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Kate Atkinson

British author Kate Atkinson is best known for the literary *Life After Life* and the bestselling Jackson Brodie detective series. Winner of the Costa Book of the Year, her work is celebrated for its inventive narrative structure and dark humour. This page provides the Kate Atkinson books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1995Behind the Scenes at the MuseumPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1997Human CroquetPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2000AbandonmentPOoSP · 1Buy ↗

2000Emotionally WeirdPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2002Not the End of the WorldPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2004Case HistoriesPOoJBB · 1Buy ↗

2006One Good TurnPOoJBB · 2Buy ↗

2008When Will There Be Good News?POoJBB · 3Buy ↗

2010Started Early, Took My DogPOoJBB · 4Buy ↗

2013Life After LifePOoTFB · 1Buy ↗

2015A God in RuinsPOoTFB · 2Buy ↗

2018TranscriptionPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2019Festive SpiritsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2019Big SkyPOoJBB · 5Buy ↗

2020This Telling(By: Cheryl Strayed)POoOOLB · 1Buy ↗

2020Graceful Burdens(By: Roxane Gay)POoOOLB · 2Buy ↗

2020Sweet Virginia(By: Caroline Kepnes)POoOOLB · 3Buy ↗

2020The Contractors(By: Lisa Ko)POoOOLB · 4Buy ↗

2020Halfway to Free(By: Emma Donoghue)POoOOLB · 5Buy ↗

2020Bear Witness(By: Mary Gaitskill)POoOOLB · 6Buy ↗

2020Shine, Pamela! Shine!POoOOLB · 7Buy ↗

2022Shrines of GaietyPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2023Normal Rules Don't ApplyPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2024Death at the Sign of the RookPOoJBB · 6Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels5 books · 1995–2022

01Behind the Scenes at the Museum1995Buy ↗

02Human Croquet1997Buy ↗

03Emotionally Weird2000Buy ↗

04Transcription2018Buy ↗

05Shrines of Gaiety2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Todd Family Books2 books · 2013–2015

01Life After Life2013Buy ↗

02A God in Ruins2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 2002–2023

01Not the End of the World2002Buy ↗

02Festive Spirits2019Buy ↗

03Normal Rules Don't Apply2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Plays1 book · 2000

01Abandonment2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Out Of Line Books7 books · 2020–2020

01This Telling(By: Cheryl Strayed)2020Buy ↗

02Graceful Burdens(By: Roxane Gay)2020Buy ↗

03Sweet Virginia(By: Caroline Kepnes)2020Buy ↗

04The Contractors(By: Lisa Ko)2020Buy ↗

05Halfway to Free(By: Emma Donoghue)2020Buy ↗

06Bear Witness(By: Mary Gaitskill)2020Buy ↗

07Shine, Pamela! Shine!2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Jackson Brodie Books6 books · 2004–2024

01Case Histories2004Buy ↗

02One Good Turn2006Buy ↗

03When Will There Be Good News?2008Buy ↗

04Started Early, Took My Dog2010Buy ↗

05Big Sky2019Buy ↗

06Death at the Sign of the Rook2024Buy ↗

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