Out Of Line Books in Order

Out Of Line contains 14 books, published between 2013 and 2020. The first book is Out of Line (2013) and the newest is Shine, Pamela! Shine! (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2013–2020
Confirmed
7 of 14 titles
Pages on record
372 in 2 of 14 books

Out Of Line puts two unrelated runs under one name across 14 books. Jen McLaughlin is credited on seven, beginning with Out of Line (2013) and continuing through Out of Time (2013), Out of Mind (2014), Fractured Lines (2014) and Blurred Lines (2015). Separate 2020 titles are credited one apiece to Cheryl Strayed, Roxane Gay, Caroline Kepnes, Lisa Ko, Emma Donoghue, Mary Gaitskill and Kate Atkinson. Recorded subjects for the listing include contemporary romance, college students, Marines and surfers.

How many Out Of Line books are there?

Out Of Line has 14 books, released between 2013 and 2020.

Out Of Line Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Out Of Line 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.

  1. 1
    Out of Line2013 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013214
  2. 1
    This Telling2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  3. 2
    Out of Time2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  4. 2
    Graceful Burdens2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  5. 3
    Out of Mind2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  6. 3
    Sweet Virginia2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  7. 4
    Fractured Lines2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  8. 4
    The Contractors2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  9. 5
    Blurred Lines2015 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015158
  10. 5
    Halfway to Free2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  11. 6
    I'll be Home for Christmas2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  12. 6
    Bear Witness2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  13. 7
    Undercover2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  14. 7
    Shine, Pamela! Shine!2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020

Do you have to read Out Of Line books in order?

You should read the Out Of Line books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Out Of Line book also stands alone.

Where to start with Out Of Line

Start with Out of Line (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Out Of Line book?

Shine, Pamela! Shine! (2020) is the newest Out Of Line book released so far.

Is there a new Out Of Line book coming?

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

Out Of Line at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Out Of Line title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Out Of Line books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
372 pages across the 2 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 186 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Out Of Line books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
Attribution
Of the 14 titles, 7 are credited to Jen McLaughlin, 1 to Mary Gaitskill, 1 to Roxane Gay and 1 to Emma Donoghue. A further 4 writers are credited.

What the Out Of Line books are about

5 of the 14 Out Of Line books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Man-woman relationships 4 of 5 books
  • Romance 4 of 5 books
  • College students 3 of 5 books
  • Marines 3 of 5 books
  • Étudiants 2 of 5 books
  • Romans, nouvelles 2 of 5 books
  • Fusiliers marins 1 of 5 books
  • Relations entre hommes et femmes 1 of 5 books
  • Contemporary romance 1 of 5 books
  • Surfers 1 of 5 books