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Ann Patchett Books in Order

Ann Patchett has written 21 books, published between 1992 and 2026. The first book is The Patron Saint of Liars (1992) and the newest is Whistler (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1992–2026
Confirmed
14 of 21 titles
Pages on record
3,618 in 14 of 21 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,618 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Ann Patchett, author

Ann Patchett, born 2 December 1963, is an American author whose novel Bel Canto won both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2002. A later novel, The Dutch House, reached the finalist list for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The catalogue records 21 Patchett books, from The Patron Saint of Liars (1992) to Whistler (2026), including Taft, The Magician's Assistant, Run, State of Wonder and Truth and Beauty (2004).

How many Ann Patchett books are there?

Ann Patchett has 21 books, released between 1992 and 2026.

Ann Patchett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Ann Patchett books in the order they were released, 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.

  1. Cover of The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett (1997)
  2. Cover of Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett (2004)
  3. Cover of Run by Ann Patchett (2007)
  4. Cover of What Now? by Ann Patchett (2008)
  5. Cover of State of Wonder by Ann Patchett (2011)
  6. Cover of This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett (2013)
  7. Cover of The Public Library by Ann Patchett, book 10 of the Robert Dawson Photography series (2014)
  8. Cover of Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (2016)
  9. Cover of Lambslide by Ann Patchett (2019)
  10. Cover of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (2019)
  11. Cover of These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett (2021)
  12. Cover of Whistler by Ann Patchett (2026)
  1. 1
    The Patron Saint of Liars1992 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992400
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  2. 2
    Taft1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994288
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  3. 3
    The Magician's Assistant1997 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997357
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  4. 4
    Bel Canto2001 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001352
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  5. 5
    Truth and Beauty2004 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004272
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  6. 6
    Run2007 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007312
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  7. 7
    What Now?2008 · 97 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200897
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  8. 8
    The Getaway Car2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    State of Wonder2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Another Year2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    The Bookshop Strikes Back2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    This is the Story of a Happy Marriage2013 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013306
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  13. 13
    The Public LibraryRobert Dawson Photography #102014 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014191
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  14. 14
    Commonwealth2016 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016322
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  15. 15
    Lambslide2019 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201932
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  16. 16
    The Dutch House2019 · 337 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019337
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  17. 17
    Escape Goat2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202032
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  18. 18
    These Precious Days: Essays2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021320
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  19. 19
    Tom Lake2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  20. 20
    The Verts2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  21. 21
    Whistler2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Ann Patchett 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.

Robert Dawson Photography in order

1 book
  1. 10. The Public Library

Standalone books

20 books

20 Ann Patchett titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Ann Patchett Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Ann Patchett books run from The Patron Saint of Liars (1992) to Whistler (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ann Patchett in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Ann Patchett books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 21 Ann Patchett books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

What order should you read Ann Patchett books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), the earliest published title. After it come Taft (1994), The Magician's Assistant (1997), Bel Canto (2001) and Truth and Beauty (2004); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Ann Patchett book?

Whistler (2026) is the newest Ann Patchett book released so far.

Is there a new Ann Patchett book coming?

No next Ann Patchett 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 Ann Patchett has won

Wikidata records 5 awards and 2 nominations for Ann Patchett. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Helmerich Award2014Won
  • Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize2004Won
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction2002Wonfor Bel Canto
  • Women's Prize for Fiction2002Wonfor Bel Canto
  • Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize1994Won
  • Dublin Literary Award2003Shortlistedfor Bel Canto
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction2002Shortlistedfor Bel Canto

Ann Patchett at a glance

Still publishing
Ann Patchett published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Ann Patchett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,618 pages across the 14 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 309 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ann Patchett books, 9 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ann Patchett books are about

15 of the 21 Ann Patchett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 2 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.