New York Times Bestsellers
Kate Atkinson has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 48 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.
Life After Life
Todd Family Series
14 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Apr 2013 · 26 weeks across 3 NYT lists
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When Will There Be Good News?
Jackson Brodie Series
8 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #19 · debuted Jan 2010
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Reading Order
7 series · 28 books
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Histories | 2004 | 🏆 Saltire Society Literary Award 2005Orange Prize 2005Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | One Good Turn | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | When Will There Be Good News? | 2008 | Gold Dagger 2009Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Started Early, Took My Dog | 2010 | 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2012Barry Award 2011Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Big Sky | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Death at the Sign of the Rook | 2024 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Todd Family Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Life After Life | 2013 | 🏆 Costa Book Award 2013🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2013🏆 Costa Novel Award 2013Andrew Carnegie Medal 2014Walter Scott Prize 2014Europese Literatuurprijs 2014Women's Prize for Fiction 2013Waterstones Book of the Year 2013Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | A God in Ruins | 2015 | 🏆 Costa Book Award 2015🏆 Costa Novel Award 2015Women's Prize for Fiction 2016Goodreads Choice Award 2015Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Kate Atkinson Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Behind the Scenes at the Museum | 1995 | 🏆 Exclusive Books Boeke Prize 1996🏆 Whitbread Award 1995🏆 Whitbread Book of the Year 1995Full award history → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Human Croquet | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Emotionally Weird | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Transcription | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Shrines of Gaiety | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Kate Atkinson Short Story Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Not the End of the World | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Festive Spirits (Short Story) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Normal Rules Don't Apply | 2023 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Kate Atkinson Other Plays
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Abandonment (Short Story) | 2000 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Telling (Short Story) by Cheryl Strayed | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Graceful Burdens (Short Story) by Roxane Gay | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Sweet Virginia (Short Story) by Caroline Kepnes | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Contractors (Short Story) by Lisa Ko | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Halfway to Free (Short Story) by Emma Donoghue | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Bear Witness (Short Story) by Mary Gaitskill | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Shine, Pamela! Shine! (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Kate Atkinson Anthologies
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midsummer Nights | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Freedom | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Ox-Tales: Earth | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 | 2011 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
About the Author
Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. Besides novels, she has penned one play and a collection of short stories.