Jamie Oliver Books in Order
Jamie Oliver has written 40 books, published between 1999 and 2025. The first book is The Naked Chef (1999) and the newest is Eat Yourself Healthy (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 1999–2025
- Pages on record
- 8,193 in 26 of 40 books
- Reading time
- 137–205 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,193 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 40 titles with a page count on record.
Jamie Oliver is an English chef and restaurateur whose 40 catalogued books are mostly cookbooks. The Naked Chef (1999) accompanied the BBC Two series of the same name that ran to 2001, and Jamie's Kitchen, Jamie's Dinners and Jamie's Italy extend a run reaching Eat Yourself Healthy (2025). Oliver started the Feed Me Better campaign in 2005 to put healthier food into schools, and the government later backed it; the first Jamie's Italian restaurant opened in 2008. Oliver has also written the children's series Billy and the Giant Adventure.
How many Jamie Oliver books are there?
Jamie Oliver has 40 books, released between 1999 and 2025. 1 of them belong to the Billy and the Giant Adventure series.
Jamie Oliver Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Jamie Oliver books in the order they were released, 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 Naked Chef1999 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419992561/4
- 2The Naked Chef Takes Off2000 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/420002851/4
- 3The Return Of The Naked Chef2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 4Happy Days with the Naked Chef2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420013201/4
- 5Jamie's Kitchen. Jamie Oliver2002 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420023361/4
- 6Funky Food For Comic Relief2003 · 34 pages · confirmed 1/42003341/4
- 7Jamie's Dinners. Jamie Oliver2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420043361/4
- 8Jamie's Italy. Jamie Oliver2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420043361/4
- 9Something for the Weekend2005 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42005641/4
- 10Jamie's Little Book of Big Treats2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 11Jamie's Ministry of Food2008 · 362 pages · confirmed 1/420083621/4
- 12Cook Your Way to the Good Life2008 · 407 pages · confirmed 1/420084071/4
- 13Jamie's Red Nose Recipes2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 14Cook with Jamie2009 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420094481/4
- 15Jamie Does...2010 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/420102591/4
- 16Jamie's 30-Minute Meals2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 17Jamie's America2010 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/420103591/4
- 18Jamie Oliver's Meals in Minutes2011 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/420112871/4
- 19Jamie's Food Revolution2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 20Jamie's Monster Bake Sale2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 21Jamie's 15 Minute Meals2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 22Jamie Oliver's Great Britain2012 · 407 pages · confirmed 1/420124071/4
- 23Jamie Oliver's Food Escapes2013 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/420133591/4
- 24Save With Jamie2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 25Jamie's Comfort Food2014 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/420144081/4
- 26Everyday Super Food2015 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/420153091/4
- 27Super Food Family Classics2016 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420162881/4
- 285 Ingredients2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420173201/4
- 29Christmas Cookbook2017 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/420174051/4
- 30Friday Night Feast Cookbook2018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420182561/4
- 31Jamie Cooks Italy2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 32Veg / Ultimate Veg2019 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420193121/4
- 337 Ways: Easy Ideas for Every Day of the Week2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420203201/4
- 34Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy2021 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420213601/4
- 352023–1/4
- 36One2023 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420233601/4
- 375 Ingredients Mediterranean2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 38Simply Jamie: Celebrate the Joy of Food2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 39Easy Air Fryer2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 40Eat Yourself Healthy2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Jamie Oliver 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.
Billy and the Giant Adventure in order
1 bookStandalone books
39 books39 Jamie Oliver titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Jamie Oliver Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Jamie Oliver books run from The Naked Chef (1999) to Eat Yourself Healthy (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jamie Oliver in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Jamie Oliver books in order?
You only need to read Jamie Oliver books in order within the Billy and the Giant Adventure series, which holds 1 of the 40 Jamie Oliver books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jamie Oliver
Start with The Naked Chef (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jamie Oliver book?
Eat Yourself Healthy (2025) is the newest Jamie Oliver book released so far.
Is there a new Jamie Oliver book coming?
No next Jamie Oliver book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jamie Oliver at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jamie Oliver published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Jamie Oliver books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,193 pages across the 26 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jamie Oliver books, 18 of 40, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jamie Oliver books are about
27 of the 40 Jamie Oliver 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 13 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cooking 13 of 27 books
- Quick and easy cooking 5 of 27 books
- Cooking (Natural foods) 3 of 27 books
- Food habits 2 of 27 books
- Home economics 2 of 27 books
- International cooking 2 of 27 books
- Travel 2 of 27 books























