Ann Wertz Garvin Books in Order

Ann Wertz Garvin has written 8 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is On Maggie's Watch (2010) and the newest is Tell Two Friends (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2010–2026
Pages on record
1,209 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
20–30 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,209 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Eight books by Ann Wertz Garvin are catalogued, beginning with On Maggie's Watch (2010) and continuing to Tell Two Friends (2026). Recorded subjects run to suburban life, neighborhood watch programs, strangers, grief, drug addiction, women surgeons and dogs. Titles include The Dog Year (2014), I Thought You Said This Would Work (2021) and Bummer Camp (2024). Garvin is still publishing.

How many Ann Wertz Garvin books are there?

Ann Wertz Garvin has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2026.

Ann Wertz Garvin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Ann Wertz Garvin 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.

  1. 1
    On Maggie's Watch2010 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010296
  2. 2
    The Dog Year2014 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014325
  3. 3
    I Like You Just Fine When You're Not Around2016 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016287
  4. 4
    I Thought You Said This Would Work2021 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021301
  5. 52023
  6. 62023
  7. 7
    Bummer Camp2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  8. 8
    Tell Two Friends2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

Ann Wertz Garvin 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

8 books

8 Ann Wertz Garvin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ann Wertz Garvin books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 8 Ann Wertz Garvin books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Ann Wertz Garvin

Start with On Maggie's Watch (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ann Wertz Garvin book?

Tell Two Friends (2026) is the newest Ann Wertz Garvin book released so far.

Is there a new Ann Wertz Garvin book coming?

No next Ann Wertz Garvin 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 Wertz Garvin at a glance

Still publishing
Ann Wertz Garvin published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Ann Wertz Garvin books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,209 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ann Wertz Garvin books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2020s.

What the Ann Wertz Garvin books are about

4 of the 8 Ann Wertz Garvin 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.

  • American literature 1 of 4 books
  • Caregivers 1 of 4 books
  • Control (Psychology) 1 of 4 books
  • Diseases 1 of 4 books
  • Dogs 1 of 4 books
  • Drug addiction 1 of 4 books
  • Family life 1 of 4 books
  • Women's fiction 1 of 4 books
  • Grief 1 of 4 books
  • Homecoming 1 of 4 books