Jane Green Reading Order

3 books (2005–2011)

3 books (2011–2026)

Jane Green's two-book non-fiction series was published between 2011 and 2016 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Modern Fairy Tale followed by Good Taste. Green combines literary sensibilities with non-fiction exploration across these standalone yet thematically connected works.

Start with A Modern Fairy Tale and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Modern Fairy Tale 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Good Taste 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Rewilding 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2026)

Jane Green's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises four books published between 2012 and 2026, with the collection still ongoing. The titles in publication order are A Walk in the Park, Cat and Jemima J, When We Were Friends, and Famous Once. These literary fiction works should be read in the order they were released to experience Green's short fiction offerings as intended.

Start with A Walk in the Park, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

24 books (1997–2026)

Jane Green has written 23 standalone novels published between 1997 and 2022, with the series likely complete. These literary fiction works should be read in publication order, beginning with Straight Talking and continuing through titles like Jemima J, Mr. Maybe, and Bookends. While each novel stands alone as an independent story, reading them chronologically follows Green's evolution as a writer across her quarter-century career in the genre.

Start with Straight Talking, the first of 23 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Straight Talking 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Jemima J 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mr. Maybe 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bookends 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Babyville 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	To Have and to Hold / Spellbound 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Other Woman 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Swapping Lives / Life Swap 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Vacation 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Second Chance 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Beach House 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dune Road / Girl Friday 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Love Verb / Promises To Keep 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Another Piece of My Heart / The Patchwork Marriage 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Family Pictures 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Family Pictures / The Accidental Husband 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Saving Grace 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Tempting Fate 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Summer Secrets 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Falling 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Sunshine Sisters 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Friends We Keep 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Sister Stardust 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Many Private Lives of Missy Cooke 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible