Anthony McCarten Books in Order
Anthony McCarten has written 14 books, published between 1991 and 2024. The first book is A Modest Apocalypse and Other Stories (1991) and the newest is Warren and Bill (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1991–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,293 in 6 of 14 books
Anthony McCarten, born 28 April 1961, is a writer and filmmaker from New Zealand. McCarten's screen work includes the biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Two Popes (2019) and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). McCarten has received four Academy Award nominations, two of them for Best Adapted Screenplay. The catalogue lists 14 books from A Modest Apocalypse and Other Stories (1991) to Warren and Bill (2024).
How many Anthony McCarten books are there?
Anthony McCarten has 14 books, released between 1991 and 2024.
Anthony McCarten Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Anthony McCarten 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.
- 1A Modest Apocalypse and Other Stories1991 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/419911531/4
- 2Spinners1999 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419992721/4
- 3The English Harem2001 · 373 pages · confirmed 1/420013731/4
- 4Brilliance2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 5Death of a Superhero2005 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/420052071/4
- 6Show of Hands / Endurance2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 7In the Absence of Heroes2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 8The Theory of Everything2014 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/420141381/4
- 9The Darkest Hour2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 10Ladies Night2017 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/420171501/4
- 11The Two Popes2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 12The Collaboration2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 13Going Zero2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 14Warren and Bill2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Anthony McCarten 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
14 books14 Anthony McCarten titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Anthony McCarten books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 14 Anthony McCarten books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Anthony McCarten
Start with A Modest Apocalypse and Other Stories (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Anthony McCarten book?
Warren and Bill (2024) is the newest Anthony McCarten book released so far.
Is there a new Anthony McCarten book coming?
No next Anthony McCarten book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Anthony McCarten at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anthony McCarten published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Anthony McCarten books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,293 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 180 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anthony McCarten books, 5 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Anthony McCarten books are about
7 of the 14 Anthony McCarten books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.