Order of Kate Atkinson Books

Order of Kate Atkinson Books


Kate Atkinson is an English author of literary mystery novels. Before she started writing fiction, Kate studied both English and American literature and then worked several jobs such as working as a legal secretary and as a teacher. Her writing has been praised for its strong wit, well-written characterizations and shocking twists. Kate’s Jackson Brodie series has been adapted to the BBC TV series Case Histories. She currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Kate Atkinson made her debut as a fiction author in 1995, winning the Whitbread Prize for Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Below is a list of Kate Atkinson’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Jackson Brodie Books

Case Histories

(2004)

One Good Turn

(2006)

When Will There Be Good News?

(2008)

Started Early, Took My Dog

(2010)

Big Sky

(2019)

Death at the Sign of the Rook

(2024)

Publication Order of Todd Family Books

Life After Life

(2013)

A God in Ruins

(2015)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

(1995)

Human Croquet

(1997)

Emotionally Weird

(2000)

Transcription

(2018)

Shrines of Gaiety

(2022)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Not the End of the World

(2002)

Festive Spirits

(2019)

Normal Rules Don’t Apply

(2023)

Publication Order of Standalone Plays

Abandonment

(2000)

Publication Order of Out Of Line Books

This Telling (By: Cheryl Strayed)

(2020)

Graceful Burdens (By: Roxane Gay)

(2020)

Sweet Virginia (By: Caroline Kepnes)

(2020)

The Contractors (By: Lisa Ko)

(2020)

Halfway to Free (By: Emma Donoghue)

(2020)

Bear Witness (By: Mary Gaitskill)

(2020)

Shine, Pamela! Shine!

(2020)

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Publication Order of Anthologies

Midsummer Nights

(2009)

Freedom

(2009)

Ox-Tales: Earth

(2009)

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8

(2011)