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Karen McQuestion Books in Order

Karen McQuestion has written 29 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Easily Amused (2009) and the newest is The Tip-Off (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2009–2026
Confirmed
26 of 29 titles
Pages on record
4,932 in 18 of 29 books
Reading time
82–123 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,932 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Karen McQuestion, author of the Edgewood series

Karen McQuestion is an American novelist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 16, 1961, who writes for adults, teens and children. Humour or suspense runs through most McQuestion books, which have sold over a million copies, with translation rights sold in Germany, Turkey, South Korea and Poland. After 30,000 self-published sales, McQuestion signed with AmazonEncore, which re-released A Scattered Life. The catalogue lists 29 books from Easily Amused (2009) to The Tip-Off (2026), including the Edgewood series. McQuestion lives in Hartland, Wisconsin.

McQuestion's books center on family and friendship, spanning contemporary fiction, young adult fiction and science fiction in addition to her work for children and teenagers.

How many Karen McQuestion books are there?

Karen McQuestion has 29 books, released between 2009 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Edgewood series.

Karen McQuestion Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Karen McQuestion 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. Cover of Easily Amused by Karen McQuestion (2009)
  2. Cover of Favorite by Karen McQuestion (2009)
  3. Cover of Life On Hold by Karen McQuestion (2009)
  4. Cover of Celia and the Fairies by Karen McQuestion (2010)
  5. Cover of A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion (2010)
  6. Cover of Secrets of the Magic Ring by Karen McQuestion (2011)
  7. Cover of Edgewood by Karen McQuestion, book 1 of the Edgewood series (2012)
  8. Cover of The Long Way Home by Karen McQuestion (2012)
  9. Cover of Wanderlust by Karen McQuestion, book 2 of the Edgewood series (2013)
  10. Cover of Absolution by Karen McQuestion, book 3 of the Edgewood series (2013)
  11. Cover of Hello Love by Karen McQuestion (2014)
  12. Cover of From a Distant Star by Karen McQuestion (2015)
  13. Cover of Write That Novel!: You know you want to... by Karen McQuestion (2016)
  14. Cover of Half a Heart by Karen McQuestion (2018)
  15. Cover of Good Man, Dalton by Karen McQuestion (2019)
  16. Cover of Dovetail by Karen McQuestion (2020)
  17. Cover of A Limited Run by Karen McQuestion (2022)
  1. 1
    Easily Amused2009 · 298 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009298
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  2. 2
    Favorite2009 · 162 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009162
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  3. 3
    Life On Hold2009 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009186
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  4. 4
    Celia and the Fairies2010 · 137 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010137
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  5. 5
    A Scattered Life2010 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010255
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  6. 6
    Secrets of the Magic Ring2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    EdgewoodEdgewood #12012 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012324
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  8. 8
    The Long Way Home2012 · 327 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012327
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  9. 9
    WanderlustEdgewood #22013 · 462 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013462
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  10. 10
    AbsolutionEdgewood #32013 · 430 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013430
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  11. 11
    Hello Love2014 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014250
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    From a Distant Star2015 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Grimm House2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Write That Novel!: You know you want to...2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016144
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  15. 15
    Prince and Popper2016 · 36 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201636
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  16. 16
    RevelationEdgewood #42016 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016428
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  17. 17
    Half a Heart2018 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Good Man, Dalton2019 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Missing Her More2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  20. 20
    Dovetail2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020352
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  21. 21
    The Moonlight Child2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  22. 22
    Wish Upon A Christmas Star2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    A Time-Travel Christmas2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    214 Palmer Street2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    The Uninvited Guest2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    A Limited Run2022 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022357
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  27. 27
    A Switch Before Christmas2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  28. 28
    Written Off2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  29. 29
    The Tip-Off2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Karen McQuestion 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.

Edgewood in order

4 books
  1. 1. Edgewood
  2. 2. Wanderlust
  3. 3. Absolution
  4. 4. Revelation

Standalone books

25 books

25 Karen McQuestion titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karen McQuestion books in order?

You only need to read Karen McQuestion books in order within the Edgewood series, which holds 4 of the 29 Karen McQuestion books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Karen McQuestion

Start with Easily Amused (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karen McQuestion book?

The Tip-Off (2026) is the newest Karen McQuestion book released so far.

Is there a new Karen McQuestion book coming?

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

Karen McQuestion at a glance

Still publishing
Karen McQuestion published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Karen McQuestion books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,932 pages across the 18 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karen McQuestion books, 16 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Karen McQuestion books are about

16 of the 29 Karen McQuestion 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 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.