Matt Bell Books in Order
Matt Bell has written 8 books, published between 2010 and 2022. The first book is How They Were Found (2010) and the newest is Refuse to Be Done (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2010–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,984 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 33–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,984 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Matt Bell, born 29 August 1980, is an American writer. The 8 catalogued books span 2010 to 2022, opening with the story collection How They Were Found and closing with Refuse to Be Done. Appleseed (2021), Cataclysm Baby (2012), In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods (2013), Scrapper (2015), Baldur's Gate II (2015) and A Tree or a Person or a Wall: Stories (2016) fill the list. Bell's stories have appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Fantasy and 30 Under 30: an Anthology of Innovative Fiction by Younger Writers. Subjects record American short stories, fatherhood, grief, marriage, video games and technology.
How many Matt Bell books are there?
Matt Bell has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2022. 2 of them belong to the Matt Bell series.
Matt Bell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Matt Bell 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.
- 120102381/4
- 220121181/4
- 3In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the WoodsMatt Bell Standalone Novels #12013 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420133121/4
- 420153041/4
- 520151441/4
- 620163881/4
- 720214801/4
- 82022–1/4
Matt Bell 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.
Matt Bell Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Matt Bell in order
2 booksMatt Bell Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Matt Bell Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Boss Fight in order
1 bookDo you have to read Matt Bell books in order?
You only need to read Matt Bell books in order within the Matt Bell series, which holds 2 of the 8 Matt Bell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Matt Bell
Start with How They Were Found (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matt Bell book?
Refuse to Be Done (2022) is the newest Matt Bell book released so far.
Is there a new Matt Bell book coming?
No next Matt Bell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Matt Bell
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Matt Bell. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2022Shortlistedfor Appleseed
Matt Bell at a glance
- Paused
- No new Matt Bell title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Matt Bell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,984 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matt Bell books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Matt Bell books are about
7 of the 8 Matt Bell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Short stories 2 of 7 books