Marian Keyes Books in Order
Marian Keyes has written 26 books, published between 1995 and 2024. The first book is Watermelon (1995) and the newest is My Favourite Mistake (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1995–2024
- Confirmed
- 26 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,741 in 18 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 129–194 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,741 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Marian Keyes, born 10 September 1963, is an Irish novelist and radio presenter known for popular fiction. Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, Rachel's Holiday, Last Chance Saloon, Anybody Out There and This Charming Man take on alcoholism, depression, addiction, cancer, bereavement and domestic violence with humour. Keyes has sold more than 35 million copies in 33 languages. The catalogue lists 26 books, from Watermelon (1995) to My Favourite Mistake (2024), with the Walsh Family as the recurring series. Dublin, female friendship and single women are among the tagged subjects.
Marian Keyes blends lighthearted romance with serious subjects such as mental health, addiction and personal growth in her novels, among them Watermelon and Grown Ups.
How many Marian Keyes books are there?
Marian Keyes has 26 books, released between 1995 and 2024. 8 of them belong to the Walsh Family series.
Marian Keyes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Marian Keyes 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.
- 119954174/4
- 219966104/4
- 319975704/4
- 419995114/4
- 52000–3/4
- 62000863/4
- 720004264/4
- 8Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other CalamitiesMarian Keyes Non-Fiction #12001 · 315 pages · confirmed 3/420013153/4
- 920025603/4
- 1020024264/4
- 1120045444/4
- 1220054163/4
- 132005643/4
- 14Cracks in My Foundation: Bags, Trips, Make-up Tips, Charity, Glory, and the Darker Side of the StoryMarian Keyes Non-Fiction #32005 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/420052283/4
- 1520064564/4
- 1620085764/4
- 1720094804/4
- 182012–4/4
- 192012–3/4
- 202012–4/4
- 212014–4/4
- 222016–3/4
- 2320174004/4
- 2420206564/4
- 252022–4/4
- 262024–3/4
Marian Keyes series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Walsh Family books in order 9 books
Marian Keyes 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.
Marian Keyes Standalone Novels
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Marian Keyes Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Marian Keyes Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Marian Keyes Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Marian Keyes Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Marian Keyes books run from Watermelon (1995) to My Favourite Mistake (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Marian Keyes in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Marian Keyes books in order?
You only need to read Marian Keyes books in order within the Walsh Family series, which holds 8 of the 26 Marian Keyes books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
What order should you read Marian Keyes books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Watermelon (1995), the first Walsh Family book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Marian Keyes book?
My Favourite Mistake (2024) is the newest Marian Keyes book released so far.
Is there a new Marian Keyes book coming?
No next Marian Keyes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Marian Keyes at a glance
- Still publishing
- Marian Keyes published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Marian Keyes books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,741 pages across the 18 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 441 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Marian Keyes books, 13 of 26, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 16 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Marian Keyes books are about
23 of the 26 Marian Keyes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: female friendship is tagged on 5 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Female friendship 5 of 23 books
- Humor 4 of 23 books
- Single women 4 of 23 books
- Women 4 of 23 books
- Dublin (Ireland) 3 of 23 books
- Journalism 3 of 23 books
- Man-woman relationships 3 of 23 books
- Women authors 3 of 23 books
- Biography 2 of 23 books
- English wit and humor 2 of 23 books
- Ireland 2 of 23 books