John Green Books in Order
John Green has written 13 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Fun with Horseback Riding Stencils (2004) and the newest is Hollywood, Ending (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Confirmed
- 10 of 13 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,195 in 8 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,195 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
John Green, born John Michael Green on August 24, 1977, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American author and YouTuber who grew up in Orlando, Florida. Green's books have more than 50 million copies in print, and The Fault in Our Stars (2012) ranks among the best-selling books of all time. Looking for Alaska (2005), An Abundance of Katherines (2006), Paper Towns (2008), Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) and Turtles All the Way Down (2017) are other listed titles, and Hollywood, Ending (2026) is the newest. Young adult fiction, grief, boarding schools and missing persons are among the subjects. Green also makes online video with Green's younger brother, Hank Green.
How many John Green books are there?
John Green has 13 books, released between 2004 and 2026.
John Green Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 John Green 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.
- 12004–2/4
- 220052214/4
- 320062274/4
- 42006–2/4
- 52008–4/4
- 620083054/4
- 720103264/4
- 820123184/4
- 920172864/4
- 10Shorts & Briefs2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 1120213044/4
- 1220252084/4
- 132026–3/4
John Green 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.
John Green Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
John Green Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dover Little Activity in order
2 booksWill Grayson, Will Grayson in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 John Green title here is not listed as part of any series.
John Green Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the John Green books run from Fun with Horseback Riding Stencils (2004) to Hollywood, Ending (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for John Green in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read John Green books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 John Green books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with John Green
Start with Fun with Horseback Riding Stencils (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Green book?
Hollywood, Ending (2026) is the newest John Green book released so far.
Is there a new John Green book coming?
No next John Green book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards John Green has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 3 nominations for John Green. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Indiana Authors Awards2012Won
- Edgar Awards2009Wonfor Paper Towns
- Michael L. Printz Award2006Wonfor Looking for Alaska
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize2014Shortlisted
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize2013Shortlistedfor The Fault in Our Stars
- Michael L. Printz Award2007Shortlistedfor An Abundance of Katherines
John Green at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Green published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Green books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,195 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 295 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Green books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 9 of the 13 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 10 in at least three.
What the John Green books are about
8 of the 13 John Green books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 5 of 8 books
- Interpersonal relations 4 of 8 books
- Young adult fiction 3 of 8 books
- Love 2 of 8 books
- Missing persons 2 of 8 books