Gilead Books in Order
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson contains 4 books, published between 2004 and 2020. The first book is Gilead (2004) and the newest is Jack (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2004–2020
- Pages on record
- 928 in 3 of 4 books
- Reading time
- 15–23 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 928 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 4 titles with a page count on record.
Gilead is a quartet of novels by Marilynne Robinson set among clergy families in Iowa. The first book is a letter begun in 1956 by the Reverend John Ames, near the end of his life, for his young son: an account of his father and of his grandfather, a minister who came west to fight for abolition, preached men into the Civil War and served as a Union chaplain. Gilead (2004) won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Home (2008), Lila (2014) and Jack (2020) complete the set.
How many Gilead books are there?
Gilead has 4 books, released between 2004 and 2020.
Gilead Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Gilead 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.
Is there a chronological order for Gilead?
No separate chronological order is on record for Gilead, 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 Gilead books in order?
You should read the Gilead books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gilead book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gilead
Start with Gilead (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gilead book?
Jack (2020) is the newest Gilead book released so far.
Is there a new Gilead book coming?
No next Gilead book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Gilead has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 3 nominations for Gilead. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
Gilead at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gilead title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gilead books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 928 pages across the 3 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gilead books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2000s.
What the Gilead books are about
All 4 Gilead books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fathers and sons is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fathers and sons 3 of 4 books
- Children of clergy 2 of 4 books
- Clergy 2 of 4 books
- Adult child abuse victims 1 of 4 books
- American literature 1 of 4 books
- Amerikanisches Englisch 1 of 4 books
- Conflict of generations 1 of 4 books
- Family life 1 of 4 books
- Fathers and daughters 1 of 4 books
- Grandfathers 1 of 4 books
- Iowa 1 of 4 books
More books by Marilynne Robinson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Marilynne Robinson books in order 14 books