Baseball players book series in reading order

by Mark Richard Zubro

by Troy Soos

Mark Richard Zubro writes mysteries set in Chicago and the surrounding Cook County. The longest sequence pairs high school teacher Tom Mason with his boyfriend Scott Carpenter, a professional baseball player, from A Simple Suburban Murder (1988) onward. The Paul Turner books follow a gay Chicago police detective. Gay themes run through the fiction, and Zubro is gay. Seven groupings hold the 38 catalogued titles, which reach Peace in 2024. Zubro taught 8th grade English in Illinois and lives in Mokena.

Julian May

50 books• 7 series

Julian Clare May (July 10, 1931 - October 17, 2017) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's books, working under several pseudonyms as well. The Saga of Pliocene Exile, titled Saga of the Exiles in the United Kingdom, and the Galactic Milieu books are the work May is best known for. The catalogue holds 50 titles dated 1961 to 2015, opening with Robots and Thinking Machines. Much of the run is juvenile writing: profiles of Johnny Unitas, Willie Mays, Bobby Orr, Ernie Banks, Fran Tarkenton, Gale Sayers, Roberto Clemente and Billie Jean King all fall between 1972 and 1974, and Sports Close-Up is among the series on record. Median length across the catalogue is 47 pages.

Tom Clavin writes narrative history and biography. Baseball supplies Roger Maris (2010) and Gil Hodges (2012); golf supplies The Ryder Cup (1999) and Sir Walter (2005); the Second World War and the United States Marine Corps supply Halsey's Typhoon (2007), The Last Stand of Fox Company (2008) and Last Men Out (2011). Clavin also writes the Frontier Lawmen books. Thirty-four catalogued titles reach The Phantom (2026).

Who HQ is the credit on 429 children's nonfiction biographies in the catalogue, published from 2002 to 2026. The run opens with Who Was Albert Einstein?, Who Was Amelia Earhart? and Who Was Ben Franklin? (all 2002) and reaches Who Is Vera Wang (2026). Subjects include biography, history and juvenile nonfiction for readers aged 8 to 12. Other names credited on some of the books include Megan Stine (7), John Hinderliter (7) and Nico Medina (4).

Troy Soos writes historical mysteries tied to baseball. Two series are catalogued: Mickey Rawlings, and Marshall Webb and Rebecca Davies. The 14 books start with Murder At Fenway Park (1994) and end with The Tomb That Ruth Built (2014). Murder at Ebbets Field (1996), Murder at Wrigley Field (1997) and Hanging Curve (1999) are among them. Subject headings include baseball players, New York, Boston and New England history.

Dan Gutman

198 books• 23 series

Dan Gutman is an American writer of mainly children's fiction, born in 1955. The best-known lines are the My Weird School books, The Genius Files and the Baseball Card Adventures, which began with Honus & Me. The catalogue holds 198 books from It Ain't Cheating If You Don't Get Caught (1990) to Mrs. Towne Is a Clown! (2026), including early baseball titles such as Baseball Babylon (1992). Subjects include schools, teachers, baseball, time travel and humorous stories.

Jaci Burton is an Oklahoma-based romance author who came to writing after years in the business world. The subject tags list erotic romance, contemporary romance, small towns, baseball players and football players. The catalogue holds 110 books from Mesmerized (2003) to Designs on You (2024). Play by Play, Wild Riders, Demon Hunters, Kismet, Holloway, Boots and Bouquets and Kent Brothers are among the series.

Jerry Bruce Jenkins, born September 23, 1949, is an American writer who co-wrote the Left Behind series with Tim LaHaye. Jenkins also writes the novels based on The Chosen, the TV series about Jesus. Across more than 200 books, Jenkins covers biography, self-help, romance, mystery and young adult fiction, and 19 novels explore eschatological themes. The catalogue lists 207 books from The Night the Giant Rolled Over (1971) to The Battle for Heaven and Earth (2026). Series include Left Behind: The Kids, Red Rock Mysteries, Margo Mysteries and Wormling.

Firefighters and baseball players appear in the subject records for Jennifer Bernard, a romance author whose 61 catalogued books run from 2012 to 2026. The Fireman Who Loved Me, Hot for Fireman and One Fine Fireman all date from 2012, and Night Light (2026) is the most recent. Single fathers, divorced mothers and weddings are further subjects. Series include Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel, Love Between the Bases, Jupiter Point, Lost Harbor, Alaska, Lake Bittersweet, Firelight Ridge and Sea Smoke Island.

Susan Muaddi Darraj is a Palestinian American writer born in Philadelphia on May 11, 1975, to Palestinian immigrant parents. She holds a master's in English Literature from Rutgers University–Camden, teaches at Harford Community College and lectures in creative writing at Johns Hopkins. Muaddi Darraj's 25 catalogued books start with juvenile biographies such as John F. Kennedy (2003) and include the Farah Rocks series and Behind You Is the Sea (2024).

Karen Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist, born in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 8, 1963. Kingsbury worked as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Missy's Murder (1991), Kingsbury's first book, grew out of a murder story covered as a reporter in Los Angeles. Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist. The catalogue holds 115 titles, running to The Christmas Ring (2025), and the series include Firstborn, Sunrise, Above the Line, Bailey Flanigan, Red Gloves and Forever Faithful. Christian fiction and family life recur among the subjects.

Contemporary romance is the territory of Jill Shalvis, an American novelist whose work includes the Lucky Harbor books. The catalogue records 140 books, opening with Summer of Fire in 1996 and extending to Falling into You in 2026. Heartbreaker Bay, Wildstone, Animal Magnetism, Sunrise Cove, Cedar Ridge and Sky High Air are among the series. Firefighters, bush pilots, sisters, California and Washington state appear in the subject tags, and Shalvis is still publishing.

