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Kate Atkinson Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 24 books / 6 series

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 Kate Atkinson Books in Chronological Order

1995 Behind the Scenes at the Museum POoSN / 1 Buy
1997 Human Croquet POoSN / 2 Buy
2000 Abandonment POoSP / 1 Buy
2000 Emotionally Weird POoSN / 3 Buy
2002 Not the End of the World POoSSC / 1 Buy
2004 Case Histories POoJBB / 1 Buy
2006 One Good Turn POoJBB / 2 Buy
2008 When Will There Be Good News? POoJBB / 3 Buy
2010 Started Early, Took My Dog POoJBB / 4 Buy
2013 Life After Life POoTFB / 1 Buy
2015 A God in Ruins POoTFB / 2 Buy
2018 Transcription POoSN / 4 Buy
2019 Festive Spirits POoSSC / 2 Buy
2019 Big Sky POoJBB / 5 Buy
2020 This Telling(By: Cheryl Strayed) POoOOLB / 1 Buy
2020 Graceful Burdens(By: Roxane Gay) POoOOLB / 2 Buy
2020 Sweet Virginia(By: Caroline Kepnes) POoOOLB / 3 Buy
2020 The Contractors(By: Lisa Ko) POoOOLB / 4 Buy
2020 Halfway to Free(By: Emma Donoghue) POoOOLB / 5 Buy
2020 Bear Witness(By: Mary Gaitskill) POoOOLB / 6 Buy
2020 Shine, Pamela! Shine! POoOOLB / 7 Buy
2022 Shrines of Gaiety POoSN / 5 Buy
2023 Normal Rules Don't Apply POoSSC / 3 Buy
2024 Death at the Sign of the Rook POoJBB / 6 Buy

Kate Atkinson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1995-2022
01 Behind the Scenes at the Museum 1995 Buy
02 Human Croquet 1997 Buy
03 Emotionally Weird 2000 Buy
04 Transcription 2018 Buy
05 Shrines of Gaiety 2022 Buy
01 Life After Life 2013 Buy
02 A God in Ruins 2015 Buy
01 Not the End of the World 2002 Buy
02 Festive Spirits 2019 Buy
03 Normal Rules Don't Apply 2023 Buy
01 Abandonment 2000 Buy
01 This Telling(By: Cheryl Strayed) 2020 Buy
02 Graceful Burdens(By: Roxane Gay) 2020 Buy
03 Sweet Virginia(By: Caroline Kepnes) 2020 Buy
04 The Contractors(By: Lisa Ko) 2020 Buy
05 Halfway to Free(By: Emma Donoghue) 2020 Buy
06 Bear Witness(By: Mary Gaitskill) 2020 Buy
07 Shine, Pamela! Shine! 2020 Buy
01 Case Histories 2004 Buy
02 One Good Turn 2006 Buy
03 When Will There Be Good News? 2008 Buy
04 Started Early, Took My Dog 2010 Buy
05 Big Sky 2019 Buy
06 Death at the Sign of the Rook 2024 Buy

Where to start with Kate Atkinson

What is the best order to read Kate Atkinson 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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