Literary Agenda Books in Order

Literary Agenda contains 12 books, published between 2013 and 2021. The first book is Reading and the Reader (2013) and the newest is Milton's Poetical Thought (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2013–2021

Literary Agenda is a 12-volume line catalogued between 2013 and 2021, with the credits running one title to a writer: Philip Davis, David Constantine, Catherine Pickstock, Rachel Bowlby, Maryanne Wolf, Rowan Williams, Josie Billington and Seth Lerer are among those named. The run opens with Reading and the Reader (2013), alongside Poetry (2013) and Repetition and Identity (2013), and takes in The Tragic Imagination (2016), Is Literature Healthy? (2016), Literature and the Public Good (2016) and The Humanities and Everyday Life (2017). Milton's Poetical Thought (2021) is the most recent entry.

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How many Literary Agenda books are there?

Literary Agenda has 12 books, released between 2013 and 2021.

Literary Agenda Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Literary Agenda books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Reading and the Reader2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  2. 2
    Poetry2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  3. 3
    Repetition and Identity2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  4. 5
    Everyday Stories2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  5. 62016–
  6. 7
    The Tragic Imagination2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  7. 8
    Is Literature Healthy?2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  8. 9
    Tradition2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  9. 10
    Literature and the Public Good2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  10. 112017–
  11. 12
    Readers' Liberation2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  12. 13
    Milton's Poetical Thought2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–

Where to start with Literary Agenda

Start with Reading and the Reader (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Literary Agenda book?

Milton's Poetical Thought (2021) is the newest Literary Agenda book released so far.

Is there a new Literary Agenda book coming?

No next Literary Agenda book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Literary Agenda at a glance

Paused
No new Literary Agenda title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Literary Agenda books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Literary Agenda books, 11 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 12 titles, 1 are credited to David Constantine, 1 to PhilipDavis, 1 to Catherine Pickstock and 1 to Rachel Bowlby. A further 8 writers are credited.

When Literary Agenda books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Literary Agenda titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

2010s
11
2020s
1

12 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.