Mark A. Roeder Books in Order
Mark A. Roeder has written 101 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Ancient Prejudice, Break to New Mutiny (1999) and the newest is Lukas & Hawthorne (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 64 of the 101 books listed here are in the Gay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology series, which has its own page: Gay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology books in order.
- Books
- 101
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Pages on record
- 13,618 in 51 of 101 books
- Reading time
- 227–340 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,618 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 51 of 101 titles with a page count on record.
Mark A. Roeder writes coming-of-age fiction about gay teenagers, set largely in small-town Indiana. The catalogue holds 101 books published between 1999 and 2026, from Ancient Prejudice, Break to New Mutiny to Lukas & Hawthorne. Most titles belong to the Gay Youth Chronicles, split into the Verona and Bloomington sequences and also arranged as one complete chronology. Coming out, fathers and sons, and occasional mystery plots such as Someone Is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona run through the work.
How many Mark A. Roeder books are there?
Mark A. Roeder has 101 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 3 series and 27 titles listed outside any series.
Mark A. Roeder Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 101 Mark A. Roeder 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.
- 1Ancient Prejudice, Break to New Mutiny1999 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419991921/4
- 219992861/4
- 3Someone Is Killing the Gay Boys of VeronaVerona Gay Youth Chronicles #22000 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/420002681/4
- 420013321/4
- 5The Soccer Field Is EmptyGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #42001 · 396 pages · confirmed 1/420013961/4
- 6Do You Know That I Love You?Gay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #52001 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/420013231/4
- 7The Vampire's Heart2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 820023361/4
- 9The Summer Of My DiscontentGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #72003 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/420032831/4
- 1020032281/4
- 1120043461/4
- 1220052581/4
- 1320051641/4
- 1420053321/4
- 1520052601/4
- 1620065521/4
- 17Disastrous Dates & Dream BoysGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #112007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420073041/4
- 1820072201/4
- 1920082161/4
- 2020082281/4
- 21The Graymoor Mansion B&BGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #132008 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420083601/4
- 2220092821/4
- 2320103921/4
- 2420103281/4
- 252010–1/4
- 26Homo For The Holidays of Mostly Gay Christmas TalesGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #222010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 272011–1/4
- 2820113081/4
- 29The Picture of Dorian GrayGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #32011 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/420112141/4
- 302011–1/4
- 31Tips for Beginning Novelists2012 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/42012461/4
- 32Fierce Competition2012 · 82 pages · confirmed 1/42012821/4
- 3320122381/4
- 3420121201/4
- 3520121861/4
- 36Scotty Jackson Died... But Then He Got BetterGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #192012 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/420122971/4
- 37The Official Guide To The Gay Youth ChroniclesGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #282012 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/420123441/4
- 3820132381/4
- 3920132521/4
- 4020132891/4
- 412013–1/4
- 422013–1/4
- 432014–1/4
- 4420142661/4
- 452014–1/4
- 462014–1/4
- 4720141941/4
- 4820141961/4
- 4920152001/4
- 5020153521/4
- 512015–1/4
- 5220152221/4
- 532015–1/4
- 542015–1/4
- 5520152161/4
- 562016–1/4
- 572016–1/4
- 582016–1/4
- 592016–1/4
- 6020162421/4
- 6120162341/4
- 6220172161/4
- 6320174361/4
- 6420172561/4
- 65Brendan & Casper: Older & BetterGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #392017 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420172561/4
- 66Marshall Mulgrew's Supernatural MysteriesGay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #402017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 6720183201/4
- 682018–1/4
- 692018–1/4
- 7020182701/4
- 712019–1/4
- 722019–1/4
- 7320192421/4
- 742019–1/4
- 75Teen Idol Secrets2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 762020–1/4
- 772020–1/4
- 782020–1/4
- 792020–1/4
- 80The Purrfect Book and Curiosity Shoppe2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 81There and Back Again2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 82Farm Boys2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 83The Very Troublesome Ghoulish Bizarre Boy2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 84Falling Star2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 85Big Brothers: Have All the Fun2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 86Take Two2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 87Lake Maxinkuckee Summer2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 88Two Boys and A Funeral2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 89Suddenly Real2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 90Bloomington Boys: Banshee2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 91Lost in Tydannon: The Battle for Holbytlaton2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 92Dark Angel2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 93The Not So Secret Garden2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 94Tadzio - A Death in Verona2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 95The Ghost in My Closet2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 96Nikias2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 97We Bought a Funeral Home2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 98The Enchanted Forest Amusement Park2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 99Deadly Little Secrets2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 100The Nerd & The Star2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
- 101Lukas & Hawthorne2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Mark A. Roeder series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Mark A. Roeder 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.
Do you have to read Mark A. Roeder books in order?
You only need to read Mark A. Roeder books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Mark A. Roeder
Start with the first book of the Mark A. Roeder series you want to read: Gay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology starts with A Better Place (2001) and Verona Gay Youth Chronicles starts with Someone Is Watching (1999). The earliest catalogued title overall is Ancient Prejudice, Break to New Mutiny (1999).
What is the newest Mark A. Roeder book?
Lukas & Hawthorne (2026) is the newest Mark A. Roeder book released so far.
Is there a new Mark A. Roeder book coming?
No next Mark A. Roeder book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mark A. Roeder at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mark A. Roeder published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mark A. Roeder books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,618 pages across the 51 of 101 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mark A. Roeder books, 52 of 101, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mark A. Roeder books are about
21 of the 101 Mark A. Roeder books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay teenagers is tagged on 15 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Gay teenagers 15 of 21 books
- Gay men 13 of 21 books
- Coming out (Sexual orientation) 11 of 21 books
- Bildungsromans 6 of 21 books
- Indiana 4 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 21 books
- Sortir du placard (Homosexualité) 2 of 21 books