Roland Merullo Books in Order
Roland Merullo has written 32 books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is Leaving Losapas (1991) and the newest is The Eight Visits (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,738 in 17 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 79–118 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,738 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Roland Merullo, born in 1953, is an American writer of novels, essays and memoir. 32 catalogued books span 1991 to 2026, opening with Leaving Losapas and reaching The Eight Visits. Breakfast with Buddha (2007) and the Revere Beach Trilogy are the best-known work, beside In Revere, In Those Days (2002), A Little Love Story (2005) and the memoir Revere Beach Elegy (2002). Italian American families, golf, Buddhism and self-realisation recur as subjects, and Merullo's books have been translated into eleven languages.
Source: Wikidata
How many Roland Merullo books are there?
Roland Merullo has 32 books, released between 1991 and 2026. They include 2 series and 24 titles listed outside any series.
Roland Merullo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Roland Merullo 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 November 2026.
- 1Leaving Losapas1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 2A Russian Requiem1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 319983361/4
- 4Passion For Golf2000 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/420001801/4
- 520023021/4
- 6Revere Beach Elegy2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 7A Little Love Story2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420052881/4
- 8Golfing with God2005 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/420052861/4
- 920073341/4
- 10Fidel's Last Days2008 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420082881/4
- 11American Savior2008 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420083121/4
- 12The Italian Summer2009 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/420092591/4
- 13Last Call2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 14Demons of the Blank Page2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 15The Talk-Funny Girl2011 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420113201/4
- 1620123471/4
- 17What A Father Leaves2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 18Taking the Kids to Italy2013 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/420132221/4
- 192014–1/4
- 20Vatican Waltz2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 2120153681/4
- 22The Ten Commandments of Golf Etiquette2015 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42015641/4
- 23Rinpoche's Remarkable Ten-Week Weight Loss Clinic2016 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/42016841/4
- 2420173841/4
- 25Moments of Grace and Beauty2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 26Once Night Falls2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 27From These Broken Streets2020 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/420203641/4
- 28Driving Jesus to Little Rock2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 29A Harvest of Secrets2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 302023–1/4
- 31The Light Over Lake Como2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 32The Eight Visits2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Roland Merullo 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.
Breakfast with Buddha in order
5 booksRevere Beach Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
24 books24 Roland Merullo titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Roland Merullo books in order?
You only need to read Roland Merullo 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 Roland Merullo
Start with Leaving Losapas (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Roland Merullo book?
The Eight Visits (2026) is the newest Roland Merullo book released so far.
Is there a new Roland Merullo book coming?
No next Roland Merullo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Roland Merullo at a glance
- Still publishing
- Roland Merullo published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Roland Merullo books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,738 pages across the 17 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 302 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Roland Merullo books, 14 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
When Roland Merullo books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Roland Merullo titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
32 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Roland Merullo books are about
19 of the 32 Roland Merullo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: self-actualization (psychology) is tagged on 4 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Self-actualization (psychology) 4 of 19 books
- Buddhists 3 of 19 books
- Golf 3 of 19 books
- Golfers 3 of 19 books
- Italian American families 3 of 19 books
- Conduct of life 2 of 19 books
- Travel 2 of 19 books
- Italian Americans 2 of 19 books
- Middle-aged men 2 of 19 books
- Religious fiction 2 of 19 books
- Self-realization 2 of 19 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 19 books