Gary Chapman Books in Order
Gary Chapman has written 17 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is The 5 Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts (1990) and the newest is The Love Language™ That Matters Most (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1990–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,202 in 9 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,202 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Gary Chapman is an American author, radio talk show host and Baptist minister, born in 1938. The Five Love Languages series on human relationships is Chapman's best-known work. The catalogue lists 17 books from The 5 Love Languages (1990) to The Love Language That Matters Most (2026), including editions for children, teenagers, singles and men, and The Five Languages of Apology (2006). Subjects include marriage, communication, parenting and Christian perspectives on love. Single titles also credit co-authors such as D. Ross Campbell and Jennifer M. Thomas.
Gary Chapman identifies five love languages: words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time and physical touch.
How many Gary Chapman books are there?
Gary Chapman has 17 books, released between 1990 and 2026. 11 of them belong to the 5 Love Languages series.
Gary Chapman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Gary Chapman 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.
- 11990–1/4
- 2The 5 Love Languages1992 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419922081/4
- 319952241/4
- 4The 5 Love Languages of Children1997 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419972241/4
- 5The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420003041/4
- 620002591/4
- 720012451/4
- 820042021/4
- 9The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420042561/4
- 1020062801/4
- 112008–1/4
- 122009–1/4
- 13The 5 Love Languages Military Edition2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 14The 5 Love Languages for Men2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 15Holding on to Love After You've Lost a Baby: The 5 Love Languages for Grieving Parents5 Love Languages #132020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 162022–1/4
- 172026–1/4
Gary Chapman 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.
5 Love Languages in order
11 books- 1. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts
- 2. The Five Love Languages Of Children
- 3. The Five Love Languages Of Teenagers
- 4. The Five Love Languages For Singles
- 5. The Five Love Languages: Mens Edition
- 6. The Five Languages of Apology
- 7. The Heart of the 5 Love Languages
- 8. God Speaks Your Love Language
- 13. Holding on to Love After You've Lost a Baby: The 5 Love Languages for Grieving Parents
- 15. The 5 Love Language Solution: The Best Secret Of Real Love
- 16. The Love Language™ That Matters Most
Standalone books
6 books6 Gary Chapman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gary Chapman books in order?
You only need to read Gary Chapman books in order within the 5 Love Languages series, which holds 11 of the 17 Gary Chapman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Gary Chapman
Start with The 5 Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gary Chapman book?
The Love Language™ That Matters Most (2026) is the newest Gary Chapman book released so far.
Is there a new Gary Chapman book coming?
No next Gary Chapman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gary Chapman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Gary Chapman published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Gary Chapman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,202 pages across the 9 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 245 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gary Chapman books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
What the Gary Chapman books are about
12 of the 17 Gary Chapman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: interpersonal communication in children is tagged on 4 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Interpersonal communication in children 4 of 12 books
- Love 4 of 12 books
- Communication in marriage 3 of 12 books
- Love, religious aspects, christianity 3 of 12 books
- Adolescent psychology 2 of 12 books
- Child psychology 2 of 12 books
- Comunicación interpersonal en niños 2 of 12 books
- Family life 2 of 12 books
- Interpersonal communication in adolescence 2 of 12 books
- Marriage 2 of 12 books
- Niños 2 of 12 books
- Padres e hijos 2 of 12 books