Antoine Laurain Books in Order
Antoine Laurain has written 10 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is The President's Hat (2012) and the newest is French Windows (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2012–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,574 in 8 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 26–39 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,574 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Antoine Laurain is a French writer, born in Paris in 1972. The Portrait, his first novel, took the Drouot Prize in 2007; Smoking Kills followed in 2008 and Carrefour des Nostalgies in 2009. The President's Hat became one of the great successes of 2012, winning both the Relay travel prize and the Landerneau prize for emerging writers, and appearing in 17 languages; the Gallic Books edition made it one of the highest-selling French books in English translation in 2013, and Laurain toured the United States with it at the invitation of independent bookshops. Ten books are catalogued, from The President's Hat (2012) to French Windows (2024), with Paris, booksellers, antique dealers and portrait painting among the subjects.
How many Antoine Laurain books are there?
Antoine Laurain has 10 books, released between 2012 and 2024.
Antoine Laurain Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Antoine Laurain 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.
- 1The President's Hat2012 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420122081/4
- 2The Red Notebook2014 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/420141591/4
- 3French Rhapsody2016 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/420162151/4
- 4The Portrait2017 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420171441/4
- 5Smoking Kills2018 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420182241/4
- 6Vintage 19542018 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420182081/4
- 7The Readers' Room2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420202241/4
- 8Red Is My Heart2022 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420221921/4
- 9An Astronomer In Love2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 10French Windows2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Antoine Laurain 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
10 books10 Antoine Laurain titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Antoine Laurain books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 10 Antoine Laurain books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Antoine Laurain
Start with The President's Hat (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Antoine Laurain book?
French Windows (2024) is the newest Antoine Laurain book released so far.
Is there a new Antoine Laurain book coming?
No next Antoine Laurain book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Antoine Laurain at a glance
- Still publishing
- Antoine Laurain published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Antoine Laurain books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,574 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Antoine Laurain books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.