Tom Hanks Books in Order
Tom Hanks has written 2 books, published between 2017 and 2023. The first book is Uncommon Type: Some Stories (2017) and the newest is The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2017–2023
- Pages on record
- 448 in 1 of 2 books
Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker who has also published books. Two titles are catalogued: Uncommon Type: Some Stories (2017) and The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (2023), six years apart. Two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards sit against Hanks's screen work, along with the 2002 AFI Life Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor in 2014 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom two years after that. No third book has been recorded since 2023.
How many Tom Hanks books are there?
Tom Hanks has 2 books, released between 2017 and 2023.
Tom Hanks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 2 Tom Hanks 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.
- 1Uncommon Type: Some Stories2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 2The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece2023 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420234481/4
Tom Hanks 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
2 books2 Tom Hanks titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tom Hanks books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 2 Tom Hanks books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Tom Hanks
Start with Uncommon Type: Some Stories (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tom Hanks book?
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (2023) is the newest Tom Hanks book released so far.
Is there a new Tom Hanks book coming?
No next Tom Hanks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tom Hanks at a glance
- Paused
- No new Tom Hanks title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Length
- 448 pages across the 1 of 2 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.