Joanna Penn Books in Order
Joanna Penn has written 51 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is How to Enjoy Your Job (2008) and the newest is The Black Church (Short Story) (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Pages on record
- 5,374 in 24 of 51 books
Joanna Penn writes non-fiction about writing and self-publishing under her own name, and thrillers and dark fantasy as J.F. Penn. She is British, lives in Australia, and runs The Creative Penn, a site on writing, self-publishing, print-on-demand and book marketing. Her fiction includes the ARKANE thrillers, beginning with Pentecost (2011), the London Psychic books and the Mapwalkers series, and her non-fiction includes How to Market a Book (2013). The catalogue holds 51 titles from 2008 to 2026.
How many Joanna Penn books are there?
Joanna Penn has 51 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Joanna Penn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Joanna Penn 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.
- 12008–1/4
- 22009–1/4
- 32009–1/4
- 420112902/4
- 520112702/4
- 620122542/4
- 72013–2/4
- 820133722/4
- 920132741/4
- 1020131202/4
- 1120143422/4
- 1320141002/4
- 152015–2/4
- 1620153202/4
- 1720152222/4
- 18How to Make a Living with Your Writing: Books, Blogging and MoreSelf-Help #72015 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/420151321/4
- 192015–2/4
- 2020162362/4
- 21How To Make A Living With Your Writing: A Companion WorkbookSelf-Help #82016 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/420161641/4
- 2320172082/4
- 2420172382/4
- 25Co-Writing A Book: Collaboration and Co-Creation for WritersSelf-Help #102017 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/42017881/4
- 26Successful Self-Publishing: How to Self-Publish and Market Your Book in eBook and PrintSelf-Help #112017 · 118 pages · confirmed 1/420171181/4
- 27The Healthy Writer: Reduce Your Pain, Improve Your Health, And Build A Writing Career For The Long TermSelf-Help #122017 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/420173301/4
- 2820182282/4
- 29How To Write Non-Fiction: Turn Your Knowledge Into WordsSelf-Help #132018 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420183601/4
- 302019282/4
- 312019–2/4
- 332020–2/4
- 342020–2/4
- 362021–2/4
- 372021–2/4
- 382022–2/4
- 392023–2/4
- 402023–2/4
- 412023–2/4
- 422023–2/4
- 432024–2/4
- 442024–2/4
- 452024–2/4
- 462024–2/4
- 472025–2/4
- 482025–2/4
- 492025–2/4
- 502026–2/4
- 512026–2/4
Joanna Penn series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Arkane books in order 14 books
Joanna Penn 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.
Self-Help in order
15 books- 1. How to Enjoy Your Job
- 2. From Idea to Book
- 3. From Book to Market: Internet Marketing, Sales and Promotion
- 4. How to Market a Book
- 5. Business For Authors. How To Be An Author Entrepreneur
- 6. Public Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other Introverts
- 7. How to Make a Living with Your Writing: Books, Blogging and More
- 8. How To Make A Living With Your Writing: A Companion Workbook
- 9. The Successful Author Mindset Companion Workbook: A Handbook for Surviving the Writer's Journey
- 10. Co-Writing A Book: Collaboration and Co-Creation for Writers
- 11. Successful Self-Publishing: How to Self-Publish and Market Your Book in eBook and Print
- 12. The Healthy Writer: Reduce Your Pain, Improve Your Health, And Build A Writing Career For The Long Term
- and 3 more in the table above
J.F. Penn Short Stories/Novellas
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
J.F. Penn Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
London Psychic in order
3 books- 1. Desecration
- 2. Delirium
- 3. Deviance
Mapwalkers in order
3 booksJ.F. Penn Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
J.F. Penn Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Joanna Penn books in order?
You only need to read Joanna Penn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Joanna Penn
Start with Pentecost / Stone of Fire (2011), the first Arkane book. The earliest catalogued title overall is How to Enjoy Your Job (2008).
What is the newest Joanna Penn book?
The Black Church (Short Story) (2026) is the newest Joanna Penn book released so far.
Is there a new Joanna Penn book coming?
No next Joanna Penn 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 Penn at a glance
- Still publishing
- Joanna Penn published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Joanna Penn books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,374 pages across the 24 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joanna Penn books, 29 of 51, were published in the 2010s.
What the Joanna Penn books are about
1 of the 51 Joanna Penn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Authorship 1 of 1 books
- Entrepreneurship 1 of 1 books
- Marketing 1 of 1 books
- New business enterprises 1 of 1 books
- Self-publishing 1 of 1 books