who Came in from the ColdPOoCMB · 2Buy ↗

2009The Lost Art of GratitudePOoIDB · 6Buy ↗

2009Tea Time for the Traditionally BuiltPOoN1LDAB · 10Buy ↗

2010Precious and the MonkeysPOoPRVFCB · 2Buy ↗

2010On Whitman(By: C.K. Williams)POoWoWB · 2Buy ↗

2010A Conspiracy of FriendsPOoCMB · 3Buy ↗

2010The Importance of Being SevenPOo4SSB · 6Buy ↗

2010The Charming Quirks of OthersPOoIDB · 7Buy ↗

2010The Double Comfort Safari ClubPOoN1LDAB · 11Buy ↗

2010The Saturday Big Tent Wedding PartyPOoN1LDAB · 12Buy ↗

2011The Perils of Morning CoffeePOoIDSS · 1Buy ↗

2011On Conan Doyle(By: Michael Dirda)POoWoWB · 3Buy ↗

2011Unusual Uses for Olive OilPOoPDVIB · 4Buy ↗

2011Bertie Plays the BluesPOo4SSB · 7Buy ↗

2011The Forgotten Affairs of YouthPOoIDB · 8Buy ↗

2012The Cleverness of LadiesPOoN1LDAC · 1Buy ↗

2012Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat HillPOoPRVFCB · 3Buy ↗

2012Sunshine on Scotland StreetPOo4SSB · 8Buy ↗

2012Trains and LoversPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2012The Uncommon Appeal of CloudsPOoIDB · 9Buy ↗

2012The Limpopo Academy of Private DetectionPOoN1LDAB · 13Buy ↗

2013Sense & Sensibility(By: Joanna Trollope)POoAPB · 1Buy ↗

2013Varg in LovePOoDVB · 1Buy ↗

2013Precious and the Mystery of the Missing LionPOoPRVFCB · 4Buy ↗

2013What W. H. Auden Can Do for YouPOoWoWB · 4Buy ↗

2013Bertie's Guide to Life and MothersPOo4SSB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Minor Adjustment Beauty SalonPOoN1LDAB · 14Buy ↗

2014A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith's EdinburghPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2014Good Dog Lion(With: David Dean)POoSS · 1Buy ↗

2014Northanger Abbey(By: Val McDermid)POoAPB · 2Buy ↗

2014Fatty O'Leary's Dinner PartyPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2014EmmaPOoAPB · 3Buy ↗

2014The Forever GirlPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2014The Handsome Man's De Luxe Caf�POoN1LDAB · 15Buy ↗

2015School Ship TobermoryPOoTSSTB · 1Buy ↗

2015At the Reunion BuffetPOoIDSS · 2Buy ↗

2015Precious and the Zebra NecklacePOoPRVFCB · 5Buy ↗

2015On Elizabeth Bishop(By: Colm T�ib�n)POoWoWB · 5Buy ↗

2015The Novel Habits of HappinessPOoIDB · 10Buy ↗

2015The Revolving Door of LifePOo4SSB · 10Buy ↗

2015The Woman Who Walked in SunshinePOoN1LDAB · 16Buy ↗

2016The Sands of Shark IslandPOoTSSTB · 2Buy ↗

2016Sweet, Thoughtful ValentinePOoIDSS · 3Buy ↗

2016Eligible(By: Curtis Sittenfeld)POoAPB · 4Buy ↗

2016Chance DevelopmentsPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2016Precious and GracePOoN1LDAB · 17Buy ↗

2016Boing BoingPOoCB · 22Buy ↗

2017My Italian BulldozerPOoPSB · 1Buy ↗

2017Freddie Mole, Lion Tamer(With: Kate Hindley)POoSS · 2Buy ↗

2017The Good Pilot, Peter WoodhousePOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2017On Empson(By: Michael Wood)POoWoWB · 6Buy ↗

