Catherine Newman Books in Order
Catherine Newman has written 9 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Waiting for Birdy (2005) and the newest is Wreck (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2005–2025
- Pages on record
- 415 in 2 of 9 books
Catherine Newman, born in 1968, is an American author who writes for both children and adults. The catalogue lists 9 books from Waiting for Birdy (2005) to Wreck (2025), along with the Rocky series. Titles in between include Catastrophic Happiness, Stitch Camp, How to Be a Person, We All Want Impossible Things and Sandwich. Best friends, family life and black humor appear among the subjects. Newman's publishing is ongoing.
How many Catherine Newman books are there?
Catherine Newman has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2025. 2 of them belong to the Rocky series.
Catherine Newman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Catherine Newman 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.
- 1Waiting for Birdy2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 2Catastrophic Happiness2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 3One Mixed-Up Night2017 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/420171911/4
- 4Stitch Camp2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 5How to Be a Person2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 6We All Want Impossible Things2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 7What Can I Say?2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 82024–2/4
- 920252242/4
Catherine Newman 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.
Do you have to read Catherine Newman books in order?
You only need to read Catherine Newman books in order within the Rocky series, which holds 2 of the 9 Catherine Newman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Catherine Newman
Start with Waiting for Birdy (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Catherine Newman book?
Wreck (2025) is the newest Catherine Newman book released so far.
Is there a new Catherine Newman book coming?
No next Catherine Newman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Catherine Newman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Catherine Newman published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Catherine Newman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 415 pages across the 2 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Catherine Newman books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Catherine Newman books are about
3 of the 9 Catherine Newman 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 3 books
- Best friends 1 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 3 books
- Family life 1 of 3 books
- Friendship 1 of 3 books
- Humorous, black humor 1 of 3 books
- Ikea (Firm) 1 of 3 books
- Retail Stores 1 of 3 books
- Women 1 of 3 books