🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Matt Whyman
He has co-written bestselling books with some of the world’s leading figures in high performance, sport, and pop culture including Billy Connolly, David Attenborough, Matthew Syed, and Gareth Southgate, as well as the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. Matt was born in 1969, and grew up in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and got his MA from the UEA Creative Writing course that was taught by Rose Tremain and Sir Malcolm Bradbury. Matt became the first male advice columnist for 19 magazine in 1995. He went on to hold a decade long residency as AOL UK’s online agony uncle, and was at Bliss Magazine for 18 years from 1996 until it closed down in 2014.
All Book Series by Matt Whyman
Harry Kane
Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2017 Anthology · Emily Hibbs
Mo Salah
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2026 Anthology · Claire Sipi,Stanley Chow
The Red House Young Writer's Yearbook 2008
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2008
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Matt Whyman?
He has co-written bestselling books with some of the world’s leading figures in high performance, sport, and pop culture including Billy Connolly, David Attenborough, Matthew Syed, and Gareth Southgate, as well as the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. Matt was born in 1969, and grew up in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and got his MA from the UEA Creative Writing course that was taught by Rose Tremain and Sir Malcolm Bradbury. Matt became the first male advice columnist for 19 magazine in 1995.
Which Matt Whyman series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Carl Hobbes series, the earliest of Matt Whyman's multi-book series: it opens with Inside the Cage (2007) and runs to 3 books across 2007–2009, ending with Goldstrike (2009). Matt Whyman's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Matt Whyman written?
Matt Whyman has 50 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 20 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Football Legends series with 14 books — and 30 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Matt Whyman's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Matt Whyman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Carl Hobbes (2007–2009, 3 books), The Savages (2013–2014, 2 books) and So Below (2013, 1 book), plus 1 more.
How are Matt Whyman's books organised into series?
This guide splits Matt Whyman's 50 books into 4 named series and 30 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Football Legends (14 books, 2017–2026); Carl Hobbes (3 books, 2007–2009); The Savages (2 books, 2013–2014); So Below (1 book, 2013).