Patrick deWitt

Patrick deWitt

3 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Ablutions (2009)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Help Yourself Help Yourself (1974)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The Minus Times Collected: Twenty Years / Thirty Issues (2012)

ⓘ About Patrick deWitt

Patrick deWitt is one of the famous Canadian screenwriter and author. He was born on March 06, 1975 in Sidney, Vancouver Island in British Colombia in Canada. Later, he went on to live in Washington and California. As of today, deWitt lives in Portland, Oregon, United States. He began his career as a novelist in the year 2009 with his debut novel titled Ablutions. It went on to become highly successful and was named as one of the Editors’ Choice Book by the New York Times. The second book written by author deWitt was titled The Sisters Brothers, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in the year 2011, as well as for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in the same year.

All Book Series by Patrick deWitt

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Ablutions

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2009

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2009
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The Sisters Brothers

Book 2 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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Undermajordomo Minor

Book 3 of 6 · published 2015

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2015
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French Exit

Book 4 of 6 · published 2018

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2018
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The Librarianist

Book 5 of 6 · published 2023

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2023
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Dodge City

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026

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2026
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Help Yourself Help Yourself

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1974

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1974
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The Bastard

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016

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2016
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The Minus Times Collected: Twenty Years / Thirty Issues

Single-title series · published 2012

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2012

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Patrick deWitt?

Patrick deWitt is one of the famous Canadian screenwriter and author. He was born on March 06, 1975 in Sidney, Vancouver Island in British Colombia in Canada. Later, he went on to live in Washington and California.

Which Patrick deWitt series should I start with?

Patrick deWitt's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Ablutions (2009).

How many books has Patrick deWitt written?

Patrick deWitt has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1974 and 2026. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Short Stories/Novellas and Anthologies.

In what order should Patrick deWitt's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 9 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 Patrick deWitt's books organised into series?

This guide splits Patrick deWitt's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (6 books); Short Stories/Novellas (2 books); Anthologies (1 book).