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Donna Tartt Books in Order

Donna Tartt has written 3 books, published between 1992 and 2013. The first book is The Secret History (1992) and the newest is The Goldfinch (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
1992–2013
Confirmed
2 of 3 titles
Total pages
1,952 across 3 books
Reading time
33–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,952 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 3 books in order Printable Donna Tartt checklist

Three novels make up Donna Tartt's catalogue: The Secret History (1992), The Little Friend (2002) and The Goldfinch (2013). College students, classicists, teacher-student relationships, murder and friendship are the subjects attached to the work. The books are long, at a median of 624 pages. No new Tartt title has appeared since 2013.

Donna Tartt has won the Pulitzer Prize. Her novels explore themes of art, loss and morality.

How many Donna Tartt books are there?

Donna Tartt has 3 books, released between 1992 and 2013.

Donna Tartt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Donna Tartt 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 Secret History by Donna Tartt (1992)
  2. Cover of The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (2002)
  3. Cover of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (2013)
  1. 1
    The Secret History1992 · 557 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992557
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  2. 2
    The Little Friend2002 · 624 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002624
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Goldfinch2013 · 771 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013771
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Donna Tartt 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

3 books

3 Donna Tartt titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Donna Tartt books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 3 Donna Tartt books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Donna Tartt

Start with The Secret History (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Donna Tartt book?

The Goldfinch (2013) is the newest Donna Tartt book released so far.

Is there a new Donna Tartt book coming?

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

Awards Donna Tartt has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Donna Tartt. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction2014Wonfor The Goldfinch
  • Mecca Prize1994Won

Donna Tartt at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Donna Tartt title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Donna Tartt books have appeared about one every 11 years on average.
Length
1,952 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 624 pages each.

What the Donna Tartt books are about

All 3 Donna Tartt 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.