Christos Tsiolkas Books in Order
Christos Tsiolkas has written 38 books, published between 1995 and 2025. The first book is Loaded (1995) and the newest is The Bomb: Will Asia Go Nuclear (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 23 of the 38 books listed here are in the Australian Foreign Affairs series, which has its own page: Australian Foreign Affairs books in order.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1995–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,557 in 5 of 38 books
Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright and screenwriter, known especially for The Slap (2008), a critical and commercial success. Several of Tsiolkas's books have been adapted for film and television. The catalogue begins with Loaded (1995) and includes The Jesus Man (1999), Dead Europe (2005), Barracuda (2013) and Merciless Gods (2014). Gay men and Australia are among the subjects.
How many Christos Tsiolkas books are there?
Christos Tsiolkas has 38 books, released between 1995 and 2025. 23 of them belong to the Australian Foreign Affairs series.
Christos Tsiolkas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Christos Tsiolkas 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.
- 1Loaded1995 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419951601/4
- 2Jump Cuts1996 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/419963251/4
- 3The Jesus Man1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 42002–1/4
- 5Dead Europe2005 · 411 pages · confirmed 1/420054111/4
- 6Tolerance, Prejudice And Fear2008 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420081761/4
- 7The Slap2008 · 485 pages · confirmed 1/420084851/4
- 8Sticks, Stones2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 9Barracuda2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 10Merciless Gods2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 11The Big Picture: Towards an Independent Foreign PolicyAustralian Foreign Affairs #12017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 122018–1/4
- 132018–1/4
- 142018–2/4
- 152019–1/4
- 162019–1/4
- 172019–1/4
- 18Damascus2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 192020–1/4
- 202020–1/4
- 21Friends, Allies and Enemies: Asia's Shifting LoyaltiesAustralian Foreign Affairs #92020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 22Seven and a Half2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 23The March of Autocracy: Australia's Fateful ChoicesAustralian Foreign Affairs #102021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 24Feeling the Heat: Australia Under Climate PressureAustralian Foreign Affairs #112021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 252021–1/4
- 267 1/22022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 27Our Unstable Neighbourhood: The Contest for South-East AsiaAustralian Foreign Affairs #132022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 28The Return of the West: Australia and the Changing World OrderAustralian Foreign Affairs #142022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 29The In-Between2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 302023–1/4
- 31We Need to Talk about America: An Alliance in FluxAustralian Foreign Affairs #162023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 32New Domino Theory: Does China really want to attack Australia?Australian Foreign Affairs #172023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 332024–1/4
- 34The Jakarta Option: Could Indonesia Ever Be An Ally?Australian Foreign Affairs #192024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 35The Bad Guys: How to Deal With Our Liberal FriendsAustralian Foreign Affairs #202024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 362025–1/4
- 372025–1/4
- 382025–1/4
Christos Tsiolkas series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Christos Tsiolkas 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.
Australian Screen Classics in order
1 bookWriters on Writers in order
1 bookStandalone books
13 books13 Christos Tsiolkas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Christos Tsiolkas books in order?
You only need to read Christos Tsiolkas books in order within the Australian Foreign Affairs series, which holds 23 of the 38 Christos Tsiolkas books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Christos Tsiolkas
Start with The Big Picture: Towards an Independent Foreign Policy (2017), the first Australian Foreign Affairs book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Loaded (1995).
What is the newest Christos Tsiolkas book?
The Bomb: Will Asia Go Nuclear (2025) is the newest Christos Tsiolkas book released so far.
Is there a new Christos Tsiolkas book coming?
No next Christos Tsiolkas 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 Christos Tsiolkas
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Christos Tsiolkas. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Booker Prize2010Shortlistedfor The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas at a glance
- Still publishing
- Christos Tsiolkas published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Christos Tsiolkas books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,557 pages across the 5 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Christos Tsiolkas books, 20 of 38, were published in the 2020s.
What the Christos Tsiolkas books are about
10 of the 38 Christos Tsiolkas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 2 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 2 of 10 books
- Gay men 2 of 10 books