Marian Keyes Reading Order

4 books (1995–2013)

Marian Keyes edited four anthology collections published between 1995 and 2013, now complete. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Irish Girls About Town. The series includes Yeats Is Dead!, The Worst Noel: Hellish Holiday Tales, and The Booby Trap and Other Bits and Boobs, each gathering diverse contributions within their themed formats.

Start with Irish Girls About Town, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Irish Girls About Town 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Yeats Is Dead! 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Worst Noel: Hellish Holiday Tales 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Booby Trap and Other Bits and Boobs 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2001–2016)

Marian Keyes' non-fiction series consists of five essay collections published between 2001 and 2016, presenting a complete and finished sequence. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities, followed by Cracks in My Foundation: Bags, Trips, Make-up Tips, Charity, Glory, and the Darker Side of the Story, Further Under the Duvet, Saved by Cake, and Making It Up As I Go Along. Each collection gathers personal essays and reflections on everyday life and contemporary culture.

Start with Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities, the first of 5 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cracks in My Foundation: Bags, Trips, Make-up Tips, Charity, Glory, and the Darker Side of the Story 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Further Under the Duvet 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Saved by Cake 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Making It Up As I Go Along 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2000–2000)

Marian Keyes' complete short story collection consists of two books published in 2000: Is Gearr and No Dress Rehearsal. These novellas should be read in publication order, beginning with Is Gearr, to experience the full arc of this finished series.

Start with Is Gearr and read in order.

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1	Is Gearr 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	No Dress Rehearsal 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2002–2005)

Marian Keyes has compiled two collections of short stories published between 2002 and 2005, forming a complete series that should be read in publication order. Begin with Big Night Out, followed by Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany's. These collections showcase the author's work across a variety of shorter narrative formats.

Start with Big Night Out and read in order.

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1	Big Night Out 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany's 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1996–2020)

Marian Keyes wrote nine standalone novels between 1996 and 2020, with the series now complete. Each book can be read independently without prior knowledge of the others. Reading them in publication order, beginning with Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married and concluding with Grown Ups, allows readers to experience the author's evolving style across twenty-four years.

Start with Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Last Chance Saloon 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sushi for Beginners 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Other Side of the Story 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	This Charming Man 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Brightest Star in the Sky 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Woman Who Stole My Life 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Break 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Grown Ups 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1995–2024)

The Walsh Family series by Marian Keyes consists of seven books published between 1995 and 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Watermelon and continuing through Watermelon, Rachel's Holiday, Angels, Anybody Out There?, The Mystery of Mercy Close, Again Rachel, and My Favourite Mistake. The series follows interconnected characters across multiple generations of the Walsh family as they navigate life's challenges and relationships.

Start with Watermelon, the first of 7 books in the Walsh Family series.

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1	Watermelon 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rachel's Holiday 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Angels 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Anybody Out There? 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Mystery of Mercy Close 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Again, Rachel 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	My Favourite Mistake 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)