2017The Bertie ProjectPOo4SSB · 11Buy ↗

2017A Distant View of EverythingPOoIDB · 11Buy ↗

2017A Time of Love and TartanPOo4SSB · 12Buy ↗

2017The House of Unexpected SistersPOoN1LDAB · 18Buy ↗

2017Hari & His Electric FeetPOoCB · 23Buy ↗

2018On Henry Miller: Or, How to Be an Anarchist(By: John Burnside)POoWoWB · 7Buy ↗

2018The Quiet Side of PassionPOoIDB · 12Buy ↗

2018The Colors of All the CattlePOoN1LDAB · 19Buy ↗

2018Max Champion and the Great Race Car RobberyPOoCB · 24Buy ↗

2018Freddie MolePOoCB · 25Buy ↗

2019The Strange Case of the Moderate ExtremistsPOoDVSS · 1Buy ↗

2019The Second-Worst Restaurant in FrancePOoPSB · 2Buy ↗

2019The Department of Sensitive CrimesPOoDVB · 2Buy ↗

2019The Race to Kangaroo CliffPOoTSSTB · 3Buy ↗

2019The Secret of the Dark Waterfall(With: Iain Mcintosh)POoTSSTB · 4Buy ↗

2019Pianos and FlowersPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2019The Peppermint Tea ChroniclesPOo4SSB · 13Buy ↗

2019To the Land of Long Lost FriendsPOoN1LDAB · 20Buy ↗

2019The Great Clown ConundrumPOoCB · 26Buy ↗

2020The Big-Top Mysteries� The Case of the Vanishing Granny(With: Sam Usher)POoTBMB · 1Buy ↗

2020The Talented Mr. VargPOoDVB · 3Buy ↗

2020On Seamus Heaney(By: Roy Foster)POoWoWB · 8Buy ↗

2020Marvellous Mix-upsPOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

2020In a Time of Distance and Other PoemsPOoSSC · 12Buy ↗

2020The Geometry of Holding HandsPOoIDB · 13Buy ↗

2020A Promise of AnklesPOo4SSB · 14Buy ↗

2020How to Raise an ElephantPOoN1LDAB · 21Buy ↗

2020Noah Wild and the Floating ZooPOoCB · 27Buy ↗

2021The Man with the Silver SaabPOoDVB · 4Buy ↗

2021Your Inner HedgehogPOoPDVIB · 5Buy ↗

2021Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and HappinessPOoSSC · 13Buy ↗

2021Love in the Time of BertiePOo4SSB · 15Buy ↗

2021The Joy and Light Bus CompanyPOoN1LDAB · 22Buy ↗

2022Rambo(By: David Morrell)POoMPB · 1Buy ↗

2022Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)POoMPB · 2Buy ↗

2022Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)POoMPB · 3Buy ↗

2022Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)POoMPB · 4Buy ↗

2022Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)POoMPB · 5Buy ↗

2022Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 6Buy ↗

2022The Pavilion in the CloudsPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2022Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoMPB · 7Buy ↗

2022Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)POoMPB · 8Buy ↗

2022Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)POoMPB · 9Buy ↗

2022Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)POoMPB · 10Buy ↗

2022Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)POoMPB · 11Buy ↗

2022Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)POoMPB · 12Buy ↗

2022Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)POoMPB · 13Buy ↗

2022The Sweet Remnants of SummerPOoIDB · 14Buy ↗

2022Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)POoMPB · 14Buy ↗

2022Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)POoMPB · 15Buy ↗

2022Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)POoMPB · 16Buy ↗

2022Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)POoMPB · 17Buy ↗

2022Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)POoMPB · 18Buy ↗

2022John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)POoMPB · 19Buy ↗

2022Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)POoMPB · 20Buy ↗

2022Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)POoMPB · 21Buy ↗

2022Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd)POoMPB · 22Buy ↗

2022A Song of Comfortable ChairsPOoN1LDAB · 23Buy ↗

2022Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoMPB · 23Buy ↗

2022Precious RamotswePOoMPB · 24Buy ↗

2022Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)POoMPB · 25Buy ↗

2022The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 26Buy ↗

2023Cook For MePOoTPPCB · 1Buy ↗

2023A Laborer in the Vineyard of LovePOoTPPCB · 2Buy ↗

2023The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad WolfPOoDVB · 5Buy ↗