RaeAnne Thayne has 87 books in the catalogue, from The Mating Game / Endangered (1996) to Cozy Little Christmas (2026), with subject headings centred on contemporary romance, small towns, ranchers, cowboys and single parents. Series include Hope's Crossing, Haven Point, Cape Sanctuary, Women Of Brambleberry House, Searchers, Outlaw Hartes, Redhawks and Dugan/Riley, and Cowboys of Cold Creek is a listed grouping. Wild Streak (1996), Sweet Justice (1998), Saving Grace (2000) and Renegade Father (2001) are early titles. Suspense also appears among the subjects.

Zane Grey

144 books• 13 series

Zane Grey, born Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939), was an American author of adventure novels and stories in the Western genre who presented an idealised American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was Grey's best-selling book. Adaptations of Grey's novels and stories number 112 films, two television episodes and the television series Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre. The catalogue opens with Betty Zane (1903), followed by The Spirit of the Border (1906), The Last of the Plainsmen (1908), The Last Trail (1909) and The Heritage of the Desert (1910). Outlaws, cattle stealing, Mormons and fishing appear among the subjects, and series include the Ohio River Trilogy, Ken Ward and Jim Traft.

Mike Lupica, born May 11, 1952, is an American author and former newspaper columnist known for sports commentary in the New York Daily News and for appearances on ESPN. The catalogue lists 64 books, from Reggie (1985) to Framed (2026). Children's fiction about basketball, football and baseball fills much of the subject list, along with twins, friendship and fathers and sons. Series include Zach & Zoe Mysteries, Comeback Kids, Home Team, Peter Finley and Danny Walker/Travel Team.

Abbi Glines writes contemporary and young adult romance, with dating, family trouble and love triangles across the subjects. Sea Breeze, Rosemary Beach, Field Party, the Vincent Boys, the Existence trilogy and the Smoke series carry the catalogue, which holds 85 books from Breathe (2011) to Up To No Good. Alabama and rock musicians appear among the settings and occupations.

Bella Andre is a New York-born American author of contemporary romance and the writer of The Sullivans series, a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller. Andre's books had sold over 8 million copies as of 2019. Andre also writes as Lucy Kevin for Four Weddings and a Fiasco and Married in Malibu, and the Billionaire for Me series appeared as Bella Riley. The catalogue lists 87 books from Crown Jewels (2004) to Tempted in Love (2026), with Maverick Billionaires, Bad Boys of Football and Hot Shots: Men of Fire among the other series.

JoAnn Ross, an American writer, has published more than 100 novels since 1983 across romance, romantic suspense and women's fiction, and has also written as JoAnn Robbins and JoAnn Robb. She belongs to the Romance Writers of America's Honor Roll of best-selling authors and holds Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards in both category and contemporary single title. The catalogue lists 114 books from Winning Season (1983) to Just One Look (2022) and marks the run as dormant. Series include Shelter Bay, Honeymoon Harbor, Castlelough, High Risk, Lucky Penny, Callahan Brothers, Stewart Sisters and New Orleans Knights. Subjects include Navy SEALs, private investigators and first loves.

Lisa Renee Jones writes paranormal and contemporary romance, with romantic suspense and erotica also marked in the subject tags. The catalogue holds 162 books, starting with Hidden Instincts and Secrets Exposed (both 2004), then Healer and Protector (2005). Lilah Has a Secret (2026) is the newest, and Good Girl is scheduled for 2027. Series include Inside Out, Scandalous Billionaires, Lilah Love, Dirty Money, Knights of White, Tall, Dark & Deadly, Zodius, Windwalkers, Texas Hotzone and the Secret Life of Amy Bensen. Corporations and corrupt practices also appear in the tags.

Baseball runs through the children's fiction David A. Kelly writes. Cousins, friendship, clubs and theft recur as subjects, and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are among the teams named in the listing. Kelly's catalogue holds 37 books published between 2009 and 2025, from Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (2009) to The Bobblehead Bunt (2025). Ballpark Mysteries is the recurring set, with MVP, the Ballpark Mysteries Super Specials and Football Mysteries beside it.

Melanie Scott writes paranormal romance and fantasy. The catalogue holds 29 books, opening with Shadow Kin (2011) and running to Wicked Lies (2026). Scott's series are TechWitch, New York Saints, Half-Light City, Four Arts, Cloud Bay and Daughter of Ravens. Recorded subjects include magic, fairies, female assassins, businesswomen, man-woman relationships, New York, baseball, baseball players and baseball team owners.

Howard Owen, born March 1, 1949, is an American writer of literary fiction, mysteries and thrillers. Owen won the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers in 2012. Willie Black is the recurring character, and reporting and murder investigation are among the subjects. The 23 catalogued books begin with Littlejohn (1992), include Oregon Hill (2012) and end with Laburnum (2024).

Gordon McAlpine has 13 catalogued books spanning 1989 to 2024. Joy in Mudville (1989) is the earliest and After Oz (2024) the newest. Hammett Unwritten (2013) is credited under the name Owen Fitzstephen. McAlpine's series is Misadventures of Edgar and Allan Poe. Other titles include The Tell-Tale Start (2013) and Once Upon a Midnight Eerie (2014). Subject headings include children's fiction, twins, private investigators and baseball players.

Bill Madden, born 1946, is an American sportswriter formerly of the New York Daily News and a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Madden sat on the Baseball Hall of Fame's Historical Overview Committee in 2005, 2007 and 2008, helping set the final ballots put to the Veterans Committee. Nine books are catalogued, from Yogi Berra: An American Original (1998) to a 2025 memoir of the Yankees beat, and they include Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball (2010) and Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life (2020). Subjects record the New York Yankees, baseball biography and sports journalism.