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Mindy McGinnis Books in Order

Mindy McGinnis has written 15 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Not a Drop to Drink (2013) and the newest is What Rough Beast (2026). One more title is announced: The First Cut Is the Deepest (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15 + 1 announced
Published
2013–2026
Pages on record
3,762 in 10 of 16 books
Reading time
63–94 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,762 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Mindy McGinnis is an American writer of young adult fiction. Notable McGinnis works include A Madness So Discreet (2015), The Female of the Species (2016), Heroine (2019) and Be Not Far from Me (2020). Not a Drop to Drink (2013) is the earliest catalogued title, and McGinnis's series are Not A Drop To Drink, the Given Duet and Initial Insult. Subject tags include survival, water supply, revenge and high school students. What Rough Beast (2026) is the newest book, and The First Cut Is the Deepest is due in 2027.

How many Mindy McGinnis books are there?

Mindy McGinnis has 15 published books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 3 series and 10 titles listed outside any series. One more, The First Cut Is the Deepest (2027), is announced.

Mindy McGinnis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Mindy McGinnis 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 Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis, book 1 of the Not A Drop To Drink series (2013)
  2. Cover of In a Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis, book 2 of the Not A Drop To Drink series (2014)
  3. Cover of A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis (2015)
  4. Cover of The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis (2016)
  5. Cover of Heroine by Mindy McGinnis (2019)
  6. Cover of Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis (2020)
  7. Cover of The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis, book 1 of the Initial Insult series (2021)
  8. Cover of The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis, book 2 of the Initial Insult series (2022)
  9. Cover of A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis (2023)
  1. 1
    Not a Drop to DrinkNot A Drop To Drink #12013 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013352
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  2. 2
    In a Handful of DustNot A Drop To Drink #22014 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014416
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  3. 3
    A Madness So Discreet2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  4. 4
    The Female of the Species2016 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016341
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  5. 5
    Given to the SeaGiven Duet #12017 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017345
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  6. 6
    This Darkness Mine2017 · 378 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017378
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  7. 7
    Given to the EarthGiven Duet #22018 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018362
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  8. 8
    Heroine2019 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019432
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  9. 9
    Be Not Far from Me2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    The Initial InsultInitial Insult #12021 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021384
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  11. 11
    The Last LaughInitial Insult #22022 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022384
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  12. 12
    A Long Stretch of Bad Days2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023368
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  13. 13
    Under This Red Rock2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    How Girls Are Made2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  15. 15
    What Rough Beast2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  16. 16
    The First Cut Is the Deepest2027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027–
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Mindy McGinnis 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.

Not A Drop To Drink in order

2 books
  1. 1. Not a Drop to Drink
  2. 2. In a Handful of Dust

Given Duet in order

2 books
  1. 1. Given to the Sea
  2. 2. Given to the Earth

Initial Insult in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Initial Insult
  2. 2. The Last Laugh

Standalone books

10 books

10 Mindy McGinnis titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mindy McGinnis books in order?

You only need to read Mindy McGinnis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mindy McGinnis

Start with Not a Drop to Drink (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mindy McGinnis book?

What Rough Beast (2026) is the newest Mindy McGinnis book released so far.

Is there a new Mindy McGinnis book coming?

Yes. The First Cut Is the Deepest (2027) is the next Mindy McGinnis book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Mindy McGinnis at a glance

Still publishing
Mindy McGinnis is still publishing. The First Cut Is the Deepest is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Mindy McGinnis books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,762 pages across the 10 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 373 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mindy McGinnis books, 8 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mindy McGinnis books are about

9 of the 16 Mindy McGinnis 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 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.