2023The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting EvenPOoSSC · 14Buy ↗

2023The Enigma of GarlicPOo4SSB · 16Buy ↗

2023From a Far and Lovely CountryPOoN1LDAB · 24Buy ↗

2023Condor(By: James Grady)POoMPB · 27Buy ↗

2023Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)POoMPB · 28Buy ↗

2023Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoMPB · 29Buy ↗

2024The Perfect Passion CompanyPOoTPPCB · 3Buy ↗

2024The Winds from Further WestPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2024The Conditions of Unconditional LovePOoIDB · 15Buy ↗

2024The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacfeePOo4SSB · 17Buy ↗

2024The Great Hippopotamus HotelPOoN1LDAB · 25Buy ↗

2024Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)POoMPB · 30Buy ↗

2024Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)POoMPB · 31Buy ↗

2024Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)POoMPB · 32Buy ↗

2025Looking for YouPOoTPPCB · 4Buy ↗

2025Bertie's Theory of Ice CreamPOo4SSB · 18Buy ↗

2025In the Time of Five PumpkinsPOoN1LDAB · 26Buy ↗

2025Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)POoMPB · 33Buy ↗

2026The Lost Language of OystersPOoPDVIB · 6Buy ↗

2026The Subtle Pleasures of IndiscretionPOoIDB · 16Buy ↗

2026The Big Cats Dance PartyPOoN1LDAB · 27Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Harriet Bean Books3 books · 1990–1993

01The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean1990Buy ↗

02Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats1991Buy ↗

03The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean1993Buy ↗

Publication Order of 44 Scotland Street Books18 books · 2005–2025

0144 Scotland Street2005Buy ↗

02Espresso Tales2005Buy ↗

03Love Over Scotland2006Buy ↗

04The World According to Bertie2007Buy ↗

05The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones2008Buy ↗

06The Importance of Being Seven2010Buy ↗

07Bertie Plays the Blues2011Buy ↗

08Sunshine on Scotland Street2012Buy ↗

09Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers2013Buy ↗

10The Revolving Door of Life2015Buy ↗

11The Bertie Project2017Buy ↗

12A Time of Love and Tartan2017Buy ↗

13The Peppermint Tea Chronicles2019Buy ↗

14A Promise of Ankles2020Buy ↗

15Love in the Time of Bertie2021Buy ↗

16The Enigma of Garlic2023Buy ↗

17The Stellar Debut of Galactica Macfee2024Buy ↗

18Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Paul Stuart Books2 books · 2017–2019

01My Italian Bulldozer2017Buy ↗

02The Second-Worst Restaurant in France2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2014

01A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Perfect Passion Company Books4 books · 2023–2025

01Cook For Me2023Buy ↗

02A Laborer in the Vineyard of Love2023Buy ↗

03The Perfect Passion Company2024Buy ↗

04Looking for You2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Detective Varg Books5 books · 2013–2023

01Varg in Love2013Buy ↗

02The Department of Sensitive Crimes2019Buy ↗

03The Talented Mr. Varg2020Buy ↗

04The Man with the Silver Saab2021Buy ↗

05The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books33 books · 2022–2025

01Rambo(By: David Morrell)2022Buy ↗

02Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)2022Buy ↗

03Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)2022Buy ↗

04Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)2022Buy ↗

05Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)2022Buy ↗

06Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

07Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)2022Buy ↗

08Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

09Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)2022Buy ↗

10Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)2022Buy ↗

11Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

12Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)2022Buy ↗

13Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)2022Buy ↗

14Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)2022Buy ↗

15Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)2022Buy ↗

16Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)2022Buy ↗

17Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)2022Buy ↗

18Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)2022Buy ↗

19John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)2022Buy ↗

20Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)2022Buy ↗

21Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)2022Buy ↗

22Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd)2022Buy ↗

23Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)2022Buy ↗

24Precious Ramotswe2022Buy ↗

25Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)2022Buy ↗

26The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

27Condor(By: James Grady)2023Buy ↗

28Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)2023Buy ↗

29Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)2023Buy ↗

30Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)2024Buy ↗

31Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)2024Buy ↗

32Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)2024Buy ↗

33Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Children's Books27 books · 1980–2020

