John Grogan Books in Order
John Grogan has written 29 books, published between 2005 and 2013. The first book is Marley and Me (2005) and the newest is Marley Learns a Lesson (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2005–2013
- Pages on record
- 624 in 4 of 29 books
John Joseph Grogan, born March 20, 1957, is an American journalist and writer of non-fiction. The memoir Marley and Me (2005) is a best-selling account of the Grogan family's dog, Marley. The catalogue holds 29 books published between 2005 and 2013, and titles in it carry Marley into children's fiction and picture books: Bad Dog, Marley! (2007), A Very Marley Christmas (2008), Marley Goes to School (2009), Snow Dog Marley (2010) and the Marley Picture series. Recorded subjects include dogs, Labrador retrievers, pets, biography, humorous stories and lift-the-flap books.
Source: Wikidata
How many John Grogan books are there?
John Grogan has 29 books, released between 2005 and 2013. 15 of them belong to the Marley Picture series.
John Grogan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 John Grogan 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 November 2026.
- 1Marley and Me2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 22007401/4
- 3Marley: A Dog Like No Other2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 42008–1/4
- 52008–1/4
- 6The Longest Trip Home2008 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/420083341/4
- 7Life Is Like a Sailboat2009 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/420092361/4
- 82009–1/4
- 92010–1/4
- 102010–1/4
- 112010–1/4
- 122010–1/4
- 132010–2/4
- 142010–2/4
- 152011–1/4
- 162011–1/4
- 172011–1/4
- 182011–1/4
- 192011141/4
- 202011–2/4
- 212011–2/4
- 222011–2/4
- 232011–2/4
- 242012–1/4
- 252012–2/4
- 262012–2/4
- 272013–1/4
- 282013–1/4
- 292013–2/4
John Grogan 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.
Marley Picture in order
15 books- 1. Bad Dog, Marley!
- 2. A Very Marley Christmas
- 3. Marley Goes to School
- 4. Marley Steals the Show
- 5. Marley and the Kittens
- 6. Christmas Is Coming, Marley
- 7. Marley Looks for Love
- 8. Marley Springs Ahead!
- 9. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
- 10. Messy Dog
- 11. Trick or Treat, Marley!
- 12. A Thanksgiving to Remember
- and 3 more in the table above
I Can Read: Level 2 in order
9 booksRP Minis in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 John Grogan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Grogan books in order?
You only need to read John Grogan books in order within the Marley Picture series, which holds 15 of the 29 John Grogan books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John Grogan
Start with Marley and Me (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Grogan book?
Marley Learns a Lesson (2013) is the newest John Grogan book released so far.
Is there a new John Grogan book coming?
No next John Grogan 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 Grogan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Grogan title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Grogan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 624 pages across the 4 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 138 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Grogan books, 21 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
When John Grogan books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Grogan titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 21 titles.
29 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the John Grogan books are about
18 of the 29 John Grogan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dogs is tagged on 14 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dogs 14 of 18 books
- Children's fiction 9 of 18 books
- Specimens 5 of 18 books
- Toy and movable books 5 of 18 books
- Biography 3 of 18 books
- Christmas 3 of 18 books
- Humor 3 of 18 books
- Pets 3 of 18 books
- Animals 2 of 18 books