A.M. Homes Books in Order
A.M. Homes has written 14 books, published between 1989 and 2022. The first book is Jack (1989) and the newest is The Unfolding (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1989–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,337 in 5 of 14 books
A.M. Homes is the pen name of Amy M. Homes, an American writer born on December 18, 1961. Homes writes novels and short stories built on extreme situations and characters, and the novels have drawn controversy. The End of Alice (1996) has a convicted child molester and murderer at its centre. The catalogue holds 14 books by Homes, from Jack (1989) to The Unfolding (2022), including The Safety of Objects and Music for Torching.
How many A.M. Homes books are there?
A.M. Homes has 14 books, released between 1989 and 2022.
A.M. Homes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 A.M. Homes books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Jack1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 2The Safety of Objects1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 3In a Country of Mothers1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 4Appendix A1996 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/41996721/4
- 5The End of Alice1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 6Music for Torching1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 7Los Angeles2002 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/420021751/4
- 8This Book Will Save Your Life2006 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/420063721/4
- 9The Mistress's Daughter2007 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/420072381/4
- 10Things You Should Know2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 11Hello Everybody2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 12May We Be Forgiven2012 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420124801/4
- 13Days of Awe2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 14The Unfolding2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
A.M. Homes books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
14 books14 A.M. Homes titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read A.M. Homes books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 14 A.M. Homes books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with A.M. Homes
Start with Jack (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest A.M. Homes book?
The Unfolding (2022) is the newest A.M. Homes book released so far.
Is there a new A.M. Homes book coming?
No next A.M. Homes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
A.M. Homes at a glance
- Paused
- No new A.M. Homes title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- A.M. Homes books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,337 pages across the 5 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 238 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most A.M. Homes books, 5 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the A.M. Homes books are about
5 of the 14 A.M. Homes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: psychological fiction is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Psychological fiction 2 of 5 books
- Adopted children 1 of 5 books
- Adoption, biography 1 of 5 books
- Adoption, united states 1 of 5 books
- Biography 1 of 5 books
- Birthmothers 1 of 5 books
- Brothers 1 of 5 books
- Chateau Marmont (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1 of 5 books
- Child molesters 1 of 5 books
- Civilization 1 of 5 books
- Travel 1 of 5 books





