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TL;DR Shakespeare (a short story) was the most recently released book by SparkNotes, on May 31st, 2022.

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SparkNotes Stats: The highest rated book by SparkNotes on Book Notification is Cold Sassy Tree, the first novel in the Cold Sassy series. The second-highest rated book is True West (Sam Shepard's Plays #10).

The most read book by SparkNotes on Book Notification is Cold Sassy Tree, the first novel in the Cold Sassy series. The second most read book is True West (Sam Shepard's Plays #10).

Below is a complete list of SparkNotes books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by SparkNotes is the Cold Sassy Series.

List of No Fear Skills Books in Publication Order

List of Spark Your Career Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Spark Your Career in Advertising (With: Randi Zuckerberg)
Spark Your Career in Advertising (With: Randi Zuckerberg)
2007
2
Spark Your Career in Fashion (With: Angie Wojak, Marianne Hudz)
Spark Your Career in Fashion (With: Angie Wojak, Marianne Hudz)
2007
3
Spark Your Career In Book Publishing
2007

List of SparkCharts Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Bible SparkCharts
1990
2
European History SparkCharts
1990
3
Abnormal Psychology
1990
4
Algebra I
2002
5
Spanish Grammar
2002
6
Physics Formulas (With: Justin Kestler, Dan Williams, Anna Medvedovsky, Sarah Friedberg, Matt Daniels)
Physics Formulas (With: Justin Kestler, Dan Williams, Anna Medvedovsky, Sarah Friedberg, Matt Daniels)
2002
7
Trigonometry
2002
8
Skeletal System
2002
9
Math Basics
2002
10
Geometry
2002
11
Microbiology
2002
12
United States History 1865-2004
2002
13
Microbiology SparkCharts
2002
14
Macroeconomics
2002
15
Chemistry
2002
16
Circulatory System
2002
17
Algebra II
2002
18
Presentations and Public Speaking
2002
19
Periodic Table with Chemistry Formulas
2002
20
World History
2002
21
Calculus II
2002
22
Resumes and Cover Letters
2002
23
Weights and Measures
2002
24
Statistics
2002
25
United States Government/Civics
2002
26
United States Constitution
2002
27
Pre-Calculus
2002
28
Accounting I
2002
29
Spanish Vocabulary
2002
30
Reproductive System
2002
31
Finance
2002
32
Microeconomics
2002
33
Western Civilization
2002
34
SAT Math
2002
35
French Vocabulary
2002
36
U.S. History 1492-1865
2002
37
Essays and Term Papers
2002
38
Mythology: Gods and Mortals
2002
39
English Composition
2002
40
Muscular System
2002
41
SAT Verbal
2002
42
English Grammar
2002
43
SAT Vocab
2002
44
Accounting II
2003
45
Java
2003
46
Evidence
2003
47
C++
2003
48
Criminal Law
2003
49
Civil Procedure
2003
50
Study Tactics
2003
51
Nursing
2003
52
German Grammar
2003
53
Marketing
2003
54
Calculus Reference
2003
55
Unix
2003
56
Word
2003
57
Nervous System
2003
58
Microsoft Excel 2003 for Beginners
2003
59
Management
2003
60
Contracts
2003
61
HTML
2003
62
Astronomy
2003
63
Art History
2004
64
Italian Vocabulary
2004
65
Chemistry Lab Basics
2004
66
Legal Writing
2004
67
World Map
2004
68
Research Style & Usage
2004
69
Spanish Verbs
2004
70
Islam
2004
71
U.S. History Documents
2004
72
SAT Critical Reading
2004
73
French Verbs SparkCharts
2005
74
FILM STUDIES Sparkcharts (With: Alex Lykidis)
FILM STUDIES Sparkcharts (With: Alex Lykidis)
2005
75
German Vocabulary
2005
76
Microsoft Outlook SparkCharts
2005
77
World Religions
2005
78
Medical Spanish
2006
79
German Verbs
2006
80
Pharmacology
2006
81
French Grammar
2014
82
Poetry SparkCharts
2014
83
U.S. History: 1865–Present SparkCharts
2014

List of SparkCollege Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
10 Things You Gotta Know About Your First Year of College
2005
2
10 Things You Gotta Know About College Application Essays
2005
3
10 Things You Gotta Know About Paying for College
2005
4
57 Great Colleges in California and Nevada: Find Your Perfect Fit
2006
5
The Unofficial College Guide to Yale...with Murder (With: Matthew Belinkie, Jordan Stokes)
The Unofficial College Guide to Yale...with Murder (With: Matthew Belinkie, Jordan Stokes)
2006
6
283 Great Colleges
2008
7
College Planning Workbook
2008

List of SparkNotes 101 Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
U.S. History: Colonial Period through 1865
2002
2
Shakespeare
2002
3
Psychology
2002
4
Philosophy
2002
5
Sociology
2003
6
Literature (With: Anna Medvedovsky)
Literature (With: Anna Medvedovsky)
2004
7
U.S. History: 1865 through the 20th Century
2005
8
Spanish (With: Rebecca Ortman)
Spanish (With: Rebecca Ortman)
2006
9
Women's Literature
2006
10
Algebra (With: Anna Medvedovsky)
Algebra (With: Anna Medvedovsky)
2006
11
Short Stories
2007
12
Political Science (With: Paul Glenn)
Political Science (With: Paul Glenn)
2007
13
American Government
2007
14
Biology
2014

