Jean Meltzer Books in Order
Jean Meltzer has written 6 books, published between 2021 and 2025. The first book is The Matzah Ball (2021) and the newest is The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2021–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,149 in 3 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 19–29 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,149 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Jean Meltzer is a Jewish American novelist who worked in television before turning to fiction, winning a Daytime Emmy Award as a producer, writer and director. Six books are catalogued: The Matzah Ball and A Little Christmas Spirit (2021), Mr. Perfect on Paper (2022), Kissing Kosher (2023), Magical Meet Cute (2024) and The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah (2025). Jewish holidays give several of them their occasion. Meltzer studied in rabbinical schools in Jerusalem for five years, and film rights to The Matzah Ball were optioned in 2022.
How many Jean Meltzer books are there?
Jean Meltzer has 6 books, released between 2021 and 2025.
Jean Meltzer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Jean Meltzer 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 Matzah Ball2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420213361/4
- 2A Little Christmas Spirit2021 · 461 pages · confirmed 1/420214611/4
- 3Mr. Perfect on Paper2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 4Kissing Kosher2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 5Magical Meet Cute2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 6The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah2025 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420253521/4
Jean Meltzer 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
6 books6 Jean Meltzer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jean Meltzer books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 6 Jean Meltzer books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Jean Meltzer
Start with The Matzah Ball (2021), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jean Meltzer book?
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah (2025) is the newest Jean Meltzer book released so far.
Is there a new Jean Meltzer book coming?
No next Jean Meltzer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jean Meltzer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jean Meltzer published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Jean Meltzer books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,149 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jean Meltzer books, 6 of 6, were published in the 2020s.