Owen Sheers Books in Order
Owen Sheers has written 18 books, published between 2002 and 2019. The first book is The Blue Book (2002) and the newest is The Green Hollow (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2002–2019
- Pages on record
- 2,117 in 13 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 35–53 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,117 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Owen Sheers, born 20 September 1974, is a Welsh poet, author, playwright and television presenter, and the first writer-in-residence appointed by any national rugby union team. The catalogue lists 18 titles published between 2002 and 2019, beginning at The Blue Book (2002) and ending at The Green Hollow (2019). Poetry, drama, history, English literature and Wales run through the recorded subjects, with Skirrid Hill (2006), Resistance (2007) and The Dust Diaries (2004) among the books. Ceri Wyn Jones shares the credit on one title.
How many Owen Sheers books are there?
Owen Sheers has 18 books, released between 2002 and 2019.
Owen Sheers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Owen Sheers 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 Blue Book2002 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42002641/4
- 2The Dust Diaries2004 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/420043101/4
- 3Skirrid Hill2006 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/42006521/4
- 4Resistance2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420073201/4
- 5A Poet's Guide To Britain2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 6White Ravens2009 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420091921/4
- 7Unicorns, Almost2011 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42011801/4
- 8The Two Worlds of Charlie F.2012 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420121121/4
- 9Calon2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 10The Gospel of Us2012 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/420121711/4
- 11Pink Mist2013 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42013961/4
- 12I Saw a Man2014 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420142721/4
- 13Mametz2017 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420172081/4
- 142017–1/4
- 152018–1/4
- 162018–1/4
- 17To Provide All People2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420191281/4
- 18The Green Hollow2019 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420191121/4
Owen Sheers 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.
Faber Drama in order
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1 bookStandalone books
15 books15 Owen Sheers titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Owen Sheers books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 18 Owen Sheers books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Owen Sheers
Start with The Blue Book (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Owen Sheers book?
The Green Hollow (2019) is the newest Owen Sheers book released so far.
Is there a new Owen Sheers book coming?
No next Owen Sheers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Owen Sheers has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Owen Sheers. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Somerset Maugham Award2006Won
- Eric Gregory Award1999Won
Owen Sheers at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Owen Sheers title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Owen Sheers books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,117 pages across the 13 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Owen Sheers books, 12 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
What the Owen Sheers books are about
14 of the 18 Owen Sheers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.