School of Life Books in Order
School of Life contains 13 books, published between 2012 and 2019. The first book is How to Thrive in the Digital Age (2012) and the newest is The School of Life: An Emotional Education (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2012–2019
School of Life is a personal development line of 13 books published between 2012 and 2019. Human relations, communication and the social effects of information technology sit in its subject list. Alain de Botton is credited on 3, with Tom Chatfield, John-Paul Flintoff, Roman Krznaric, Damon Young, Sara Maitland, Anne Karpf and Susan Quilliam on 1 each. How to Thrive in the Digital Age (2012) opens the line and The School of Life: An Emotional Education (2019) closes it.
How many School of Life books are there?
School of Life has 13 books, released between 2012 and 2019.
School of Life Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 School of Life books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1How to Thrive in the Digital Age2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 2How to Think More About Sex2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 3How to Change the World2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 4How to Find Fulfilling Work2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 5How to Think About Exercise2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 6How to Be Alone2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 7How to Age2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 8How to Choose a Partner2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 9How to be a Leader2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 10How to Be Bored2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 11How to Think Like an Entrepreneur2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 12Relationships2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 13The School of Life: An Emotional Education2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Where to start with School of Life
Start with How to Thrive in the Digital Age (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest School of Life book?
The School of Life: An Emotional Education (2019) is the newest School of Life book released so far.
Is there a new School of Life book coming?
No next School of Life book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
School of Life at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest School of Life title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- School of Life books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most School of Life books, 13 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 13 titles, 3 are credited to Alain de Botton, 1 to John-Paul Flintoff, 1 to Roman Krznaric and 1 to Tom Chatfield. A further 8 writers are credited.
What the School of Life books are about
1 of the 13 School of Life books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Communication 1 of 1 books
- Digital communications 1 of 1 books
- Human relations 1 of 1 books
- Information society 1 of 1 books
- Information technology 1 of 1 books
- Personal development 1 of 1 books
- Psychological aspects 1 of 1 books
- Social aspects 1 of 1 books