Nick Spalding Books in Order
Nick Spalding has written 25 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Life... with No Breaks (2010) and the newest is Dead Happy (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,517 in 15 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 59–88 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,517 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Nick Spalding writes comic fiction about dating, marriage and the indignities of ordinary life. Twenty-five books are catalogued between 2010 and 2026, opening with Life... with No Breaks (2010) and Life... on a High (2011), the pair that give the Life series its name. The Cornerstone (2011), Love...And Sleepless Nights (2012), Wordsmith (2013), Fat Chance (2014) and Love...From Both Sides (2014) follow, with seasonal shorts such as Blue Christmas Balls (2013) and Buzzing Easter Bunnies (2014) between them. Dead Happy (2026) is the newest title. Spalding is British, born on the Isle of Wight in 1974.
How many Nick Spalding books are there?
Nick Spalding has 25 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 2 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Nick Spalding Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Nick Spalding 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.
- 120101681/4
- 220112581/4
- 320111541/4
- 42012–1/4
- 5Blue Christmas Balls2013 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/420131141/4
- 6Spalding's Scary Shorts2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 720131761/4
- 8Fat Chance2014 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/420142781/4
- 9Buzzing Easter Bunnies2014 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/420141141/4
- 1020142401/4
- 1120142801/4
- 12Bricking It2015 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/420152741/4
- 1320152261/4
- 14Mad Love2016 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/420163131/4
- 15Checking Out2018 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/420183161/4
- 16Dry Hard2019 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/420193031/4
- 17Dumped, Actually2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 18Logging Off2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 19Going Green2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 20You Again?2021 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/420213031/4
- 21Third Wheel2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 22Old Boys2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 23Grave Talk2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 24Totally Fine2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 25Dead Happy2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Nick Spalding 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.
Love in order
4 booksLife in order
2 booksCornerstone in order
2 books- 1. The Cornerstone
- 2. Wordsmith
Standalone books
17 books17 Nick Spalding titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Nick Spalding books in order?
You only need to read Nick Spalding 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 Nick Spalding
Start with Life... with No Breaks (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Nick Spalding book?
Dead Happy (2026) is the newest Nick Spalding book released so far.
Is there a new Nick Spalding book coming?
No next Nick Spalding book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Nick Spalding at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nick Spalding published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Nick Spalding books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,517 pages across the 15 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 258 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nick Spalding books, 17 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Nick Spalding books are about
7 of the 25 Nick Spalding books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 2 of 7 books