Mitford Books in Order
Jan Karon has written 24 Mitford books, published between 1994 and 2025. The first book is At Home in Mitford (1994) and the newest is My Beloved (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1994–2025
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,441 in 18 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 91–136 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,441 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Mitford is a Christian fiction series by Jan Karon, set in a small North Carolina town of that name and following the Episcopal clergyman Timothy Kavanagh. At Home in Mitford (1994) opens the run, followed by A Light in the Window, These High, Green Hills and Out to Canaan. The Mitford shelf holds 24 catalogued books through 2025, including gift editions and children's titles.
How many Mitford books are there?
Mitford has 24 books, released between 1994 and 2025.
Mitford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Mitford 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.
- 119944464/4
- 219954134/4
- 319963334/4
- 41997–4/4
- 519994164/4
- 620011924/4
- 72001234/4
- 820011864/4
- 92002374/4
- 1020023424/4
- 112003324/4
- 1220032884/4
- 13Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen ReaderMitford Gift Books #52004 · 363 pages · confirmed 4/420043634/4
- 1420053843/4
- 152006–4/4
- 1620065124/4
- 172007–4/4
- 182007–4/4
- 192010–4/4
- 2020145113/4
- 2120152873/4
- 2220174503/4
- 2320182264/4
- 242025–4/4
Mitford Books in Chronological Order
In story order, At Home in Mitford comes first and My Beloved comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 15 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 1At Home in Mitford1994 · 446 pages · confirmed 4/419944464/4
- 2A Light in the Window1995 · 413 pages · confirmed 4/419954134/4
- 6A Common Life2001 · 186 pages · confirmed 4/420011864/4
- 3These High, Green Hills1996 · 333 pages · confirmed 4/419963334/4
- 4Out to Canaan1997 · confirmed 4/41997–4/4
- 5A New Song1999 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/419994164/4
- 7In This Mountain2002 · 342 pages · confirmed 4/420023424/4
- 8Shepherds Abiding2003 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/420032884/4
- 9Light from Heaven2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420053843/4
- 10Home to Holly Springs2007 · confirmed 4/42007–4/4
- 11In the Company of Others2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 12Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good2014 · 511 pages · confirmed 3/420145113/4
- 13Come Rain or Come Shine2015 · 287 pages · confirmed 3/420152873/4
- 14To Be Where You Are2017 · 450 pages · confirmed 3/420174503/4
- 15My Beloved2025 · confirmed 4/42025–4/4
Do you have to read Mitford books in order?
You should read the Mitford books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mitford book also stands alone.
What order should you read Mitford books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with At Home in Mitford (1994), the earliest published title. After it come A Light in the Window (1995), These High, Green Hills (1996), Out to Canaan (1997) and A New Song (1999); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Mitford book?
My Beloved (2025) is the newest Mitford book released so far.
Is there a new Mitford book coming?
No next Mitford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mitford at a glance
- Still running
- Mitford is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Mitford books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,441 pages across the 18 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 338 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mitford books, 13 of 24, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 20 of the 24 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Mitford books are about
23 of the 24 Mitford books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: clergy is tagged on 15 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Clergy 15 of 23 books
- Episcopalians 12 of 23 books
- Timothy Kavanagh (Fictitious character) 10 of 23 books
- Christian fiction 7 of 23 books
- Church membership 6 of 23 books
- City and town life 6 of 23 books
- Domestic fiction 4 of 23 books
- Weddings 3 of 23 books
- Cats 2 of 23 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 23 books
- Christmas 2 of 23 books
More books by Jan Karon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jan Karon books in order 30 books