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Mary Berry Books in Order

Mary Berry has written 124 books, published between 1970 and 2026. The first book is Mary Berry's Cookbook (1970) and the newest is My Gardening Life (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
124
Published
1970–2026
Pages on record
15,360 in 73 of 124 books
Reading time
256–384 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,360 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 73 of 124 titles with a page count on record.

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Mary Berry is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter, born on 24 March 1935. Berry trained in catering at college and went to France at 22 to attend Le Cordon Bleu. The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook (1970) was the first Mary Berry book, and the Baking Bible followed in 2009 among more than 75 cookery titles. Berry has presented television series for the BBC and Thames Television. The catalogue opens with Mary Berry's Cookbook (1970) and covers baking, cakes, desserts, freezer cooking and make-ahead cooking, with titles such as Popular Freezer Cookery (1972) and Family Cooking (1978).

Berry's cookbooks have sold more than five million copies worldwide. She appeared on the Great British Bake Off from 2010 to 2016, and went on to present close to a dozen other television shows afterward, while continuing to publish new titles.

How many Mary Berry books are there?

Mary Berry has 124 books, released between 1970 and 2026. They include 2 series and 119 titles listed outside any series.

Mary Berry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 124 Mary Berry 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.

  1. Cover of Mary Berry's Cookbook by Mary Berry (1970)
  2. Cover of Good Afternoon Cookbook by Mary Berry (1976)
  3. Cover of Freezer cookery by Mary Berry (1977)
  4. Cover of Popular French Cookbook by Mary Berry (1977)
  5. Cover of Crockery Cookbook by Mary Berry (1978)
  6. Cover of Lea & Perrins Barbecue Cookbook by Mary Berry (1979)
  7. Cover of Cooking with Cheese by Mary Berry (1980)
  8. Cover of New Book of Meat Cookery by Mary Berry (1981)
  9. Cover of Cake Making with Magimix by Mary Berry (1981)
  10. Cover of Mary Berry's Main Course by Mary Berry (1981)
  11. Cover of Mary Berry's Country Cooking by Mary Berry (1982)
  12. Cover of Gifts of Food by Mary Berry (1984)
  13. Cover of 1000 Recipes by Mary Berry (1984)
  14. Cover of Fast Starters, Soups and Salads by Mary Berry (1984)
  15. Cover of Fast Suppers by Mary Berry (1984)
  16. Cover of New Freezer Cook Book by Mary Berry (1984)
  17. Cover of More Fast Cakes by Mary Berry (1985)
  18. Cover of Mary Berry's Freezer Cookbook by Mary Berry (1985)
  19. Cover of Fast Desserts by Mary Berry (1985)
  20. Cover of Chocolate Delights by Mary Berry (1985)
  21. Cover of Buffets by Mary Berry (1986)
  22. Cover of Cooking for Celebrations by Mary Berry (1986)
  23. Cover of Mary Berry's Favourite Microwave Recipes by Mary Berry (1987)
  24. Cover of Mary Berry's Cooking For Friends by Mary Berry (1989)
  1. 1
    Mary Berry's Cookbook1970 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970230
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  2. 3
    Beating the Cost of Cooking1975 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197594
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  3. 4
    Good Afternoon Cookbook1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 5
    Cooking for Your Freezer1977 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197796
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 6
    Freezer cookery1977 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197793
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 8
    Cider For All Seasons1977 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197796
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  7. 9
    Crockery Cookbook1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 10
    Family Cooking1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 11
    One Pot Cooking1978 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978128
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  10. 12
    Mary Berry's Television Cookbook1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 13
    Lea & Perrins Barbecue Cookbook1979 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197995
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 14
    Mary Berry's Complete Television Cookbook1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 15
    Cooking with Cheese1980 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980120
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 16
    Glorious Puds1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 17
    Home Cooking1980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 18
    Fast Cakes1981 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981207
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  17. 19
    New Book of Meat Cookery1981 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981220
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  18. 20
    Cake Making with Magimix1981 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198132
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  19. 21
    Mary Berry's Main Course1981 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981120
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  20. 22
    The Perfect Sunday Lunch1982 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982224
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  21. 23
    Mary Berry's Country Cooking1982 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198263
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 24
    Cooking at Home1983 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198363
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 25
    Gifts of Food1984 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 26
    1000 Recipes1984 · 383 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984383
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 27
    Fast Starters, Soups and Salads1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 28
    Fast Suppers1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 29
    New Freezer Cook Book1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 30
    More Fast Cakes1985 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985189
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Mary Berry 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.

My Kitchen in order

2 books
  1. 2. Mary Berry 100 Cakes and Bakes
  2. 5. 100 Sweet Treats and Puds

Mary Berry Biographies in order

1 book
  1. 1. Recipe for Life

Mary Berry Home Improvement in order

1 book
  1. 1. Mary's Household Tips and Tricks

Great British Bake Off in order

1 book
  1. 3. 80 Easy Recipes for All the Family

Standalone books

119 books

119 Mary Berry titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mary Berry books in order?

You only need to read Mary Berry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mary Berry

Start with Mary Berry's Cookbook (1970), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mary Berry book?

My Gardening Life (2026) is the newest Mary Berry book released so far.

Is there a new Mary Berry book coming?

No next Mary Berry book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mary Berry at a glance

Still publishing
Mary Berry published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Mary Berry books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
15,360 pages across the 73 of 124 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mary Berry books, 36 of 124, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mary Berry books are about

76 of the 124 Mary Berry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cooking is tagged on 26 of 76. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Cooking 26 of 76 books
  • Cake 10 of 76 books
  • Desserts 8 of 76 books
  • Baking 5 of 76 books
  • Frozen Food 4 of 76 books
  • Cookbooks 3 of 76 books
  • Home economics 3 of 76 books
  • Make-ahead cooking 3 of 76 books
  • Quick and easy cooking 3 of 76 books
  • Cooking (Frozen foods) 2 of 76 books
  • COOKING / Methods / Baking 2 of 76 books