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Simon Mayo Books in Order

Simon Mayo has written 9 books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Itch (2012) and the newest is Black Tag (2025). One more title is announced: Notice Number 6 (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9 + 1 announced
Published
2012–2025
Pages on record
2,049 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
34–51 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,049 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Simon Mayo checklistNext: Notice Number 6 (2027)

Simon Mayo, born in 1958, is an English radio presenter and author. Mayo worked for BBC radio from 1982 to 2022, across Radio 1, Radio 5 Live and Radio 2, presenting Drivetime between 2010 and 2018 and a Friday film review programme with Mark Kermode until 2022. As an author, 10 books are catalogued from 2012 onward, led by the Itch series: Itch (2012), Itch Rocks (2013) and Itchcraft (2014). Later titles include Blame (2016), Mad Blood Stirring (2018), Knife Edge (2020), Tick Tock (2022) and Black Tag (2025), with Notice Number 6 scheduled for 2027.

How many Simon Mayo books are there?

Simon Mayo has 9 published books, released between 2012 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Itch series. One more, Notice Number 6 (2027), is announced.

Simon Mayo Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Simon Mayo 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 Itch by Simon Mayo, book 1 of the Itch series (2012)
  2. Cover of Itch Rocks by Simon Mayo, book 2 of the Itch series (2013)
  3. Cover of Itchcraft by Simon Mayo, book 3 of the Itch series (2014)
  4. Cover of The Movie Doctors by Simon Mayo (2015)
  5. Cover of Blame by Simon Mayo (2016)
  1. 1
    ItchItch #12012 · 425 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012425
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  2. 2
    Itch RocksItch #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    ItchcraftItch #32014 · 440 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014440
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Movie Doctors2015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Blame2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Mad Blood Stirring2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Knife Edge2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Tick Tock2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Black Tag2025 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Notice Number 62027 · confirmed 1/4
    2027–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Simon Mayo 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.

Itch in order

3 books
  1. 1. Itch
  2. 2. Itch Rocks
  3. 3. Itchcraft

Standalone books

7 books

7 Simon Mayo titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Simon Mayo books in order?

You only need to read Simon Mayo books in order within the Itch series, which holds 3 of the 10 Simon Mayo books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Simon Mayo

Start with Itch (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Simon Mayo book?

Black Tag (2025) is the newest Simon Mayo book released so far.

Is there a new Simon Mayo book coming?

Yes. Notice Number 6 (2027) is the next Simon Mayo book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Simon Mayo at a glance

Still publishing
Simon Mayo is still publishing. Notice Number 6 is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Simon Mayo books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,049 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Simon Mayo books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Simon Mayo books are about

8 of the 10 Simon Mayo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.