Big Uneasy Books in Order
Big Uneasy by Pauline Baird Jones contains 12 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is Relatively Risky (2013) and the newest is Gumbo Ya-Ya Exit (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2013–2025
- Pages on record
- 646 in 2 of 12 books
Pauline Baird Jones began the Big Uneasy series with Relatively Risky in 2013. The series now has 12 books, and Gumbo Ya-Ya Exit (2025) is the newest. Titles along the way include Family Treed (2013), Dead Spaces (2015), Louisiana Lagniappe (2017), Worry Beads (2018), Fais Do Do Die (2020) and Bourre Brouhaha (2022). The catalogue lists the series as ongoing.
How many Big Uneasy books are there?
Big Uneasy has 12 books, released between 2013 and 2025.
Big Uneasy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Big Uneasy 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.
- 1Relatively Risky2013 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/420133321/4
- 2Family Treed2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 3Dead Spaces2015 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/420153141/4
- 4Louisiana Lagniappe2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 5Worry Beads2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 6Fais Do Do Die2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 7Beaucoup Fracas2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 8The Family Way2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 9Pirogue Wipe Out2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 10Bourre Brouhaha2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 11Soc Au' Lait Stiff2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 12Gumbo Ya-Ya Exit2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Big Uneasy?
No separate chronological order is on record for Big Uneasy, 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 Big Uneasy books in order?
You should read the Big Uneasy books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Big Uneasy book also stands alone.
Where to start with Big Uneasy
Start with Relatively Risky (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Big Uneasy book?
Gumbo Ya-Ya Exit (2025) is the newest Big Uneasy book released so far.
Is there a new Big Uneasy book coming?
No next Big Uneasy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Big Uneasy at a glance
- Still running
- Big Uneasy is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Big Uneasy books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 646 pages across the 2 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Big Uneasy books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
More books by Pauline Baird Jones
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Pauline Baird Jones
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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