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Paula McLain Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Paula McLain in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 17 books / 5 series

American author Paula McLain is best known for her historical novels, including *The Paris Wife* (over 1.5 million copies sold) and *Circling the Sun*. This page provides the Paula McLain books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Paula McLain in Publication Order

1999 Less of Her POoPC / 1 Buy
2004 Like Family POoNB / 1 Buy
2005 Stumble, Gorgeous POoPC / 2 Buy
2008 A Ticket to Ride POoSN / 1 Buy
2011 The Paris Wife POoSN / 2 Buy
2015 Circling the Sun POoSN / 3 Buy
2018 Love and Ruin POoSN / 4 Buy
2019 A Mind of Her Own POoSS / 1 Buy
2021 When the Stars Go Dark POoSN / 5 Buy
2022 Alison's Conviction(By: Thomas Keneally) POoPITCB / 1 Buy
2022 Ash Wednesday POoPITCB / 2 Buy
2022 We Are Bone and Earth(By: Esi Edugyan) POoPITCB / 3 Buy
2022 Naomi's Gift(By: Martha Hall Kelly) POoPITCB / 4 Buy
2022 A Wild Rose(By: Fiona Davis) POoPITCB / 5 Buy
2022 Landing(By: Olivia Hawker) POoPITCB / 6 Buy
2022 Mother Swamp(By: Jesmyn Ward) POoPITCB / 7 Buy
2026 Skylark POoSN / 6 Buy

Complete Paula McLain Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Alison's Conviction(By: Thomas Keneally) 2022 Buy
02 Ash Wednesday 2022 Buy
03 We Are Bone and Earth(By: Esi Edugyan) 2022 Buy
04 Naomi's Gift(By: Martha Hall Kelly) 2022 Buy
05 A Wild Rose(By: Fiona Davis) 2022 Buy
06 Landing(By: Olivia Hawker) 2022 Buy
07 Mother Swamp(By: Jesmyn Ward) 2022 Buy
Poetry Collections Reading Order 2 books / 1999-2005
01 Less of Her 1999 Buy
02 Stumble, Gorgeous 2005 Buy
01 Like Family 2004 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 6 books / 2008-2026
01 A Ticket to Ride 2008 Buy
02 The Paris Wife 2011 Buy
03 Circling the Sun 2015 Buy
04 Love and Ruin 2018 Buy
05 When the Stars Go Dark 2021 Buy
06 Skylark 2026 Buy
01 A Mind of Her Own 2019 Buy

Where to start with Paula McLain

What is the best order to read Paula McLain 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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