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Jan Karon Books in Order

8 series including Mitford Years Series, Mitford Gift Books Series and more

★ 11 NYT bestsellers · 3 at #1 8 series 29 books Latest: Bathed in Prayer (2018)

Jan Karon has been writing since 1993, producing 29 books in that time. The work is organised into 8 series; the longest is Mitford Years at 14 books. As of 2018, the latest we've recorded is Bathed in Prayer.

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1 Mitford Years 2 Mitford Gift Books 3 Mitford For Children 4 Mitford Collections 5 Father Tim 6 Jan Karon Children's Books 7 Jan Karon Short Story Collections 8 Jan Karon Non-Fiction Books

New York Times Bestsellers

11 books

Jan Karon has placed 11 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 112 weeks on the charts. 3 titles reached #1.

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Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good
Mitford Years Series

15 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Sep 2014 · 23 weeks across 3 NYT lists

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Home to Holly Springs
Mitford Years Series

8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Nov 2007 · 12 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Reading Order

8 series · 29 books
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

Mitford Years Series

0 of 14 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 At Home in Mitford 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Light in the Window 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 These High, Green Hills 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Out to Canaan 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 A New Song 1999 🏆 Christy Award 2000Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 A Common Life 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 In This Mountain 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Shepherds Abiding 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Light from Heaven 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Home to Holly Springs 2007 🏆 Christy Award 2008Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 In the Company of Others 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Come Rain or Come Shine 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 To Be Where You Are 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Patches of Godlight by Jan Karon

Mitford Gift Books Series

0 of 6 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Patches of Godlight 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Mitford Snowmen (Short Story) 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Esther's Gift (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Trellis and the Seed (Short Story) 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Mitford Bedside Companion 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Mitford For Children Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Violet Comes to Stay (Short Story) 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Violet Goes to the Country (Short Story) 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Bathed in Prayer by Jan Karon

Mitford Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Bathed in Prayer 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon

Father Tim Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Home to Holly Springs 2007 🏆 Christy Award 2008Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 In the Company of Others 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Miss Fannie's Hat (Short Story) by Jan Karon

Jan Karon Children's Books

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Miss Fannie's Hat (Short Story) 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny (Short Story) 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
A Continual Feast by Jan Karon

Jan Karon Short Story Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Continual Feast 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Jan Karon Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Mitford Years Reading Guide 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Jan Karon (born March 14, 1937) is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers.

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