01White Hippo1980Buy ↗

02Film Boy1988Buy ↗

03The Joke Machine1990Buy ↗

04Marzipan Max1991Buy ↗

05The Girl Who Changed the Weather1991Buy ↗

06Calculator Annie1992Buy ↗

07Springy Jane1992Buy ↗

08Who Invented Peanut Butter?1993Buy ↗

09My Chameleon Uncle1993Buy ↗

10The Doughnut Ring1994Buy ↗

11The Princess Trick1994Buy ↗

12Paddy and the Ratcatcher1994Buy ↗

13The Banana Machine1994Buy ↗

14Billy Rubbish1995Buy ↗

15The Bubblegum Tree1996Buy ↗

16The Watermelon Boys1996Buy ↗

17The Popcorn Pirates1999Buy ↗

18Monkey Boy2000Buy ↗

19Teacher Trouble2000Buy ↗

20The Spaghetti Tangle2005Buy ↗

21The Muscle Machine2006Buy ↗

22Boing Boing2016Buy ↗

23Hari & His Electric Feet2017Buy ↗

24Max Champion and the Great Race Car Robbery2018Buy ↗

25Freddie Mole2018Buy ↗

26The Great Clown Conundrum2019Buy ↗

27Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Collections1 book · 2012

01The Cleverness of Ladies2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 2014–2017

01Good Dog Lion(With: David Dean)2014Buy ↗

02Freddie Mole, Lion Tamer(With: Kate Hindley)2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Big-Top Mysteries Books1 book · 2020

01The Big-Top Mysteries� The Case of the Vanishing Granny(With: Sam Usher)2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of The School Ship Tobermory Books4 books · 2015–2019

01School Ship Tobermory2015Buy ↗

02The Sands of Shark Island2016Buy ↗

03The Race to Kangaroo Cliff2019Buy ↗

04The Secret of the Dark Waterfall(With: Iain Mcintosh)2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Professor Dr. Von Igelfeld Books6 books · 2003–2026

01Portuguese Irregular Verbs2003Buy ↗

02The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs2003Buy ↗

03At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances2003Buy ↗

04Unusual Uses for Olive Oil2011Buy ↗

05Your Inner Hedgehog2021Buy ↗

06The Lost Language of Oysters2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Books27 books · 1998–2026

01The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency1998Buy ↗

02Tears of the Giraffe2000Buy ↗

03Morality for Beautiful Girls2001Buy ↗

04The Kalahari Typing School for Men2002Buy ↗

05The Full Cupboard of Life2003Buy ↗

06In the Company of Cheerful Ladies2004Buy ↗

07Blue Shoes and Happiness2006Buy ↗

08The Good Husband of Zebra Drive2007Buy ↗

09The Miracle at Speedy Motors2008Buy ↗

10Tea Time for the Traditionally Built2009Buy ↗

11The Double Comfort Safari Club2010Buy ↗

12The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party2010Buy ↗

13The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection2012Buy ↗

14The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon2013Buy ↗

15The Handsome Man's De Luxe Caf�2014Buy ↗

16The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine2015Buy ↗

17Precious and Grace2016Buy ↗

18The House of Unexpected Sisters2017Buy ↗

19The Colors of All the Cattle2018Buy ↗

20To the Land of Long Lost Friends2019Buy ↗

21How to Raise an Elephant2020Buy ↗

22The Joy and Light Bus Company2021Buy ↗

23A Song of Comfortable Chairs2022Buy ↗

24From a Far and Lovely Country2023Buy ↗

25The Great Hippopotamus Hotel2024Buy ↗

26In the Time of Five Pumpkins2025Buy ↗

27The Big Cats Dance Party2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Writers on Writers Books8 books · 2009–2020

