A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Jane Smiley Books in Order

The complete Jane Smiley reading order — 40 books from 1980–2015.

  1. 01 Barn Blind 1980 Amazon — buy Barn Blind Bookshop — buy Barn Blind ThriftBooks — buy Barn Blind eBooks.com — buy Barn Blind
  2. 02 At Paradise Gate 1981 Amazon — buy At Paradise Gate Bookshop — buy At Paradise Gate ThriftBooks — buy At Paradise Gate eBooks.com — buy At Paradise Gate
  3. 03 Duplicate keys 1984 Amazon — buy Duplicate keys Bookshop — buy Duplicate keys ThriftBooks — buy Duplicate keys eBooks.com — buy Duplicate keys
  4. 04 The age of grief 1987 Amazon — buy The age of grief Bookshop — buy The age of grief ThriftBooks — buy The age of grief eBooks.com — buy The age of grief
  5. 05 The Greenlanders 1988 Amazon — buy The Greenlanders Bookshop — buy The Greenlanders ThriftBooks — buy The Greenlanders eBooks.com — buy The Greenlanders
  6. 06 Ordinary love 1989 Amazon — buy Ordinary love Bookshop — buy Ordinary love ThriftBooks — buy Ordinary love eBooks.com — buy Ordinary love
  7. 07 A thousand acres 1991 Amazon — buy A thousand acres Bookshop — buy A thousand acres ThriftBooks — buy A thousand acres eBooks.com — buy A thousand acres
  8. 08 Ordinary love and Good will 1991 Amazon — buy Ordinary love and Good will Bookshop — buy Ordinary love and Good will ThriftBooks — buy Ordinary love and Good will eBooks.com — buy Ordinary love and Good will
  9. 09 A Thousand Acres (Flamingo Originals) 1992 Amazon — buy A Thousand Acres (Flamingo Originals) Bookshop — buy A Thousand Acres (Flamingo Originals) ThriftBooks — buy A Thousand Acres (Flamingo Originals) eBooks.com — buy A Thousand Acres (Flamingo Originals)
  10. 10 Moo 1995 Amazon — buy Moo Bookshop — buy Moo ThriftBooks — buy Moo eBooks.com — buy Moo
  11. 11 L'Exploitation 1996 Amazon — buy L'Exploitation Bookshop — buy L'Exploitation ThriftBooks — buy L'Exploitation eBooks.com — buy L'Exploitation
  12. 12 The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton 1998 Amazon — buy The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton Bookshop — buy The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton ThriftBooks — buy The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton eBooks.com — buy The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton
  13. 13 All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton 1998 Amazon — buy All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton Bookshop — buy All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton ThriftBooks — buy All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton eBooks.com — buy All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
  14. 14 Understanding Jane Smiley 1999 Amazon — buy Understanding Jane Smiley Bookshop — buy Understanding Jane Smiley ThriftBooks — buy Understanding Jane Smiley eBooks.com — buy Understanding Jane Smiley
  15. 15 All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie N 1999 Amazon — buy All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie N Bookshop — buy All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie N ThriftBooks — buy All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie N eBooks.com — buy All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie N
  16. 16 Horse heaven 2000 Amazon — buy Horse heaven Bookshop — buy Horse heaven ThriftBooks — buy Horse heaven eBooks.com — buy Horse heaven
  17. 17 The sagas of Icelanders 2001 Amazon — buy The sagas of Icelanders Bookshop — buy The sagas of Icelanders ThriftBooks — buy The sagas of Icelanders eBooks.com — buy The sagas of Icelanders
  18. 18 Heredaras La Tierra 2002 Amazon — buy Heredaras La Tierra Bookshop — buy Heredaras La Tierra ThriftBooks — buy Heredaras La Tierra eBooks.com — buy Heredaras La Tierra
  19. 19 Charles Dickens 2002 Amazon — buy Charles Dickens Bookshop — buy Charles Dickens ThriftBooks — buy Charles Dickens eBooks.com — buy Charles Dickens
  20. 20 Good faith 2003 Amazon — buy Good faith Bookshop — buy Good faith ThriftBooks — buy Good faith eBooks.com — buy Good faith
  21. 21 A Year at the Races 2004 Amazon — buy A Year at the Races Bookshop — buy A Year at the Races ThriftBooks — buy A Year at the Races eBooks.com — buy A Year at the Races
  22. 22 Thirteen ways of looking at the novel 2005 Amazon — buy Thirteen ways of looking at the novel Bookshop — buy Thirteen ways of looking at the novel ThriftBooks — buy Thirteen ways of looking at the novel eBooks.com — buy Thirteen ways of looking at the novel
  23. 23 The Best American Erotica 2005 2005 Amazon — buy The Best American Erotica 2005 Bookshop — buy The Best American Erotica 2005 ThriftBooks — buy The Best American Erotica 2005 eBooks.com — buy The Best American Erotica 2005
  24. 24 Sagas of the Icelanders 2005 Amazon — buy Sagas of the Icelanders Bookshop — buy Sagas of the Icelanders ThriftBooks — buy Sagas of the Icelanders eBooks.com — buy Sagas of the Icelanders
  25. 25 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel 2006 Amazon — buy 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel Bookshop — buy 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel ThriftBooks — buy 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel eBooks.com — buy 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
  26. 26 Ten Days in the Hills 2007 Amazon — buy Ten Days in the Hills Bookshop — buy Ten Days in the Hills ThriftBooks — buy Ten Days in the Hills eBooks.com — buy Ten Days in the Hills
  27. 27 Thousand Acres 2008 Amazon — buy Thousand Acres Bookshop — buy Thousand Acres ThriftBooks — buy Thousand Acres eBooks.com — buy Thousand Acres
  28. 28 The Georges and the Jewels 2009 Amazon — buy The Georges and the Jewels Bookshop — buy The Georges and the Jewels ThriftBooks — buy The Georges and the Jewels eBooks.com — buy The Georges and the Jewels
  29. 29 The Man Who Invented the Computer 2010 Amazon — buy The Man Who Invented the Computer Bookshop — buy The Man Who Invented the Computer ThriftBooks — buy The Man Who Invented the Computer eBooks.com — buy The Man Who Invented the Computer
  30. 30 Private life 2010 Amazon — buy Private life Bookshop — buy Private life ThriftBooks — buy Private life eBooks.com — buy Private life
  31. 31 A good horse 2010 Amazon — buy A good horse Bookshop — buy A good horse ThriftBooks — buy A good horse eBooks.com — buy A good horse
  32. 32 True Blue 2011 Amazon — buy True Blue Bookshop — buy True Blue ThriftBooks — buy True Blue eBooks.com — buy True Blue
  33. 33 Mystery Horse 2012 Amazon — buy Mystery Horse Bookshop — buy Mystery Horse ThriftBooks — buy Mystery Horse eBooks.com — buy Mystery Horse
  34. 34 Pie in the Sky 2012 Amazon — buy Pie in the Sky Bookshop — buy Pie in the Sky ThriftBooks — buy Pie in the Sky eBooks.com — buy Pie in the Sky
  35. 35 Champion Horse 2013 Amazon — buy Champion Horse Bookshop — buy Champion Horse ThriftBooks — buy Champion Horse eBooks.com — buy Champion Horse
  36. 36 Gee Whiz 2013 Amazon — buy Gee Whiz Bookshop — buy Gee Whiz ThriftBooks — buy Gee Whiz eBooks.com — buy Gee Whiz
  37. 37 Some luck 2014 Amazon — buy Some luck Bookshop — buy Some luck ThriftBooks — buy Some luck eBooks.com — buy Some luck
  38. 38 Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy) 2014 Amazon — buy Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy) Bookshop — buy Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy) ThriftBooks — buy Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy) eBooks.com — buy Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy)
  39. 39 Diamond Lane 2014 Amazon — buy Diamond Lane Bookshop — buy Diamond Lane ThriftBooks — buy Diamond Lane eBooks.com — buy Diamond Lane
  40. 40 Golden age 2015 Amazon — buy Golden age Bookshop — buy Golden age ThriftBooks — buy Golden age eBooks.com — buy Golden age

