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Benjamin Markovits Books in Order

Benjamin Markovits has written 13 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is The Syme Papers (2004) and the newest is The Rest of Our Lives (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2004–2025
Pages on record
3,066 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
51–77 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,066 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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British-American novelist Benjamin Markovits, born 1973, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Markovits has written twelve novels, including a trilogy about the life of Lord Byron. Granta named Markovits one of the Best of Young British Novelists in 2013. You Don't Have to Live Like This took the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction in 2016, and The Rest of Our Lives reached the 2025 Booker Prize shortlist. The catalogue lists 13 books from The Syme Papers (2004) to 2025.

How many Benjamin Markovits books are there?

Benjamin Markovits has 13 books, released between 2004 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Lord Byron series.

Benjamin Markovits Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Benjamin Markovits 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. Cover of The Syme Papers by Benjamin Markovits (2004)
  2. Cover of Either Side Of Winter by Benjamin Markovits (2005)
  3. Cover of Fathers and Daughters by Benjamin Markovits (2005)
  4. Cover of Imposture by Benjamin Markovits, book 1 of the Lord Byron series (2007)
  5. Cover of A Quiet Adjustment by Benjamin Markovits, book 2 of the Lord Byron series (2008)
  6. Cover of Playing Days by Benjamin Markovits (2010)
  7. Cover of Childish Loves by Benjamin Markovits, book 3 of the Lord Byron series (2011)
  8. Cover of You Don't Have to Live Like This by Benjamin Markovits (2015)
  1. 1
    The Syme Papers2004 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004512
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  2. 2
    Either Side Of Winter2005 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005235
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  3. 3
    Fathers and Daughters2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  4. 4
    ImpostureLord Byron #12007 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007200
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  5. 5
    A Quiet AdjustmentLord Byron #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  6. 6
    Playing Days2010 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010323
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  7. 7
    Childish LovesLord Byron #32011 · 397 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011397
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  8. 8
    You Don't Have to Live Like This2015 · 391 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015391
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  9. 9
    A Weekend in New York2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018352
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  10. 10
    Christmas in Austin2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
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  11. 11
    Home Games2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020336
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  12. 12
    The Sidekick2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    The Rest of Our Lives2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Benjamin Markovits 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.

Lord Byron in order

3 books
  1. 1. Imposture
  2. 2. A Quiet Adjustment
  3. 3. Childish Loves

Standalone books

10 books

10 Benjamin Markovits titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Benjamin Markovits books in order?

You only need to read Benjamin Markovits books in order within the Lord Byron series, which holds 3 of the 13 Benjamin Markovits books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Benjamin Markovits

Start with The Syme Papers (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Benjamin Markovits book?

The Rest of Our Lives (2025) is the newest Benjamin Markovits book released so far.

Is there a new Benjamin Markovits book coming?

No next Benjamin Markovits book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Benjamin Markovits

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Benjamin Markovits. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Benjamin Markovits at a glance

Still publishing
Benjamin Markovits published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Benjamin Markovits books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,066 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Benjamin Markovits books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Benjamin Markovits books are about

8 of the 13 Benjamin Markovits books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: byron, george gordon byron, baron, 1788-1824 is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.