Jodi Picoult Books in Order
Jodi Picoult has written 42 books, published between 1992 and 2026. The first book is Songs of the Humpback Whale (1992) and the newest is Small Great Things (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 1992–2026
- Confirmed
- 41 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,248 in 24 of 42 books
- Reading time
- 171–256 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,248 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 42 titles with a page count on record.
Jodi Picoult is an American writer, born in 1966, whose fiction is described as family saga, often built around moral dilemmas or procedural dramas that set family members against one another. As of 2026 Picoult had published 30 novels and several short stories, and had written several issues of Wonder Woman. Around 40 million copies of Picoult's books are in print in 34 languages, and the New England Bookseller Award for fiction came in 2003. The catalogue holds 42 books, opening with Songs of the Humpback Whale (1992) and including Harvesting the Heart, The Pact, Plain Truth and Salem Falls, alongside plays and graphic novels.
How many Jodi Picoult books are there?
Jodi Picoult has 42 books, released between 1992 and 2026. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Jodi Picoult Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Jodi Picoult books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119923464/4
- 219934534/4
- 319953694/4
- 419964004/4
- 519985124/4
- 619994224/4
- 720004163/4
- 820014644/4
- 920023684/4
- 1020034254/4
- 112004–4/4
- 1220054184/4
- 1320063854/4
- 142007–3/4
- 1520074644/4
- 1620084644/4
- 1720094774/4
- 1820105324/4
- 192011–3/4
- 202011–3/4
- 2120114664/4
- 2220123683/4
- 232012–3/4
- 2420124384/4
- 252013–3/4
- 2620134604/4
- 272014–3/4
- 282014–3/4
- 2920144164/4
- 3020153844/4
- 312016–3/4
- 322016–4/4
- 332017–3/4
- 3420183694/4
- 3520204324/4
- 362021–3/4
- 372022–3/4
- 382022–4/4
- 392022–4/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412026–3/4
- 42Small Great Things2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Jodi Picoult 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.
Jodi Picoult Standalone Novels
29 books29 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jodi Picoult Short Stories/Novellas
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jodi Picoult Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Between the Lines Series in order
2 booksRuth Jefferson in order
2 books- 1. Shine
- 2. Small Great Things
Jodi Picoult Graphic Novels in order
1 bookJodi Picoult Plays in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Jodi Picoult title here is not listed as part of any series.
Jodi Picoult Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Jodi Picoult books run from Songs of the Humpback Whale (1992) to Small Great Things (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jodi Picoult in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Jodi Picoult books in order?
You only need to read Jodi Picoult books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Jodi Picoult books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Songs of the Humpback Whale (1992), the earliest published title. After it come Harvesting the Heart (1993), Picture Perfect (1995), Mercy (1996) and The Pact (1998); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Jodi Picoult book?
Small Great Things (2026) is the newest Jodi Picoult book released so far.
Is there a new Jodi Picoult book coming?
No next Jodi Picoult book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Jodi Picoult Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 42 books in publication order is on the Jodi Picoult reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Jodi Picoult at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jodi Picoult published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jodi Picoult books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,248 pages across the 24 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 424 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jodi Picoult books, 17 of 42, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 26 of the 42 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 41 in at least three.
What the Jodi Picoult books are about
29 of the 42 Jodi Picoult 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 4 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 4 of 29 books
- Mothers and daughters 3 of 29 books
- Books and reading 2 of 29 books
- Comics & graphic novels 2 of 29 books
- Fairy tales 2 of 29 books
- Fathers and daughters 2 of 29 books
- Women's fiction 2 of 29 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 29 books
- Lawyers 2 of 29 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 29 books
- Marriage 2 of 29 books
- Married women 2 of 29 books