Maxine Paetro Books in Order
Maxine Paetro has written 4 books, published between 1986 and 1991. The first book is Manshare (1986) and the newest is Windfall (1991). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1986–1991
- Total pages
- 1,181 across 4 books
- Reading time
- 20–30 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,181 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Maxine Paetro is an American author, born in 1946 and in print since 1979, known for collaborating with James Patterson on the Women's Murder Club novels and other fiction. Paetro's own catalogue lists four titles: the novels Manshare from 1986, Babydreams from 1987 and Windfall from 1991, set around love, friendship, motherhood and New York, plus a career guide, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising, published in 1990.
How many Maxine Paetro books are there?
Maxine Paetro has 4 books, released between 1986 and 1991.
Maxine Paetro Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Maxine Paetro 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.
- 1Manshare1986 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419862881/4
- 2Babydreams1987 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/419873031/4
- 3How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising1990 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/419902571/4
- 4Windfall1991 · 333 pages · confirmed 1/419913331/4
Maxine Paetro 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
4 books4 Maxine Paetro titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Maxine Paetro books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 4 Maxine Paetro books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Maxine Paetro
Start with Manshare (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Maxine Paetro book?
Windfall (1991) is the newest Maxine Paetro book released so far.
Is there a new Maxine Paetro book coming?
No next Maxine Paetro book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Maxine Paetro at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Maxine Paetro title on record dates from 1991, 35 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Maxine Paetro books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,181 pages across all 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Maxine Paetro books, 2 of 4, were published in the 1990s.
What the Maxine Paetro books are about
All 4 Maxine Paetro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Advertising 1 of 4 books
- Advertising, vocational guidance 1 of 4 books
- Friendship 1 of 4 books
- Romance 1 of 4 books
- Motherhood 1 of 4 books
- Motherhood in fiction 1 of 4 books
- New York (N.Y.) 1 of 4 books
- Vocational guidance 1 of 4 books
- Women 1 of 4 books
- Women in fiction 1 of 4 books