Kevin Kwan Books in Order
Kevin Kwan has written 6 books, published between 2006 and 2024. The first book is Hood Rat (2006) and the newest is Lies and Weddings (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 3 of the 6 books listed here are in the Crazy Rich Asians series, which has its own page: Crazy Rich Asians books in order.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2006–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,958 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 33–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,958 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Kevin Kwan writes comic novels about very wealthy families in Asia and among Asian Americans. Crazy Rich Asians (2013), China Rich Girlfriend (2015) and Rich People Problems (2017) form the trilogy; Sex and Vanity (2020) and Lies and Weddings (2024) stand alone, and Hood Rat (2006) precedes them all. Six titles are catalogued, running 520 pages at the median.
How many Kevin Kwan books are there?
Kevin Kwan has 6 books, released between 2006 and 2024. 3 of them belong to the Crazy Rich Asians series.
Kevin Kwan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Kevin Kwan 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.
- 1Hood Rat2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 220135442/4
- 320154962/4
- 420175822/4
- 5Sex and Vanity2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420203362/4
- 6Lies and Weddings2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Kevin Kwan series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Crazy Rich Asians books in order 3 books
Kevin Kwan 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
3 books3 Kevin Kwan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kevin Kwan books in order?
You only need to read Kevin Kwan books in order within the Crazy Rich Asians series, which holds 3 of the 6 Kevin Kwan books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Kevin Kwan
Start with Crazy Rich Asians (2013), the first Crazy Rich Asians book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Hood Rat (2006).
What is the newest Kevin Kwan book?
Lies and Weddings (2024) is the newest Kevin Kwan book released so far.
Is there a new Kevin Kwan book coming?
No next Kevin Kwan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kevin Kwan at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kevin Kwan published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Kevin Kwan books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,958 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 520 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kevin Kwan books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kevin Kwan books are about
4 of the 6 Kevin Kwan 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 3 of 4 books
- Asian americans 2 of 4 books
- Women 2 of 4 books
- Americans 1 of 4 books
- China 1 of 4 books
- Fiancées 1 of 4 books
- Fiancés 1 of 4 books
- Rich people 1 of 4 books
- Contemporary romance 1 of 4 books
- Romantic Comedy 1 of 4 books
- Singapore 1 of 4 books
- Social conflict 1 of 4 books