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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.

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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.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Revere Beach Boulevard by Roland Merullo, book 1 of the Revere Beach Trilogy (1998)
  2. Cover of Passion For Golf by Roland Merullo (2000)
  3. Cover of In Revere, In Those Days by Roland Merullo, book 2 of the Revere Beach Trilogy (2002)
  4. Cover of A Little Love Story by Roland Merullo (2005)
  5. Cover of Golfing with God by Roland Merullo (2005)
  6. Cover of Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo, book 1 of the Breakfast with Buddha series (2007)
  7. Cover of Fidel's Last Days by Roland Merullo (2008)
  8. Cover of American Savior by Roland Merullo (2008)
  9. Cover of The Italian Summer by Roland Merullo (2009)
  10. Cover of Demons of the Blank Page by Roland Merullo (2011)
  11. Cover of The Talk-Funny Girl by Roland Merullo (2011)
  12. Cover of Taking the Kids to Italy by Roland Merullo (2013)
  13. Cover of The Ten Commandments of Golf Etiquette by Roland Merullo (2015)
  14. Cover of Rinpoche's Remarkable Ten-Week Weight Loss Clinic by Roland Merullo (2016)
  15. Cover of Once Night Falls by Roland Merullo (2019)
  16. Cover of From These Broken Streets by Roland Merullo (2020)
  17. Cover of A Harvest of Secrets by Roland Merullo (2022)
  1. 1
    Leaving Losapas1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  2. 2
    A Russian Requiem1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  3. 3
    Revere Beach BoulevardRevere Beach Trilogy #11998 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998336
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  4. 4
    Passion For Golf2000 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000180
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  5. 5
    In Revere, In Those DaysRevere Beach Trilogy #22002 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002302
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  6. 6
    Revere Beach Elegy2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  7. 7
    A Little Love Story2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005288
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  8. 8
    Golfing with God2005 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005286
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  9. 9
    Breakfast with BuddhaBreakfast with Buddha #12007 · 334 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007334
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  10. 10
    Fidel's Last Days2008 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008288
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  11. 11
    American Savior2008 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008312
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  12. 12
    The Italian Summer2009 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009259
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  13. 13
    Last Call2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Demons of the Blank Page2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    The Talk-Funny Girl2011 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011320
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  16. 16
    Lunch with BuddhaBreakfast with Buddha #22012 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012347
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  17. 17
    What A Father Leaves2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    Taking the Kids to Italy2013 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013222
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  19. 19
    The ReturnRevere Beach Trilogy #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  20. 20
    Vatican Waltz2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  21. 21
    Dinner with BuddhaBreakfast with Buddha #32015 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015368
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  22. 22
    The Ten Commandments of Golf Etiquette2015 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201564
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  23. 23
    Rinpoche's Remarkable Ten-Week Weight Loss Clinic2016 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201684
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  24. 24
    The Delight of Being OrdinaryBreakfast with Buddha #42017 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017384
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  25. 25
    Moments of Grace and Beauty2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  26. 26
    Once Night Falls2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  27. 27
    From These Broken Streets2020 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020364
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  28. 28
    Driving Jesus to Little Rock2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  29. 29
    A Harvest of Secrets2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  30. 30
    Dessert with BuddhaBreakfast with Buddha #52023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  31. 31
    The Light Over Lake Como2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  32. 32
    The Eight Visits2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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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 books
  1. 1. Breakfast with Buddha
  2. 2. Lunch with Buddha
  3. 3. Dinner with Buddha
  4. 4. The Delight of Being Ordinary
  5. 5. Dessert with Buddha

Revere Beach Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Revere Beach Boulevard
  2. 2. In Revere, In Those Days
  3. 3. The Return

Standalone books

24 books

24 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.

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.