44 Scotland Street Books in Order
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith contains 19 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is 44 Scotland Street (2005) and the newest is The Prime of Bertie Pollock (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,724 in 12 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 62–93 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,724 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
44 Scotland Street is Alexander McCall Smith's comic series about the residents of an Edinburgh apartment building. The run opens with 44 Scotland Street and Espresso Tales (2005), continues through Love Over Scotland (2006), The World According to Bertie (2007), Bertie Plays the Blues (2011) and Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers (2013), and reaches The Prime of Bertie Pollock in 2026. Neighbours, manners and family life are the standing subjects across 19 books.
How many 44 Scotland Street books are there?
44 Scotland Street has 19 books, released between 2005 and 2026.
44 Scotland Street Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 44 Scotland Street 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.
- 144 Scotland Street2005 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/420053253/4
- 2Espresso Tales2005 · confirmed 3/42005–3/4
- 3Love Over Scotland2006 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/420063573/4
- 4The World According to Bertie2007 · 343 pages · confirmed 3/420073433/4
- 5The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones2008 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/420083443/4
- 6The Importance of Being Seven2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420102883/4
- 7Bertie Plays the Blues2011 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/420113103/4
- 8Sunshine on Scotland Street2012 · 297 pages · confirmed 3/420122973/4
- 9Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers2013 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/420132953/4
- 10The Revolving Door of Life2015 · 282 pages · confirmed 3/420152823/4
- 11The Bertie Project2017 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/420172913/4
- 12A Time of Love and Tartan2017 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/420172563/4
- 13The Peppermint Tea Chronicles2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 14A Promise of Ankles2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420203363/4
- 15Love in the Time of Bertie2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 16The Enigma of Garlic2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 17The Stellar Debut of Galactica Macfee2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 18Bertie's Theory of Ice Cream2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 19The Prime of Bertie Pollock2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Is there a chronological order for 44 Scotland Street?
No separate chronological order is on record for 44 Scotland Street, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read 44 Scotland Street books in order?
You should read the 44 Scotland Street books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each 44 Scotland Street book also stands alone.
What order should you read 44 Scotland Street books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with 44 Scotland Street (2005), the earliest published title. After it come Espresso Tales (2005), Love Over Scotland (2006), The World According to Bertie (2007) and The Unbearable Lightness Of Scones (2008); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest 44 Scotland Street book?
The Prime of Bertie Pollock (2026) is the newest 44 Scotland Street book released so far.
Is there a new 44 Scotland Street book coming?
No next 44 Scotland Street 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 44 Scotland Street Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 19 books in publication order is on the 44 Scotland Street reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
44 Scotland Street at a glance
- Still running
- 44 Scotland Street is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- 44 Scotland Street books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,724 pages across the 12 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most 44 Scotland Street books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the 44 Scotland Street books are about
13 of the 19 44 Scotland Street books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: social life and customs is tagged on 9 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Social life and customs 9 of 13 books
- Apartment houses 8 of 13 books
- Edinburgh (Scotland) 8 of 13 books
- Humor 8 of 13 books
- Manners and customs 7 of 13 books
- Family life 4 of 13 books
- Neighbors 2 of 13 books
- Roommates 2 of 13 books
More books by Alexander McCall Smith
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Alexander McCall Smith
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.