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Jan Karon

American author Jan Karon is best known for the beloved Mitford series, which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Her heartwarming novels have earned a devoted readership and multiple Christian Book Awards. This page provides the Jan Karon books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1993Miss Fannie's HatPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1994At Home in MitfordPOoMB · 1Buy ↗

1995A Light in the WindowPOoMB · 2Buy ↗

1996These High, Green HillsPOoMB · 3Buy ↗

1997The Mitford Years Reading GuidePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1997Out to CanaanPOoMB · 4Buy ↗

1999A New SongPOoMB · 5Buy ↗

2000Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest BunnyPOoCB · 2Buy ↗

2001Patches of GodlightPOoMGBB · 1Buy ↗

2001The Mitford SnowmenPOoMGBB · 2Buy ↗

2001A Common LifePOoMB · 6Buy ↗

2002Esther's GiftPOoMGBB · 3Buy ↗

2002In This MountainPOoMB · 7Buy ↗

2003The Trellis and the SeedPOoMGBB · 4Buy ↗

2003Shepherds AbidingPOoMB · 8Buy ↗

2004Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen ReaderPOoMGBB · 5Buy ↗

2005A Continual FeastPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2005Light from HeavenPOoMB · 9Buy ↗

2006Violet Comes to StayPOoMFCB · 1Buy ↗

2006The Mitford Bedside CompanionPOoMGBB · 6Buy ↗

2007Violet Goes to the CountryPOoMFCB · 2Buy ↗

2007Home to Holly SpringsPOoMB · 10Buy ↗

2010In the Company of OthersPOoFTB · 2Buy ↗

2014Somewhere Safe with Somebody GoodPOoMB · 12Buy ↗

2015Come Rain or Come ShinePOoMB · 13Buy ↗

2017To Be Where You ArePOoMB · 14Buy ↗

2018Bathed in PrayerPOoMC · 1Buy ↗

2025My BelovedPOoMB · 15Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Mitford For Children Books2 books · 2006–2007

01Violet Comes to Stay2006Buy ↗

02Violet Goes to the Country2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Father Tim Books1 book · 2010

02In the Company of Others2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Children's Books2 books · 1993–2000

01Miss Fannie's Hat1993Buy ↗

02Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2005

01A Continual Feast2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 1997

01The Mitford Years Reading Guide1997Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mitford Collections1 book · 2018

01Bathed in Prayer2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mitford Books14 books · 1994–2025

01At Home in Mitford1994Buy ↗

02A Light in the Window1995Buy ↗

03These High, Green Hills1996Buy ↗

04Out to Canaan1997Buy ↗

05A New Song1999Buy ↗

06A Common Life2001Buy ↗

07In This Mountain2002Buy ↗

08Shepherds Abiding2003Buy ↗

09Light from Heaven2005Buy ↗

10Home to Holly Springs2007Buy ↗

12Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good2014Buy ↗

13Come Rain or Come Shine2015Buy ↗

14To Be Where You Are2017Buy ↗

15My Beloved2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mitford Gift Books Books6 books · 2001–2006

01Patches of Godlight2001Buy ↗

02The Mitford Snowmen2001Buy ↗

03Esther's Gift2002Buy ↗

04The Trellis and the Seed2003Buy ↗

05Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader2004Buy ↗

06The Mitford Bedside Companion2006Buy ↗

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