Francis Spufford Books in Order
Francis Spufford has written 11 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Cultural Babbage (1996) and the newest is Nonesuch (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,631 in 8 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 44–66 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,631 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Francis Spufford is an English author and writing teacher, born in 1964, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature since 2007. Golden Hill (2016), his first novel, took the Costa Book Award for First Novel, the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Ondaatje Prize. Before it came nonfiction on technology, exploration and reading: I May Be Some Time (1996), The Child that Books Built (2002), Backroom Boys (2003), Red Plenty (2007) and Unapologetic (2012). Eleven titles are catalogued, running through Light Perpetual (2021) and Cahokia Jazz (2024) to Nonesuch in 2026.
How many Francis Spufford books are there?
Francis Spufford has 11 books, released between 1996 and 2026.
Francis Spufford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Francis Spufford 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.
- 1Cultural Babbage1996 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/419963132/4
- 2I May Be Some Time: The Story Behind the Antarctic Tragedy of Captain Scott1996 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/419963722/4
- 3The Child that Books Built2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
- 4Backroom Boys2003 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420032402/4
- 5Red Plenty2007 · 434 pages · confirmed 2/420074342/4
- 6Unapologetic2012 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/420122242/4
- 7Golden Hill2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 8True Stories and Other Essays2019 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/420193602/4
- 9Light Perpetual2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420213362/4
- 10Cahokia Jazz2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 11Nonesuch2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Francis Spufford 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
11 books11 Francis Spufford titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Francis Spufford books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 11 Francis Spufford books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Francis Spufford
Start with Cultural Babbage (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Francis Spufford book?
Nonesuch (2026) is the newest Francis Spufford book released so far.
Is there a new Francis Spufford book coming?
No next Francis Spufford 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 Francis Spufford has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Francis Spufford. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Somerset Maugham Award1997Won
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2024Shortlistedfor Cahokia Jazz
- Booker Prize2021Shortlistedfor Light Perpetual
Francis Spufford at a glance
- Still publishing
- Francis Spufford published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Francis Spufford books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,631 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Francis Spufford books, 3 of 11, were published in the 2020s.
What the Francis Spufford books are about
9 of the 11 Francis Spufford books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 4 of 9 books