Stephen Mitchell Books in Order
Stephen Mitchell has written 16 books, published between 1990 and 2023. The first book is Parables and Portraits (1990) and the newest is The Christians of Phrygia from Rome to the Turkish Conquest (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1990–2023
- Pages on record
- 661 in 5 of 16 books
Stephen Mitchell is a poet, translator, scholar and anthologist, born in Brooklyn in 1943. Mitchell's translations and adaptations cover the Tao Te Ching, the Book of Psalms, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the work of Rainer Maria Rilke and several Christian texts. Catalogued titles include Parables and Portraits (1990), The Creation (1990), The Gospel According to Jesus (1991), Meetings with the Archangel (1998) and The Frog Prince (1999). Loving What Is (2002), A Thousand Names for Joy (2007) and Genies, Meanies, and Magic Rings (2007) appear later. Recorded subjects include fairy tales, the Bible, Genesis and Zen Buddhism.
How many Stephen Mitchell books are there?
Stephen Mitchell has 16 books, released between 1990 and 2023.
Stephen Mitchell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Stephen Mitchell 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.
- 1Parables and Portraits1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 2The Creation1990 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41990321/4
- 3The Gospel According to Jesus1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 4Meetings with the Archangel1998 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/419982451/4
- 5The Frog Prince1999 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419991881/4
- 6Jesus: What He Really Said and Did2002 · 145 pages · confirmed 1/420021451/4
- 7Loving What Is2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 8The Wishing Bone, and Other Poems2003 · 51 pages · confirmed 1/42003511/4
- 9A Thousand Names for Joy2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 10Genies, Meanies, and Magic Rings2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 11Iron Hans2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 12The Second Book of the Tao2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 13A Mind At Home With Itself2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 14The Way of Forgiveness2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 15The First Christmas2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 16The Christians of Phrygia from Rome to the Turkish Conquest2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Stephen Mitchell 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.
Standalone books
16 books16 Stephen Mitchell titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen Mitchell books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 16 Stephen Mitchell books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Stephen Mitchell
Start with Parables and Portraits (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Stephen Mitchell book?
The Christians of Phrygia from Rome to the Turkish Conquest (2023) is the newest Stephen Mitchell book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Mitchell book coming?
No next Stephen Mitchell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Mitchell at a glance
- Paused
- No new Stephen Mitchell title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Stephen Mitchell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 661 pages across the 5 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 145 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Mitchell books, 6 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
What the Stephen Mitchell books are about
9 of the 16 Stephen Mitchell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fairy tales is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fairy tales 3 of 9 books
- Folklore 2 of 9 books