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Jan Karon Books in Order

Find every Jan Karon book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 28 books / 8 series

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 Jan Karon Books in Chronological Order

1993 Miss Fannie's Hat POoCB / 1 Buy
1994 At Home in Mitford POoMB / 1 Buy
1995 A Light in the Window POoMB / 2 Buy
1996 These High, Green Hills POoMB / 3 Buy
1997 The Mitford Years Reading Guide POoNB / 1 Buy
1997 Out to Canaan POoMB / 4 Buy
1999 A New Song POoMB / 5 Buy
2000 Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny POoCB / 2 Buy
2001 Patches of Godlight POoMGBB / 1 Buy
2001 The Mitford Snowmen POoMGBB / 2 Buy
2001 A Common Life POoMB / 6 Buy
2002 Esther's Gift POoMGBB / 3 Buy
2002 In This Mountain POoMB / 7 Buy
2003 The Trellis and the Seed POoMGBB / 4 Buy
2003 Shepherds Abiding POoMB / 8 Buy
2004 Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader POoMGBB / 5 Buy
2005 A Continual Feast POoSSC / 1 Buy
2005 Light from Heaven POoMB / 9 Buy
2006 Violet Comes to Stay POoMFCB / 1 Buy
2006 The Mitford Bedside Companion POoMGBB / 6 Buy
2007 Violet Goes to the Country POoMFCB / 2 Buy
2007 Home to Holly Springs POoMB / 10 Buy
2010 In the Company of Others POoFTB / 2 Buy
2014 Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good POoMB / 12 Buy
2015 Come Rain or Come Shine POoMB / 13 Buy
2017 To Be Where You Are POoMB / 14 Buy
2018 Bathed in Prayer POoMC / 1 Buy
2025 My Beloved POoMB / 15 Buy

Jan Karon Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Violet Comes to Stay 2006 Buy
02 Violet Goes to the Country 2007 Buy
02 In the Company of Others 2010 Buy
Children's Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1993-2000
01 Miss Fannie's Hat 1993 Buy
02 Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny 2000 Buy
01 A Continual Feast 2005 Buy
01 The Mitford Years Reading Guide 1997 Buy
01 Bathed in Prayer 2018 Buy
Mitford Books in Reading Order 14 books / 1994-2025
01 At Home in Mitford 1994 Buy
02 A Light in the Window 1995 Buy
03 These High, Green Hills 1996 Buy
04 Out to Canaan 1997 Buy
05 A New Song 1999 Buy
06 A Common Life 2001 Buy
07 In This Mountain 2002 Buy
08 Shepherds Abiding 2003 Buy
09 Light from Heaven 2005 Buy
10 Home to Holly Springs 2007 Buy
12 Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good 2014 Buy
13 Come Rain or Come Shine 2015 Buy
14 To Be Where You Are 2017 Buy
15 My Beloved 2025 Buy
01 Patches of Godlight 2001 Buy
02 The Mitford Snowmen 2001 Buy
03 Esther's Gift 2002 Buy
04 The Trellis and the Seed 2003 Buy
05 Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader 2004 Buy
06 The Mitford Bedside Companion 2006 Buy

Where to start with Jan Karon

What is the best order to read Jan Karon books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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