Timothy Egan Books in Order
Timothy Egan has written 10 books, published between 1990 and 2023. The first book is The Good Rain (1990) and the newest is A Fever in the Heartland (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1990–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,840 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 31–46 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,840 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Timothy Egan writes narrative non-fiction about American history and landscape. Ten titles are catalogued: The Good Rain (1990), Breaking Blue (1992), Lasso the Wind (1998), The Winemaker's Daughter (2004), The Worst Hard Time (2005), The Big Burn (2009), Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher (2011), The Immortal Irishman (2016), A Pilgrimage to Eternity (2019) and A Fever in the Heartland (2023). The Pacific Northwest, murder cases and police corruption appear among the subjects, and the catalogue has been dormant since 2023.
How many Timothy Egan books are there?
Timothy Egan has 10 books, released between 1990 and 2023.
Timothy Egan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Timothy Egan 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.
- 1The Good Rain1990 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/419902541/4
- 2Breaking Blue1992 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/419922431/4
- 3Lasso the Wind1998 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419982881/4
- 4The Winemaker's Daughter2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420043201/4
- 5The Worst Hard Time / The Long Darkness2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 6The Big Burn2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 7Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 8The Immortal Irishman2016 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420163681/4
- 9A Pilgrimage to Eternity2019 · 367 pages · confirmed 1/420193671/4
- 10A Fever in the Heartland2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Timothy Egan 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
10 books10 Timothy Egan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Timothy Egan books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 10 Timothy Egan books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Timothy Egan
Start with The Good Rain (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Timothy Egan book?
A Fever in the Heartland (2023) is the newest Timothy Egan book released so far.
Is there a new Timothy Egan book coming?
No next Timothy Egan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Timothy Egan has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for Timothy Egan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- National Book Award2006Won
- Washington State Book Award2006Won
- National Book Award for Nonfiction2006Won
Timothy Egan at a glance
- Paused
- No new Timothy Egan title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Timothy Egan books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,840 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Timothy Egan books, 3 of 10, were published in the 2010s.