James Bowen Books in Order
James Bowen has written 9 books, published between 2012 and 2018. The first book is A Street Cat Named Bob (2012) and the newest is The Little Book of Bob (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2012–2018
- Pages on record
- 1,281 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 21–32 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,281 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
A Street Cat Named Bob (2012) made James Bowen's name and started a run of nine books about one animal. Bowen was a homeless street musician in London, and the books record his life with Bob the cat. The World According to Bob (2013), For the Love of Bob (2014) and A Gift from Bob (2015) follow, alongside children's titles such as Bob: No Ordinary Cat and My Name Is Bob, and the run closes with The Little Book of Bob (2018).
How many James Bowen books are there?
James Bowen has 9 books, released between 2012 and 2018.
James Bowen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 James Bowen 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.
- 120122791/4
- 220132861/4
- 320133041/4
- 42013–1/4
- 52014321/4
- 62014–1/4
- 720151721/4
- 82015321/4
- 920181761/4
James Bowen 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.
Bob The Cat in order
9 booksDo you have to read James Bowen books in order?
You only need to read James Bowen books in order within the Bob The Cat series, which holds 9 of the 9 James Bowen books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with James Bowen
Start with A Street Cat Named Bob (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James Bowen book?
The Little Book of Bob (2018) is the newest James Bowen book released so far.
Is there a new James Bowen book coming?
No next James Bowen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
James Bowen at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest James Bowen title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- James Bowen books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,281 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James Bowen books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the James Bowen books are about
All 9 James Bowen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cats is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cats 8 of 9 books
- Human-animal relationships 7 of 9 books
- Homeless men 4 of 9 books
- Cat owners 3 of 9 books
- Street musicians 3 of 9 books
- Biography 2 of 9 books
- Homeless persons 2 of 9 books
- London (england), biography 2 of 9 books