01Notes on Sontag(By: Phillip Lopate)2009Buy ↗

02On Whitman(By: C.K. Williams)2010Buy ↗

03On Conan Doyle(By: Michael Dirda)2011Buy ↗

04What W. H. Auden Can Do for You2013Buy ↗

05On Elizabeth Bishop(By: Colm T�ib�n)2015Buy ↗

06On Empson(By: Michael Wood)2017Buy ↗

07On Henry Miller: Or, How to Be an Anarchist(By: John Burnside)2018Buy ↗

08On Seamus Heaney(By: Roy Foster)2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Corduroy Mansions Books3 books · 2009–2010

01Corduroy Mansions2009Buy ↗

02The Dog Who Came in from the Cold2009Buy ↗

03A Conspiracy of Friends2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Young Corgi Books3 books · 1988–1990

01Alix and the Tigers1988Buy ↗

02Suzy Magician1990Buy ↗

03The Tin Dog1990Buy ↗

Publication Order of Max & Maddy Books2 books · 1997–1999

01Max & Maddy and the Bursting Balloons Mystery1997Buy ↗

02Max & Maddy and the Chocolate Money Mystery1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels7 books · 1989–2024

01Uncle Gangster1989Buy ↗

02La's Orchestra Saves the World2008Buy ↗

03Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party2014Buy ↗

04The Forever Girl2014Buy ↗

05The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse2017Buy ↗

06The Pavilion in the Clouds2022Buy ↗

07The Winds from Further West2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Austen Project Books4 books · 2013–2016

01Sense & Sensibility(By: Joanna Trollope)2013Buy ↗

02Northanger Abbey(By: Val McDermid)2014Buy ↗

03Emma2014Buy ↗

04Eligible(By: Curtis Sittenfeld)2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Isabel Dalhousie Short Stories/Novellas3 books · 2011–2016

01The Perils of Morning Coffee2011Buy ↗

02At the Reunion Buffet2015Buy ↗

03Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Detective Varg Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2019

01The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Myths Books2 books · 2006–2006

01Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams2006Buy ↗

02The Fire Gospel(By: Michel Faber)2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections14 books · 1989–2023

01Children of Wax: African Folk Tales1989Buy ↗

02Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations1995Buy ↗

03"Trouble at the North Pole" and Other Stories1996Buy ↗

04The Perfect Hamburger and Other Delicious Stories2001Buy ↗

05The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa2004Buy ↗

06The Baboons Who Went This Way and That: Folktales from Africa2006Buy ↗

07The Book That Changed My Life2006Buy ↗

08Trains and Lovers2012Buy ↗

09Chance Developments2016Buy ↗

10Pianos and Flowers2019Buy ↗

11Marvellous Mix-ups2020Buy ↗

12In a Time of Distance and Other Poems2020Buy ↗

13Tiny Tales: Stories of Romance, Ambition, Kindness, and Happiness2021Buy ↗

14The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting Even2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases Books5 books · 2009–2015

01The Great Cake Mystery2009Buy ↗

02Precious and the Monkeys2010Buy ↗

03Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill2012Buy ↗

04Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion2013Buy ↗

05Precious and the Zebra Necklace2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Akimbo Books5 books · 1992–2008

01Akimbo and the Lions1992Buy ↗

02Akimbo and the Crocodile Man1993Buy ↗

03Akimbo and the Elephants2005Buy ↗

04Akimbo and the Snakes2006Buy ↗

05Akimbo and the Baboons2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of Isabel Dalhousie Books16 books · 2004–2026

01The Sunday Philosophy Club2004Buy ↗

02Friends, Lovers, Chocolate2005Buy ↗

03The Right Attitude to Rain2006Buy ↗

04The Careful Use of Compliments2007Buy ↗

05The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday / The Comfort Of Saturdays2008Buy ↗

06The Lost Art of Gratitude2009Buy ↗

07The Charming Quirks of Others2010Buy ↗

08The Forgotten Affairs of Youth2011Buy ↗

09The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds2012Buy ↗

10The Novel Habits of Happiness2015Buy ↗

11A Distant View of Everything2017Buy ↗

12The Quiet Side of Passion2018Buy ↗

13The Geometry of Holding Hands2020Buy ↗

14The Sweet Remnants of Summer2022Buy ↗

15The Conditions of Unconditional Love2024Buy ↗

16The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion2026Buy ↗

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