A reading-order database

Every series.
In the right order.

1,190 series, 10,592 books. Publication order, chronological order, and the order we'd actually recommend — plus the date the next one lands.

Next one out
Dead Before Tea Time
Agatha Raisin · M. C. Beaton
Publishing 13 October 2026
1,190
series in order
10,592
books catalogued
598
authors
60
with a dated next book

Dated and counting down

All 60 announced →

Browse by shelf

Every shelf →

The long-runners

All 16+ book series →
The longest run to 86 books, so a clear order saves the most guessing.

Out this month — October 2026

Full list →
  1. 1 October 2026 Tales from the Territory Travis Baldree · Legends & Lattes
  2. 6 October 2026 Bound and Unbound Ali Hazelwood
  3. 6 October 2026 Other Worlds Than These Stephen King · The Talisman
  4. 6 October 2026 The Pools E. Lockhart
  5. 6 October 2026 The Witch Freida McFadden
  6. 6 October 2026 Where the Road Ends Brian Freeman · Jonathan Stride
  7. 8 October 2026 The Case of the Christmas Card Elly Griffiths · Ali Dawson
  8. 8 October 2026 The Heights Ian Rankin
  9. 13 October 2026 A Date with Santa Debbie Macomber
  10. 20 October 2026 A Married Little Christmas Abby Jimenez

How the catalogue works

How we check the data →

The Well Bookshop is a reading-order database. It tracks 1,190 series, 10,592 books and 598 authors. Since each series page lists the books in order, you always know where to begin.

Most series can be read in more than one order. Publication order follows the release dates, while chronological order follows the story. We also give a recommended order for new readers, and we label it as editorial advice.

376 series still run, and 753 have finished. 60 series already have a dated next book. Because we track release dates, you can see what is coming before it lands.

Romance is the biggest shelf, with 359 series. Fantasy has 306 and Thriller has 215. Each shelf lists its series from A to Z, while the shelf page also tracks upcoming releases.

The longest series is Geronimo Stilton by Elisabetta Dami, with 86 books. 2,426 standalone books have no series, and each one has its own page. Because the A to Z index lists them all, nothing is hard to find.

You can search by series, author or book title. The search box also answers questions, such as who writes a series now. Because the answer comes from the same catalogue, it matches the page it links to.

We never guess a date or a number. If no reliable source states a fact, the field stays empty. Because we never guess a field, each list stays honest, even when a page ends up shorter.