Maeve Binchy Books in Order
47 books are credited to Maeve Binchy, published between 1978 and 2021; 7 of them appeared after Maeve Binchy's death in 2012. The first book is Central Line (1978) and the newest is Maeve Binchy’s Treasury (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 47
- Published
- 1978–2021
- Confirmed
- 47 of 47 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,130 in 36 of 47 books
- Reading time
- 186–278 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,130 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 47 titles with a page count on record.
Irish writer Maeve Binchy was born on 28 May 1939 and died on 30 July 2012. Binchy worked as a novelist, playwright, columnist and speaker, and wrote short stories. Binchy's novels portray small-town Irish life with sympathy and humour, often closing on a surprise ending. Translations reached 37 languages and sales passed 40 million copies. In the US, Binchy's work was selected for Oprah's Book Club and reached The New York Times Best Seller list. The catalogue lists 47 titles from Central Line (1978) to Maeve Binchy's Treasury (2021), including Light a Penny Candle (1982) and Circle of Friends (1990).
How many Maeve Binchy books are there?
Maeve Binchy has 47 books, released between 1978 and 2021. 7 of them were published after Maeve Binchy's death in 2012. They include 2 separate series.
Maeve Binchy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 47 Maeve Binchy books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119781404/4
- 219791184/4
- 319801544/4
- 419812084/4
- 519826084/4
- 61984–4/4
- 719855604/4
- 819876564/4
- 919882724/4
- 1019901604/4
- 1119906084/4
- 121992–4/4
- 1319931284/4
- 1419941434/4
- 1519947574/4
- 1619952104/4
- 1719952994/4
- 181995644/4
- 191996644/4
- 2019965284/4
- 2119982404/4
- 2219986484/4
- 2319991124/4
- 2420005494/4
- 252002714/4
- 2620024164/4
- 2720044004/4
- 282006804/4
- 292006–3/4
- 3020061344/4
- 3120063394/4
- 3220082904/4
- 332008–3/4
- 3420085764/4
- 352009964/4
- 362010644/4
- 3720104954/4
- 382011–4/4
- 392012–4/4
- 4020123614/4
- 412013–3/4
- 4220143674/4
- 4320142154/4
- 442015–3/4
- 452016–4/4
- 462016–4/4
- 472021–3/4
Maeve Binchy 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.
Maeve Binchy Standalone Novels
19 books19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Maeve Binchy in order
13 books- 1. Central Line
- 2. Victoria Line / London Transports
- 3. Dublin Four
- 4. Story Teller
- 5. Dublin People
- 6. This Year It Will Be Different and Other Stories
- 7. Cross Lines
- 8. The Return Journey
- 9. The Garden Party and Other Stories
- 10. Maeve's Times
- 11. Chestnut Street
- 12. A Few of the Girls
- and 1 more in the table above
Maeve Binchy Short Stories/Novellas
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Maeve Binchy Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Maeve Binchy Plays in order
3 booksFairytales for Feminists in order
1 bookMaeve Binchy Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Maeve Binchy books run from Central Line (1978) to Maeve Binchy’s Treasury (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Maeve Binchy in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Maeve Binchy books in order?
You only need to read Maeve Binchy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Maeve Binchy books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Central Line (1978), the earliest published title. After it come Maeve's Diary (1979), Victoria Line / London Transports (1980), Dublin Four (1981) and Light a Penny Candle (1982); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Maeve Binchy book?
Maeve Binchy’s Treasury (2021) is the newest Maeve Binchy book released so far.
Is there a new Maeve Binchy book coming?
No next Maeve Binchy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Maeve Binchy has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Maeve Binchy. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- The British Book Awards1999Won
Maeve Binchy at a glance
- Died
- Maeve Binchy died in 2012, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Maeve Binchy are still being published after Maeve Binchy's death in 2012; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Maeve Binchy books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,130 pages across the 36 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Maeve Binchy books, 14 of 47, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 42 of the 47 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Maeve Binchy books are about
38 of the 47 Maeve Binchy 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 5 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 5 of 38 books
- Ireland 5 of 38 books
- Country life 4 of 38 books
- Domestic fiction 4 of 38 books
- Romance 4 of 38 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 38 books
- Villages 4 of 38 books
- Women 4 of 38 books
- English wit and humor 3 of 38 books
- Friendship 3 of 38 books
- Irish authors 3 of 38 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 38 books