Joanne M Harris Books in Order
Joanne M Harris has written 34 books, published between 1992 and 2025. The first book is The Evil Seed (1992) and the newest is Vianne (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1992–2025
- Pages on record
- 6,365 in 19 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 106–159 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,365 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
Joanne M Harris moves between fiction set in France, psychological thrillers and fantasy. Chocolat (1999) started the series that carries her name furthest, and Blackberry Wine (1999), Five Quarters of the Orange (2001) and Coastliners (2002) followed in the French vein, with cookbooks such as My French Kitchen (2002) beside them. The Loki and Runemarks books are her fantasy, and the Malbry novels take English settings. Harris's 34 catalogued books open with The Evil Seed (1992) and reach Vianne (2025).
How many Joanne M Harris books are there?
Joanne M Harris has 34 books, released between 1992 and 2025. They include 4 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.
Joanne M Harris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Joanne M Harris 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 Evil Seed1992 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/419924481/4
- 2Sleep, Pale Sister1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 319993201/4
- 4Blackberry Wine1999 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419993361/4
- 5Five Quarters of the Orange2001 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/420013071/4
- 6The French Kitchen2002 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/420022591/4
- 7My French Kitchen2002 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420022541/4
- 8Coastliners2002 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420023681/4
- 9Holy Fools2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420033841/4
- 10Jigs & Reels2004 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/420042731/4
- 1120054221/4
- 12The French Market2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 132007–1/4
- 1420074961/4
- 1520105281/4
- 16Breakfast at Tesco’s2011 · 22 pages · confirmed 1/42011221/4
- 172011–1/4
- 18A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String2012 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/420122841/4
- 192012–1/4
- 2020142881/4
- 21The Little Book of Chocolat2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 2220165121/4
- 23A Pocketful of Crows2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 2420182721/4
- 25The Blue Salt Road (As: Joanne M. Harris)2018 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420182241/4
- 2620193681/4
- 272020–1/4
- 28Ten Things About Writing: Build Your Story, One Word at a Time2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 292021–1/4
- 302021–1/4
- 31Broken Light2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 32Maiden, Mother, Crone2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 33The Moonlight Market2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 342025–1/4
Joanne M Harris series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Loki books in order 2 books
Joanne M Harris 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.
Chocolat in order
5 booksMalbry in order
4 booksRunemarks in order
2 booksJoanne M. Harris Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Joanne M. Harris Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
19 books19 Joanne M Harris titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Joanne M Harris books in order?
You only need to read Joanne M Harris books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Joanne M Harris
Start with The Gospel of Loki (2014), the first Loki book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Evil Seed (1992).
What is the newest Joanne M Harris book?
Vianne (2025) is the newest Joanne M Harris book released so far.
Is there a new Joanne M Harris book coming?
No next Joanne M Harris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joanne M Harris at a glance
- Still publishing
- Joanne M Harris published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Joanne M Harris books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,365 pages across the 19 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joanne M Harris books, 12 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
What the Joanne M Harris books are about
23 of the 34 Joanne M Harris books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 4 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 4 of 23 books
- Fantasy 4 of 23 books
- France 3 of 23 books
- Cooking, french 2 of 23 books
- English literature 2 of 23 books
- Family life 2 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 23 books
- Psychological fiction 2 of 23 books
- Thrillers 2 of 23 books