Andrew Sean Greer Books in Order
Andrew Sean Greer has written 10 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is How It Was for Me (2000) and the newest is Villa Coco (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,409 in 5 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 23–35 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,409 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Less (2017) won Andrew Sean Greer the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Less Is Lost (2022) continues the Arthur Less books. Greer, born in 1970, is an American novelist and short story writer whose earlier work includes The Confessions of Max Tivoli (2004), named one of the best books of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle and a California Book Award winner, and The Story of a Marriage (2008). Travel, gay men, friendship, aging and romantic love recur across 10 catalogued books dated 2000 to 2026, at a median 288 pages.
How many Andrew Sean Greer books are there?
Andrew Sean Greer has 10 books, released between 2000 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Arthur Less series.
Andrew Sean Greer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Andrew Sean Greer 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.
- 1How It Was for Me2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 2The Path of Minor Planets2001 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420012881/4
- 3The Confessions of Max Tivoli2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420042881/4
- 4The Story of a Marriage2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 5The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420133041/4
- 620172721/4
- 720222571/4
- 8Calypso's Guest2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 9My Mother and Other Wild Animals2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 10Villa Coco2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Andrew Sean Greer 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.
Arthur Less in order
2 books- 1. Less
- 2. Less Is Lost
Standalone books
8 books8 Andrew Sean Greer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Andrew Sean Greer books in order?
You only need to read Andrew Sean Greer books in order within the Arthur Less series, which holds 2 of the 10 Andrew Sean Greer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Andrew Sean Greer
Start with How It Was for Me (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Andrew Sean Greer book?
Villa Coco (2026) is the newest Andrew Sean Greer book released so far.
Is there a new Andrew Sean Greer book coming?
No next Andrew Sean Greer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Andrew Sean Greer has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Andrew Sean Greer. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2018Won
- Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature2014Won
Andrew Sean Greer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Andrew Sean Greer published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Andrew Sean Greer books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,409 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Andrew Sean Greer books, 4 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
What the Andrew Sean Greer books are about
6 of the 10 Andrew Sean Greer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay men is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.