Jane Hamilton Books in Order
Jane Hamilton has written 8 books, published between 1988 and 2025. The first book is The Book of Ruth / The Frogs Are Still Singing (1988) and the newest is The Phoebe Variations (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1988–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,872 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,872 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Jane Hamilton is an American novelist, born in 1957, with eight books catalogued. The Book of Ruth (1988) opens the run and The Phoebe Variations (2025) is the most recent, with A Map of the World (1992), The Short History of a Prince (1998), Disobedience (2000), When Madeline Was Young (2006), Laura Rider's Masterpiece (2009) and The Excellent Lombards (2016) between them. Family life, mothers and daughters, small-town Wisconsin and dairy farms are the recurring subjects.
How many Jane Hamilton books are there?
Jane Hamilton has 8 books, released between 1988 and 2025.
Jane Hamilton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Jane Hamilton 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 Book of Ruth / The Frogs Are Still Singing1988 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/419883281/4
- 2A Map of the World1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419923521/4
- 3The Short History of a Prince1998 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/419984311/4
- 4Disobedience2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 5When Madeline Was Young2006 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/420062741/4
- 6Laura Rider's Masterpiece2009 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/420092141/4
- 7The Excellent Lombards2016 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/420162731/4
- 8The Phoebe Variations2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Jane Hamilton 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.
Standalone books
8 books8 Jane Hamilton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jane Hamilton books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Jane Hamilton books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Jane Hamilton
Start with The Book of Ruth / The Frogs Are Still Singing (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jane Hamilton book?
The Phoebe Variations (2025) is the newest Jane Hamilton book released so far.
Is there a new Jane Hamilton book coming?
No next Jane Hamilton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Jane Hamilton has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Jane Hamilton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize1998Won
- Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award1989Won
Jane Hamilton at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jane Hamilton published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Jane Hamilton books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,872 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 301 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jane Hamilton books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Jane Hamilton books are about
6 of the 8 Jane Hamilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 2 of 6 books
- Wisconsin 2 of 6 books