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Joanna Cannon Books in Order

Joanna Cannon has written 6 books, published between 2016 and 2026. The first book is The Trouble with Goats and Sheep (2016) and the newest is An Unlikely Visitor (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6
Published
2016–2026
Pages on record
901 in 3 of 6 books
Reading time
15–23 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 901 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.

See all 6 books in order Printable Joanna Cannon checklist

Joanna Cannon is a British author and former psychiatrist. Six books carry her name, from The Trouble with Goats and Sheep in 2016 to An Unlikely Visitor in 2026. Missing persons, secrecy, childhood friendship, older women and nursing homes recur across the work, which takes in Three Things About Elsie (2018), Breaking and Mending (2019) and A Tidy Ending (2022).

How many Joanna Cannon books are there?

Joanna Cannon has 6 books, released between 2016 and 2026.

Joanna Cannon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Joanna Cannon 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.

  1. Cover of Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon (2018)
  2. Cover of A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon (2022)
  1. 1
    The Trouble with Goats and Sheep2016 · 353 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016353
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    One Letter Different2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Three Things About Elsie2018 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018372
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Breaking and Mending2019 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019176
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Tidy Ending2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    An Unlikely Visitor2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Joanna Cannon 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 books

6 Joanna Cannon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Joanna Cannon books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 6 Joanna Cannon books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Joanna Cannon

Start with The Trouble with Goats and Sheep (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joanna Cannon book?

An Unlikely Visitor (2026) is the newest Joanna Cannon book released so far.

Is there a new Joanna Cannon book coming?

No next Joanna Cannon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Joanna Cannon at a glance

Still publishing
Joanna Cannon published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Joanna Cannon books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
901 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 353 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joanna Cannon books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2010s.

What the Joanna Cannon books are about

3 of the 6 Joanna Cannon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: secrecy is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.