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David Joy

2 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Where All Light Tends to Go (2015)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Growing Gills (2011)

ⓘ About David Joy

Born on December 11, 1983, this young 32-year old novelist is quite popular for a number of interesting and unique works. His writing career spans a number of years and during this period he has written a number of books which have won him critical acclaim apart from being accepted by thousands of readers as a quality writer with lot of thoughts behind his books. Apart from three novels, all of which have won critical acclaim, he also has written a memoir and a number of short stories. He also has written ten essays on a variety of subjects. Hence during his decade long writing career he has been able to make a place for himself amongst thousands of his fans. He also has been noticed by various organizations and has quite a few nominations for his works.

All Book Series by David Joy

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Where All Light Tends to Go book cover

Where All Light Tends to Go

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
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The Weight of this World book cover

The Weight of this World

Book 2 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
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The Line That Held Us book cover

The Line That Held Us

Book 3 of 5 · published 2018

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2018
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When These Mountains Burn book cover

When These Mountains Burn

Book 4 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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Those We Thought We Knew book cover

Those We Thought We Knew

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023

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2023
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Growing Gills

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is David Joy?

Born on December 11, 1983, this young 32-year old novelist is quite popular for a number of interesting and unique works. His writing career spans a number of years and during this period he has written a number of books which have won him critical acclaim apart from being accepted by thousands of readers as a quality writer with lot of thoughts behind his books. Apart from three novels, all of which have won critical acclaim, he also has written a memoir and a number of short stories.

Which David Joy series should I start with?

David Joy's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Where All Light Tends to Go (2015).

How many books has David Joy written?

David Joy has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2023. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.

In what order should David Joy's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 6 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are David Joy's books organised into series?

This guide splits David Joy's 6 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (5 books); Non-Fiction (1 book).