Richard B. Wright Books in Order
Richard B. Wright has written 14 books, published between 1970 and 2016. The first book is Weekend Man (1970) and the newest is Nightfall (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1970–2016
- Pages on record
- 3,184 in 12 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 53–80 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,184 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Richard B. Wright was a Canadian novelist, born March 4, 1937, who died February 7, 2017. Clara Callan (2001) was the breakthrough novel, winning the Giller Prize, the Trillium Book Award and the Governor General's Award. The 14 catalogued books start with Weekend Man (1970) and end with Nightfall (2016), and include the James Hillyer series. Final Things, Tourists, The Age of Longing and Adultery are among the titles. Subject tags list murder, adultery, divorce, social classes and old age.
How many Richard B. Wright books are there?
Richard B. Wright has 14 books, released between 1970 and 2016. 2 of them belong to the James Hillyer series.
Richard B. Wright Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Richard B. Wright 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.
- 1Weekend Man1970 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/419702451/4
- 2In The Middle Of A Life1973 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/419733051/4
- 3Farthings Fortunes1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 4Final Things1980 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419801791/4
- 5The Teacher's Daughter1982 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/419823501/4
- 6Tourists1984 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/419842381/4
- 7Sunset Manor1990 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/419902031/4
- 8The Age of Longing1996 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/419962181/4
- 9Clara Callan2001 · 415 pages · confirmed 1/420014151/4
- 10Adultery2004 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/420042431/4
- 1120072411/4
- 12Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard2010 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/420103421/4
- 13A Life with Words2015 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/420152051/4
- 142016–1/4
Richard B. Wright 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.
Do you have to read Richard B. Wright books in order?
You only need to read Richard B. Wright books in order within the James Hillyer series, which holds 2 of the 14 Richard B. Wright books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Richard B. Wright
Start with Weekend Man (1970), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Richard B. Wright book?
Nightfall (2016) is the newest Richard B. Wright book released so far.
Is there a new Richard B. Wright book coming?
No next Richard B. Wright book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Richard B. Wright at a glance
- Died
- Richard B. Wright died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Richard B. Wright on record dates from 2016.
- Release pace
- Richard B. Wright books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,184 pages across the 12 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 242 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richard B. Wright books, 3 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Richard B. Wright books are about
12 of the 14 Richard B. Wright books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adultery is tagged on 2 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.