Mark Winegardner Books in Order
Mark Winegardner has written 9 books, published between 1988 and 2006. The first book is Elvis Presley Boulevard (1988) and the newest is The Godfather's Revenge (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1988–2006
- Confirmed
- 1 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,523 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,523 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.
Mark Winegardner, born in 1961, is an American writer raised in Bryan, Ohio. Two novels carry on the story of Mario Puzo's Corleone family: The Godfather Returns (2004) and The Godfather's Revenge, published by Putnam in November 2006. Crooked River Burning (2001) and The Veracruz Blues (1996) are further novels, and That's True of Everybody (2002) is a collection of short stories. Nine books are catalogued in all, starting with Elvis Presley Boulevard (1988). Subjects record organized crime, Italian Americans, travel writing and baseball.
How many Mark Winegardner books are there?
Mark Winegardner has 9 books, released between 1988 and 2006. 2 of them belong to the Godfather Returns series.
Mark Winegardner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Mark Winegardner 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.
- 1Elvis Presley Boulevard1988 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419882231/4
- 2Prophet of the Sandlots1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 319942283/4
- 4The Veracruz Blues1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 5We Are What We Ate1998 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/419982301/4
- 6Crooked River Burning2001 · 565 pages · confirmed 1/420015651/4
- 7That's True of Everybody2002 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/420022521/4
- 820045381/4
- 920064871/4
Mark Winegardner 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.
Godfather Returns in order
2 booksMondo in order
1 book- 2. Mondo Elvis
Standalone books
6 books6 Mark Winegardner titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mark Winegardner books in order?
You only need to read Mark Winegardner books in order within the Godfather Returns series, which holds 2 of the 9 Mark Winegardner books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Mark Winegardner
Start with Elvis Presley Boulevard (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mark Winegardner book?
The Godfather's Revenge (2006) is the newest Mark Winegardner book released so far.
Is there a new Mark Winegardner book coming?
No next Mark Winegardner 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 Winegardner at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mark Winegardner title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mark Winegardner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,523 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 252 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mark Winegardner books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Mark Winegardner books are about
All 9 Mark Winegardner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: corleone family (fictitious characters) is tagged on 2 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Corleone family (Fictitious characters) 2 of 9 books
- Criminals 2 of 9 books
- Italian Americans 2 of 9 books
- Organized crime 2 of 9 books