James Martin Books in Order
James Martin has written 18 books, published between 2000 and 2017. The first book is The Deli Cookbook (2000) and the newest is James Martin's French Adventure (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2000–2017
- Pages on record
- 2,000 in 10 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 33–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,000 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
James Martin writes cookery books. Eighteen catalogued titles run from The Deli Cookbook in 2000 to James Martin's French Adventure in 2017, covering British food, desserts, quick and easy cooking and delicatessen fare, with Saturday Kitchen Cookbook (2007) and James Every Day (2008) among them. Driven, published in 2008, turns to motoring, and a strand of autobiography sits beside the recipes.
How many James Martin books are there?
James Martin has 18 books, released between 2000 and 2017. They include 2 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.
James Martin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 James Martin 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.
- 1The Deli Cookbook2000 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420001441/4
- 2James Martin's Delicious!2002 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420021441/4
- 3Easy British Food2005 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420051441/4
- 4James Martin Desserts2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420071921/4
- 5Saturday Kitchen Cookbook2007 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420071761/4
- 62008–1/4
- 7James Every Day2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 8James Martin - The Collection2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420084001/4
- 9My Kitchen. James Martin2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 10James Martin's British Bistro2010 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420102241/4
- 11Easy Everyday2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 122015–1/4
- 132015–1/4
- 142015–1/4
- 15Sweet2015 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420151921/4
- 16More Home Comforts2016 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420161921/4
- 17Slow Cooking2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 18James Martin's French Adventure2017 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420171921/4
James Martin 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.
History of the Old Covenant in order
3 booksJames Martin Autobiographies in order
1 book- 1. Driven
Standalone books
14 books14 James Martin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James Martin books in order?
You only need to read James Martin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with James Martin
Start with The Deli Cookbook (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James Martin book?
James Martin's French Adventure (2017) is the newest James Martin book released so far.
Is there a new James Martin book coming?
No next James Martin 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 Martin at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest James Martin title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- James Martin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,000 pages across the 10 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James Martin books, 9 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
What the James Martin books are about
14 of the 18 James Martin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cooking is tagged on 5 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cooking 5 of 14 books
- British Cooking 2 of 14 books
- Convenience foods 2 of 14 books
- Cooking, british 2 of 14 books
- Desserts 2 of 14 books
- Quick and easy cooking 2 of 14 books










