Matthew Quick Books in Order
Matthew Quick has written 10 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is The Silver Linings Playbook (2008) and the newest is Dad, Love, Me (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Confirmed
- 9 of 10 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,824 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 30–46 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,824 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Matthew Quick is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. The debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook (2008), became a New York Times bestseller and a 2012 film with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Ten books are catalogued to 2026, among them Sorta Like a Rock Star (2010), Boy21 (2012), Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (2013) and We Are the Light (2022). Friendship, depression, optimism, schools and homelessness recur as subjects.
Matthew Quick's debut novel was adapted into an Oscar-winning film. He received a PEN/Hemingway Award mention and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
How many Matthew Quick books are there?
Matthew Quick has 10 books, released between 2008 and 2026.
Matthew Quick Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Matthew Quick 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.
- 1The Silver Linings Playbook2008 · confirmed 3/42008–3/4
- 2Sorta Like a Rock Star2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 3Boy212012 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420122723/4
- 4Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock2013 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420133043/4
- 5The Good Luck of Right Now2014 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420143043/4
- 6Love May Fail2015 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420154163/4
- 7Every Exquisite Thing2016 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420162883/4
- 8The Reason You're Alive2017 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/420172403/4
- 9We Are the Light2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 10Dad, Love, Me2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Matthew Quick 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.
Standalone books
10 books10 Matthew Quick titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Matthew Quick books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 10 Matthew Quick books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Matthew Quick
Start with The Silver Linings Playbook (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Matthew Quick book?
Dad, Love, Me (2026) is the newest Matthew Quick book released so far.
Is there a new Matthew Quick book coming?
No next Matthew Quick book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Matthew Quick at a glance
- Still publishing
- Matthew Quick published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Matthew Quick books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,824 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matthew Quick books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Matthew Quick books are about
9 of the 10 Matthew Quick books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 4 of 9 books
- Friendship 3 of 9 books
- Humor 2 of 9 books
- Schools 2 of 9 books