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Jane Smiley

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Barn Blind 1980
2 At Paradise Gate 1981
3 Duplicate keys 1984
4 The age of grief 1987
5 The Greenlanders 1988
6 Ordinary love 1989
7 A thousand acres 1991
8 Ordinary love and Good will 1991
9 A Thousand Acres (Flamingo Originals) 1992
10 Moo 1995
11 L'Exploitation 1996
12 The all-true travels and adventures of Lidie Newton 1998
13 All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton 1998
14 Understanding Jane Smiley 1999
15 All True Travels and Adventures of Lidie N 1999
16 Horse heaven 2000
17 The sagas of Icelanders 2001
18 Heredaras La Tierra 2002
19 Charles Dickens 2002
20 Good faith 2003
21 A Year at the Races 2004
22 Thirteen ways of looking at the novel 2005
23 The Best American Erotica 2005 2005
24 Sagas of the Icelanders 2005
25 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel 2006
26 Ten Days in the Hills 2007
27 Thousand Acres 2008
28 The Georges and the Jewels 2009
29 The Man Who Invented the Computer 2010
30 Private life 2010
31 A good horse 2010
32 True Blue 2011
33 Mystery Horse 2012
34 Pie in the Sky 2012
35 Champion Horse 2013
36 Gee Whiz 2013
37 Some luck 2014
38 Some Luck (Last Hundred Years Trilogy) 2014
39 Diamond Lane 2014
40 Golden age 2015

Jane Smiley reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Barn Blind (1980). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Jane Smiley — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Jane Smiley books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1980–2015.

What is the newest Jane Smiley book?

Golden age, published in 2015.