Ali Novak Books in Order
Ali Novak has written 6 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is My Life with the Walter Boys (2012) and the newest is In a Heartbeat (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,077 in 3 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,077 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Ali Novak writes young adult fiction. My Life with the Walter Boys began on Wattpad, where it drew 22 million reads before Sourcebooks published it in 2012, was nominated for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction, and was adapted as a television series; My Return to the Walter Boys followed in 2025. Novak's Heartbreak Chronicles trilogy runs The Heartbreakers (2015), Paper Hearts (2017) and Heartstrings (2025). Families, brothers, grief and dating are recurring subjects.
Ali Novak's novels focus on romance and personal growth alongside family dynamics.
How many Ali Novak books are there?
Ali Novak has 6 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Ali Novak Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Ali Novak 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.
- 120124001/4
- 22015–2/4
- 32017–2/4
- 420253251/4
- 520253521/4
- 62026–1/4
Ali Novak series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Ali Novak 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.
Heartbreakers Chronicles in order
4 booksDo you have to read Ali Novak books in order?
You only need to read Ali Novak books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ali Novak
Start with My Life with the Walter Boys (2012), the first My Life with the Walter Boys book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Ali Novak book?
In a Heartbeat (2026) is the newest Ali Novak book released so far.
Is there a new Ali Novak book coming?
No next Ali Novak book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ali Novak at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ali Novak published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ali Novak books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,077 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ali Novak books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2020s.
What the Ali Novak books are about
1 of the 6 Ali Novak books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Brothers 1 of 1 books
- Dating (social customs) 1 of 1 books
- Family life 1 of 1 books
- Grief 1 of 1 books
- Home 1 of 1 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 1 books