Joshilyn Jackson Books in Order

Joshilyn Jackson has written 13 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Gods in Alabama (2005) and the newest is Missing Sister (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2005–2026
Pages on record
2,736 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
46–68 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,736 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

Family secrets in the American South are Joshilyn Jackson's material: mothers and daughters, buried crimes, and the humour that sits beside them. Gods in Alabama (2005) opens the catalogue, followed by Between, Georgia (2006), Backseat Saints (2010), The Almost Sisters (2017) and Never Have I Ever (2019). Thirteen titles run to Missing Sister in 2026, at 328 pages on median.

How many Joshilyn Jackson books are there?

Joshilyn Jackson has 13 books, released between 2005 and 2026.

Joshilyn Jackson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Joshilyn Jackson 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.

  1. 1
    Gods in Alabama2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005
  2. 2
    Between, Georgia2006 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006294
  3. 3
    The Girl Who Stopped Swimming2008 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008320
  4. 4
    Backseat Saints2010 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010344
  5. 5
    A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty2010 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010496
  6. 6
    My Own Miraculous2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  7. 7
    Someone Else's Love Story2013 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013300
  8. 8
    The Opposite of Everyone2016 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016304
  9. 9
    The Almost Sisters2017 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017342
  10. 10
    Never Have I Ever2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  11. 11
    Mother May I2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021336
  12. 12
    With My Little Eye2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  13. 13
    Missing Sister2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Joshilyn Jackson 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

13 books

13 Joshilyn Jackson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Joshilyn Jackson books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 13 Joshilyn Jackson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Joshilyn Jackson

Start with Gods in Alabama (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joshilyn Jackson book?

Missing Sister (2026) is the newest Joshilyn Jackson book released so far.

Is there a new Joshilyn Jackson book coming?

No next Joshilyn Jackson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Joshilyn Jackson at a glance

Still publishing
Joshilyn Jackson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Joshilyn Jackson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,736 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joshilyn Jackson books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Joshilyn Jackson books are about

9 of the 13 Joshilyn Jackson 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 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.