Reading order · 2 books · 2008 to 2019 · Set in the fictional Crosby, Maine
Olive Kitteridge Books in Order
Olive Kitteridge is a retired maths teacher in the small coastal town of Crosby, Maine, blunt, difficult and deeply human. Each book is a set of linked stories about her and her neighbours.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2008 to 2019
- First book
- Olive Kitteridge
- Latest
- Olive, Again (2019)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Crosby, Maine
The reading order
Every Olive Kitteridge book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in the fictional Crosby, Maine
- 1Olive Kitteridge2008With Olive KitteridgeLinked stories set in the small town of Crosby, Maine, centred on Olive Kitteridge, a retired maths teacher, and her neighbours, over twenty-five years.Buy on Amazon
- 2Olive, Again2019With Olive KitteridgeOlive Kitteridge, now in her seventies, finds new love and faces growing old.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Olive Kitteridge first, then Olive, Again.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Olive Kitteridge | Henry Kitteridge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Olive Kitteridge | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Olive, Again | LLead | ·Minor |
Characters in the Olive Kitteridge books
2 characters from Elizabeth Strout’s chart, with the number of Olive Kitteridge books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Olive KitteridgeRetired maths teacher | 2 | Olive Kitteridge 2008 |
| Henry KitteridgeOlive's kind husband | 2 | Olive Kitteridge 2008 |
Crossovers with Elizabeth Strout’s other series
- Lucy Barton: Olive Kitteridge also appears in 1 of its books