Ann Packer Books in Order
Ann Packer has written 7 books, published between 1994 and 2025. The first book is Mendocino and Other Stories (1994) and the newest is Some Bright Nowhere (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 1994–2025
- Pages on record
- 704 in 2 of 7 books
Mendocino and Other Stories (1994) opens Ann Packer's catalogue of 7 books, which runs on through The Dive From Clausen's Pier (2002), Songs Without Words (2007) and The Children's Crusade (2015) to Some Bright Nowhere (2025). Packer, born in 1959, writes both novels and short fiction, and holds a James Michener Award along with a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
How many Ann Packer books are there?
Ann Packer has 7 books, released between 1994 and 2025.
Ann Packer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Ann Packer 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.
- 1Mendocino and Other Stories1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 2The Dive From Clausen's Pier2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 3Songs Without Words2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 4Swim Back to Me2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 5Babies2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 6The Children's Crusade2015 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420154481/4
- 7Some Bright Nowhere2025 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420252561/4
Ann Packer 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
7 books7 Ann Packer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ann Packer books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 7 Ann Packer books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Ann Packer
Start with Mendocino and Other Stories (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ann Packer book?
Some Bright Nowhere (2025) is the newest Ann Packer book released so far.
Is there a new Ann Packer book coming?
No next Ann Packer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ann Packer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ann Packer published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Ann Packer books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 704 pages across the 2 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ann Packer books, 3 of 7, were published in the 2010s.