Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Arrivals | 2011 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 2 | So Far Away | 2012 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 3 | The Admissions | 2015 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 4 | The Captain’s Daughter | 2017 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 5 | The Islanders | 2020 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 6 | Two Truths and a Lie | 2020 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 7 | Vacationland | 2022 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 8 | Summer Stage | 2023 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 9 | Mansion Beach | 2025 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
| 10 | Down with the Shipmans | 2026 | Meg Mitchell Moore | Buy |
Meg Mitchell Moore’s standalone novels span over fifteen years, from her debut The Arrivals in 2011 through Down with the Shipmans in 2026. While these books are not connected by a shared series or recurring characters, they share common ground in their focus on family life, hidden truths, and communities where everyone knows each other’s business.
Her earlier novels like So Far Away and The Admissions deal with parenting anxieties and the weight of keeping up appearances. The later books shift toward coastal New England settings, with The Islanders set on Block Island and Vacationland and Summer Stage both taking place in Maine. Each novel works on its own, so readers can start anywhere in the list.