J.K. Rowling Reading Order

1 book (2006–2006)

#	Title
1	Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female 2006Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (2013–2025)

Start with The Cuckoo's Calling, the first of 8 books in the Cormoran Strike series.

#	Title
1	The Cuckoo's Calling 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Silkworm 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Career of Evil 2015Buy 🇺🇸
4	Lethal White 2018Buy 🇺🇸
5	Troubled Blood 2020Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Ink Black Heart 2022Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Running Grave 2023Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Hallmarked Man 2025Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2016–2022)

Start with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - The Original Screenplay, the first of 4 books in the Fantastic Beasts The Original Screenplay series.

#	Title
1	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - The Original Screenplay 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	神奇动物在哪里：原创电影剧本1)(By: J.K. 罗琳,马爱农，马珈) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – The Original Screenplay 2018Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete Screenplay(With: Steve Kloves) 2022Buy 🇺🇸

8 books (1997–2016)

Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone, the first of 8 books in the Harry Potter series.

#	Title
1	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2000Buy 🇺🇸
5	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2003Buy 🇺🇸
6	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005Buy 🇺🇸
7	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007Buy 🇺🇸
8	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child(With: Jack Thorne,John Tiffany) 2016Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2000–2023)

Start with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(As: Newt Scamander), the first of 4 books in the Harry Potter Companion series.

#	Title
1	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(As: Newt Scamander) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
2	Quidditch Through the Ages(As: Kennilworthy Whisp) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Tales of Beedle the Bard 2016Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac 2023Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (1997–2019)

Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition, the first of 5 books in the Harry Potter Illustrated Editions series.

#	Title
1	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: The Illustrated Edition 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The Illustrated Edition 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition 2019Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2024–2024)

#	Title
1	Christmas at Hogwarts(With: Ziyi Gao) 2024Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2008–2008)

#	Title
1	Harry Potter: The Prequel 2008Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2019–2019)

Start with A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures, the first of 4 books in the Harry Potter: A Journey Through... series.

1 book (2015–2015)

#	Title
1	Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination 2015Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2025–2026)

Start with Harry Potter, the first of 7 books in the Pocket Potters series.

4 books (2016–2016)

Start with Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide, the first of 4 books in the Pottermore Presents series.

1 book (2024–2024)

3 books (2012–2021)

Start with The Casual Vacancy and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Casual Vacancy 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Ickabog 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Christmas Pig(With: Jim Field) 2021Buy 🇺🇸