Frank McCourt Books in Order
5 books are credited to Frank McCourt, published between 1996 and 2011; 1 of them appeared after Frank McCourt's death in 2009. The first book is Angela's Ashes (1996) and the newest is A Couple of Blaguards (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1996–2011
- Total pages
- 1,074 across 5 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,074 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Frank McCourt, born Francis McCourt in 1930 and died in 2009, was an Irish-American teacher and writer. His memoir Angela's Ashes won the Pulitzer Prize for its tragicomic account of a childhood of poverty and squalor. Five books carry McCourt's name, from Angela's Ashes (1996) through 'Tis, Angela and the Baby Jesus and Teacher Man to A Couple of Blaguards (2011). Irish-American family life, biography and New York run through the work.
How many Frank McCourt books are there?
Frank McCourt has 5 books, released between 1996 and 2011. 1 of them were published after Frank McCourt's death in 2009.
Frank McCourt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Frank McCourt 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.
- 119963631/4
- 219993671/4
- 3Angela and the Baby Jesus / Angela's Christmas2002 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42002321/4
- 420052581/4
- 5A Couple of Blaguards2011 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/42011541/4
Frank McCourt 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.
Memoirs in order
3 books- 1. Angela's Ashes
- 2. 'Tis
- 3. Teacher Man
Standalone books
2 books2 Frank McCourt titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Frank McCourt books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 5 Frank McCourt books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Frank McCourt
Start with Angela's Ashes (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Frank McCourt book?
A Couple of Blaguards (2011) is the newest Frank McCourt book released so far.
Is there a new Frank McCourt book coming?
No next Frank McCourt 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 Frank McCourt has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Frank McCourt. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography1997Wonfor Angela's Ashes
- National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography1996Wonfor Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt at a glance
- Died
- Frank McCourt died in 2009, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Frank McCourt are still being published after Frank McCourt's death in 2009; the newest appeared in 2011.
- Release pace
- Frank McCourt books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,074 pages across all 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Frank McCourt books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2000s.
What the Frank McCourt books are about
All 5 Frank McCourt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: irish americans is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Irish Americans 4 of 5 books
- Biography 2 of 5 books
- Family life 2 of 5 books
- Anecdotes 1 of 5 books
- Biografier (Form) 1 of 5 books
- Children 1 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 5 books
- Christmas 1 of 5 books
- Christmas in fiction 1 of 5 books
- Drama 1 of 5 books
- High schools 1 of 5 books