John Gray Books in Order
John Gray has written 7 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is God Needed a Puppy (2017) and the newest is The Carpenter's Son (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2017–2025
- Pages on record
- 880 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 15–22 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 880 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
John Gray's catalogue holds 7 books published between 2017 and 2025. It opens with God Needed a Puppy in 2017 and continues through Keller's Heart (2019), Manchester Christmas (2020), Sweet Polly Petals (2020), Chasing Manhattan (2021), Chasing Rome (2022) and The Carpenter's Son (2025). The books are catalogued as American literature and children's fiction, and dogs, deafness and disability are their recurring subjects. Gray continues to publish.
How many John Gray books are there?
John Gray has 7 books, released between 2017 and 2025.
John Gray Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 John Gray 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.
- 1God Needed a Puppy2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 2Keller's Heart2019 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42019401/4
- 3Sweet Polly Petals2020 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42020401/4
- 4Manchester Christmas2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420202241/4
- 5Chasing Manhattan2021 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420212881/4
- 6Chasing Rome2022 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420222881/4
- 7The Carpenter's Son2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
John Gray 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
7 books7 John Gray titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Gray books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 7 John Gray books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with John Gray
Start with God Needed a Puppy (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Gray book?
The Carpenter's Son (2025) is the newest John Gray book released so far.
Is there a new John Gray book coming?
No next John Gray book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Gray at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Gray published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- John Gray books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 880 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Gray books, 5 of 7, were published in the 2020s.
What the John Gray books are about
5 of the 7 John Gray books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 3 of 5 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 5 books
- Deaf 1 of 5 books
- Dogs 1 of 5 books
- People with disabilities 1 of 5 books