Glenda Young Books in Order
Glenda Young has written 26 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is Norman Bates with a Briefcase (2014) and the newest is Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel (2026). One more title is announced: The Bakery Girls (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,000 in 6 of 27 books
Glenda Young's 27 catalogued books fall into three groups: books about the television programme Coronation Street, among them Deirdre: A Life on Coronation Street (2015) and The Little Book of Carla Connor (2016); Northern English family sagas such as Belle of the Back Streets (2018) and The Tuppenny Child (2019), continued in the Toffee Factory Girls series; and the Helen Dexter cosy crime mysteries. Norman Bates with a Briefcase (2014) is the first catalogued title, Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel (2026) the newest, and The Bakery Girls is scheduled for 2027.
How many Glenda Young books are there?
Glenda Young has 26 published books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 3 series and 14 titles listed outside any series. One more, The Bakery Girls (2027), is announced.
Glenda Young Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Glenda Young 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.
- 12014–1/4
- 220152241/4
- 3The Sea Glass Collector and other short stories2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 42016–1/4
- 52016–1/4
- 6Belle of the Back Streets2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420183521/4
- 7Help! My Husband's a Hipster!2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 8The Tuppenny Child2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 9Just the Ticket2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 10The Greatest Snowman: And other Christmas short stories2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 11The Paper Mill Girl2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420203841/4
- 12Pearl of Pit Lane2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420203361/4
- 1320213681/4
- 14The Girl with the Scarlet Ribbon2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420213361/4
- 15The Miner's Lass2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 162022–1/4
- 17Riverside: The feel-good, life-affirming story of love, friendship, family and new beginnings2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 18A Mother's Christmas Wish2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 192023–1/4
- 20The Sixpenny Orphan2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 212024–1/4
- 222024–1/4
- 232025–1/4
- 242025–1/4
- 252026–1/4
- 262026–1/4
- 27The Bakery Girls2027 · confirmed 1/42027–1/4
Glenda Young 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.
Coronation Street in order
5 booksA Helen Dexter Cosy Crime Mystery in order
5 booksToffee Factory Girls in order
3 booksStandalone books
14 books14 Glenda Young titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Glenda Young books in order?
You only need to read Glenda Young books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Glenda Young
Start with Norman Bates with a Briefcase (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Glenda Young book?
Music to Die For at the Seaview Hotel (2026) is the newest Glenda Young book released so far.
Is there a new Glenda Young book coming?
Yes. The Bakery Girls (2027) is the next Glenda Young book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Glenda Young at a glance
- Still publishing
- Glenda Young is still publishing. The Bakery Girls is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Glenda Young books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,000 pages across the 6 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Glenda Young books, 16 of 27, were published in the 2020s.
What the Glenda Young books are about
6 of the 27 Glenda Young 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 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 4 of 6 books




