Kathleen Bacus Books in Order
Kathleen Bacus has written 11 books, published between 2006 and 2015. The first book is Calamity Jayne (2006) and the newest is Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2006–2015
- Confirmed
- 1 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,848 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 47–71 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,848 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Kathleen Bacus has 11 books in the catalogue, from Calamity Jayne (2006) to Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome (2015). Tressa Jayne Turner gives the Bacus series its name and appears in the subject headings. Titles include Calamity Jayne and Fowl Play at the Fair (2006) and Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper (2007). Subjects include Iowa, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, fairs, colleges, blondes and murder investigation. No new Bacus title has appeared since 2015.
How many Kathleen Bacus books are there?
Kathleen Bacus has 11 books, released between 2006 and 2015. 8 of them belong to the Tressa Jayne Turner series.
Kathleen Bacus Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Kathleen Bacus 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.
- 120063262/4
- 2Calamity Jayne Rides Again / Calamity Jayne and Fowl Play at the FairTressa Jayne Turner #22006 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/420063402/4
- 3Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun / Calamity Jayne and the Haunted HomecomingTressa Jayne Turner #32006 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/420063232/4
- 4Calamity Jayne Goes to College / Calamity Jayne and the Campus CaperTressa Jayne Turner #42007 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/420073262/4
- 5Calamity Jayne Heads West / Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild WestTressa Jayne Turner #52007 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/420073262/4
- 6Fiancé at Her Fingertips2008 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/420083032/4
- 7Anchors Aweigh / Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High SeasTressa Jayne Turner #62008 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/420082842/4
- 8Trading Spaces2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 92013–3/4
- 1020142902/4
- 11Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn GnomeTressa Jayne Turner #82015 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/420153302/4
Kathleen Bacus 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.
Tressa Jayne Turner in order
8 books- 1. Calamity Jayne
- 2. Calamity Jayne Rides Again / Calamity Jayne and Fowl Play at the Fair
- 3. Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun / Calamity Jayne and the Haunted Homecoming
- 4. Calamity Jayne Goes to College / Calamity Jayne and the Campus Caper
- 5. Calamity Jayne Heads West / Calamity Jayne in the Wild, Wild West
- 6. Anchors Aweigh / Calamity Jayne and the Hijinks on the High Seas
- 7. Calamity Jayne and the Trouble with Tandems
- 8. Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome
12 Days of Christmas in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Kathleen Bacus titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kathleen Bacus books in order?
You only need to read Kathleen Bacus books in order within the Tressa Jayne Turner series, which holds 8 of the 11 Kathleen Bacus books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Kathleen Bacus
Start with Calamity Jayne (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kathleen Bacus book?
Calamity Jayne and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Lawn Gnome (2015) is the newest Kathleen Bacus book released so far.
Is there a new Kathleen Bacus book coming?
No next Kathleen Bacus book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kathleen Bacus at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Kathleen Bacus title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Kathleen Bacus books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,848 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kathleen Bacus books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2000s.