Miss Julia Books in Order
Ann B Ross has written 23 Miss Julia books, published between 1990 and 2021: 22 in the Miss Julia series and 1 related title. The first book is Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (1990) and the newest main-line book is Miss Julia Happily Ever After (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1990–2021
- Confirmed
- 23 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,419 in 17 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 90–135 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,419 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Miss Julia Springer is a North Carolina widow whose small-town life keeps turning into detective work. Ann B Ross opened the series with Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (1990) and left it at Miss Julia Happily Ever After (2021). Humour carries the 23 books as much as the mysteries do, and the titles follow a fixed pattern - Miss Julia Takes Over, Miss Julia Throws a Wedding, Miss Julia Hits the Road.
How many Miss Julia books are there?
Miss Julia has 23 books, released between 1990 and 2021. 22 of them belong to the Miss Julia series, and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Miss Julia Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Miss Julia books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119902884/4
- 22001–4/4
- 32002–4/4
- 420033684/4
- 52004–4/4
- 62005–4/4
- 720063064/4
- 820073394/4
- 920083364/4
- 1020093394/4
- 1120103414/4
- 1220113104/4
- 1320123054/4
- 142013–4/4
- 1520133544/4
- 1620142974/4
- 1720153074/4
- 1820163084/4
- 1920172774/4
- 2020182884/4
- 2120193204/4
- 2220203364/4
- 232021–4/4
Miss Julia Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Miss Julia series run from Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (1990) to Miss Julia Happily Ever After (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Miss Julia in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Miss Julia books in order?
You should read the Miss Julia series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Miss Julia book also stands alone.
What order should you read Miss Julia books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (1990), the earliest published book in the Miss Julia series. After it come Miss Julia Takes Over (2001), Miss Julia Throws a Wedding (2002), Miss Julia Hits the Road (2003) and Miss Julia Meets Her Match (2004); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Miss Julia book?
Miss Julia Happily Ever After (2021) is the newest book in the Miss Julia series.
Is there a new Miss Julia book coming?
No next Miss Julia book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Miss Julia Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 23 books in publication order is on the Miss Julia reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Miss Julia at a glance
- Paused
- No new main-line Miss Julia title has appeared for 5 years. The last was Miss Julia Happily Ever After (2021).
- Release pace
- Miss Julia books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,419 pages across the 17 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Miss Julia books, 11 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 23 of the 23 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Miss Julia books are about
22 of the 23 Miss Julia books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: julia springer (fictitious character) is tagged on 16 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Julia Springer (Fictitious character) 16 of 22 books
- Women 11 of 22 books
- Humor 10 of 22 books
- Springer, julia (fictitious character) 9 of 22 books
- Widows 9 of 22 books
- North Carolina 7 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 22 books
- City and town life 3 of 22 books
- Family life 3 of 22 books
- American literature 2 of 22 books
- Women's fiction 2 of 22 books
More books by Ann B Ross
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Ann B Ross books in order 27 books