Lucy Ellmann Books in Order
Lucy Ellmann has written 9 books, published between 1989 and 2021. The first book is Sweet Desserts (1989) and the newest is Things Are Against Us (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1989–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,346 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 39–59 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,346 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Lucy Ellmann, born 18 October 1956, is an American-born British novelist based in Edinburgh. Nine books are catalogued under the name, from Sweet Desserts (1989) to Things Are Against Us (2021). Ducks, Newburyport (2019) sits near the end of the run, and Varying Degrees of Hopelessness (1991), Man or Mango? (1998), Dot in the Universe (2003), Doctors & Nurses (2006), Mimi (2013) and Tom the Obscure (2014) come before it. Catalogue subjects record satire, humour, England, sisters, fathers and daughters, eating disorders and loneliness.
How many Lucy Ellmann books are there?
Lucy Ellmann has 9 books, released between 1989 and 2021.
Lucy Ellmann Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Lucy Ellmann 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.
- 1Sweet Desserts1989 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419891601/4
- 2Varying Degrees of Hopelessness1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419911921/4
- 3Man or Mango?1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 4Dot in the Universe2003 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/420032001/4
- 5Doctors & Nurses2006 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/420062091/4
- 6Mimi2013 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/420133411/4
- 7Tom the Obscure2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 8Ducks, Newburyport2019 · 1020 pages · confirmed 1/4201910201/4
- 9Things Are Against Us2021 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420212241/4
Lucy Ellmann 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
9 books9 Lucy Ellmann titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lucy Ellmann books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Lucy Ellmann books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Lucy Ellmann
Start with Sweet Desserts (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lucy Ellmann book?
Things Are Against Us (2021) is the newest Lucy Ellmann book released so far.
Is there a new Lucy Ellmann book coming?
No next Lucy Ellmann book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Lucy Ellmann
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Lucy Ellmann. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Booker Prize2019Shortlistedfor Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann at a glance
- Paused
- No new Lucy Ellmann title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Lucy Ellmann books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,346 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 209 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lucy Ellmann books, 3 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Lucy Ellmann books are about
8 of the 9 Lucy Ellmann books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Humor 3 of 8 books
- England 2 of 8 books
- Physicians 2 of 8 books
- Women 2 of 8 books