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William Kowalski Books in Order

William Kowalski has written 14 books, published between 1999 and 2017. The first book is Eddie's Bastard (1999) and the newest is Jumped In (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1999–2017
Total pages
3,125 across 14 books
Reading time
52–78 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,125 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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William Kowalski is an American-Canadian novelist and screenwriter, born on August 3, 1970. The debut novel Eddie's Bastard (1999) is the best-known work. The Hundred Hearts (2013) won the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Kowalski has also written short novels for adult literacy programs, and the work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. The catalogue holds 14 books from 1999 to Jumped In (2017), including Somewhere South of Here (2001) and The Barrio Kings (2010).

How many William Kowalski books are there?

William Kowalski has 14 books, released between 1999 and 2017.

William Kowalski Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 William Kowalski 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 Eddie's Bastard by William Kowalski (1999)
  2. Cover of Somewhere South of Here by William Kowalski (2001)
  3. Cover of The Adventures of Flash Jackson by William Kowalski (2003)
  4. Cover of The Good Neighbor by William Kowalski (2004)
  5. Cover of The Barrio Kings by William Kowalski (2010)
  6. Cover of The Way It Works by William Kowalski (2010)
  7. Cover of Something Noble by William Kowalski (2012)
  8. Cover of Just Gone by William Kowalski (2013)
  9. Cover of Epic Game by William Kowalski (2016)
  10. Cover of The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo by William Kowalski (2017)
  1. 1
    Eddie's Bastard1999 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999384
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  2. 2
    Somewhere South of Here2001 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Adventures of Flash Jackson2003 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003310
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Good Neighbor2004 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004406
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Barrio Kings2010 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Way It Works2010 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010111
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Something Noble2012 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012116
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Just Gone2013 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Hundred Hearts2013 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013340
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Innocence Device2014 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014116
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Crypt City2014 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014318
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Epic Game2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Jumped In2017 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017104
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo2017 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017216
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

William Kowalski 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

14 books

14 William Kowalski titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Kowalski books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 14 William Kowalski books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with William Kowalski

Start with Eddie's Bastard (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Kowalski book?

Jumped In (2017) is the newest William Kowalski book released so far.

Is there a new William Kowalski book coming?

No next William Kowalski book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

William Kowalski at a glance

No recent titles
The newest William Kowalski title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
William Kowalski books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,125 pages across all 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 180 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Kowalski books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the William Kowalski books are about

11 of the 14 William Kowalski books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: friendship is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.