List of SparkNotes Film Guide Books in Publication Order

List of SparkNotes History Notes Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Russian Revolution
2005
2
The Great Depression
2005
3
The Gilded Age and The Progressive Era 1877-1917
2005
4
Reconstruction
2005
5
The Vietnam War
2005
6
The Constitution
2005
7
World War I
2005
8
The Enlightenment
2005
9
The Civil Rights Era
2005
10
The French Revolution: 1789-1799
2005
11
The Pre-Civil War Era 1815-1850
2005
12
The Civil War
2005
13
Westward Expansion
2007
14
The Roman Empire
2007
15
The French and Indian War
2007
16
The Korean War
2014
17
Early Middle Ages
2014

List of SparkNotes Library of Great Authors Books in Publication Order

List of SparkNotes Literature Guide Books in Publication Order

List of SparkNotes Philosophy Guide Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Myth of Sisyphus
2007
2
The Symposium
2007
3
Beyond Good and Evil
2007
4
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
2007
5
Leviathan
2007
6
Meno
2007
7
Phaedo
2007
8
Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere
2007
9
Philosophical Investigations
2007
10
Karl Marx
2007
11
Utopia
2007
12
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2007
13
Tractatus Logico-philosophicus
2007
14
Critique of Practical Reason
2007
15
Thomas Hobbes
2007
16
Protagoras
2007
17
Das Kapital
2007
18
Discourse on Inequality
2007
19
The Republic
2007
20
Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason
2007
21
Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals
2007
22
Soren Kierkegaard
2007
23
Jean-Paul Sartre
2007
24
Philosophy of History
2007
25
Crito
2007
26
Blue and Brown Books
2007
27
Euthyphro
2007
28
The New Organon
2007
29
David Hume
2007
30
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
2007
31
John Stuart Mill
2007
32
Charmides
2007
33
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
2007
34
Problems of Philosophy
2007
35
Laches
2007
36
Rene Descartes
2007
37
The Prince
2008

List of SparkNotes Psychology Guide Books in Publication Order

List of SparkNotes SAT Power Tactics Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
SAT Critical Reading: Reading Passages
2005
2
SAT Math: Geometry
2005
3
SAT Writing: Multiple Choice
2005
4
SAT Math: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
2005
5
SAT: Vocabulary Builder
2005
6
SAT Writing: The Essay
2005
7
SAT Math: Numbers and Operations
2005
8
SAT Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
2005
9
SAT Math: Algebra
2005

List of SparkNotes Books in Publication Order

List of SparkNotes Smart Novels in Publication Order

List of SparkNotes Study Cards Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Italian Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards
1000
2
French Vocabulary Study Cards
2002
3
French Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards
2002
4
Physics Study Cards
2004
5
U.S. History Study Cards
2004
6
Blank Study Cards
2004
7
Biology Study Cards
2004
8
Organic Chemistry SparkNotes Study Cards
2004
9
Latin Vocabulary Study Cards
2005
10
Calculus Study Cards
2005
11
Latin Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards
2005
12
Italian Grammar Study Cards
2006
13
More Spanish Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards
2006
14
German Vocabulary Study Cards
2014
15
English Grammar Study Cards
2014
16
Spanish Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards
2014
17
Chemistry Study Cards
2014
18
Geometry SparkNotes Study Cards
2014

List of SparkNotes Test Prep Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
SAT II Math IIC - Updated & Revised
2002
2
SAT II Physics
2002
3
SAT II Biology
2002
4
SAT II Math Ic
2002
5
SparkNotes Guide to the ACT
2002
6
SAT II United States History
2002
7
SAT and PSAT Internet Edition with Pouch
2002
8
ACT Internet Edition w/Pouch
2002
9
SAT II Writing
2002
10
5 Practice Tests for the SAT II Math IC
2003
11
ACT 2004 Deluxe Edition
2003
12
5 Practice Tests for the SAT II Writing
2003
13
SAT Math Workbook
2003
14
5 Practice Tests for the SAT II United States History
2003
15
SAT 2004 Edition
2003
16
SAT Verbal Workbook
2003
17
Guide to the SAT & PSAT (With: Justin Kestler, Ben Florman)
Guide to the SAT & PSAT (With: Justin Kestler, Ben Florman)
2004
18
SAT Subject Test: Physics
2004
19
SAT Math Level 2 - Revised and Updated
2005
20
SAT Subject Test: Chemistry
2005
21
AP Biology Powerpack
2005
22
AP US History Powerpack
2005
23
AP English and Composition Powerpack
2005
24
AP Calculus Power Pack
2005
25
SAT Critical Reading Writing Workbook
2005
26
The Step-by-Step Guide to the GED
2005
27
AP English Language and Composition Power Pack
2006
28
10 Practice Tests for the SAT
2006
29
AP Psychology Power Pack
2006
30
ACT Math & Science Workbook
2007
31
ACT English & Reading Workbook
2007
32
Workout In German
2007
33
Workout in French: Practice for the Tricky Rules of French Grammar
2007
34
ACT Power Pack
2008
35
ACT All-Nighter: The Ultimate Crash Course
2008
36
SparkNotes Guide to the PSAT (With: Doug Tarnopol)
SparkNotes Guide to the PSAT (With: Doug Tarnopol)
2008
37
SAT All-Nighter
2008
38
SAT Subject Test: U.S. History
2021
39
SAT Subject Test: Biology
2021
40
AP Chemistry Power Pack Revised Edition
2021

List of Sparknotes Ultimate Style Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
How to Write: Grammar, Usage & Style
2005
2
How to Write a Short Story (With: John Vorwald)
How to Write a Short Story (With: John Vorwald)
2006
3
How to Write an Essay (With: Justin Marshall, Tamar Schreibman, Doug Tarnopol)
How to Write an Essay (With: Justin Marshall, Tamar Schreibman, Doug Tarnopol)
2006

List of The Daily Spark Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Poetry
2003
2
Vocabulary (With: Nathan Barber)
Vocabulary (With: Nathan Barber)
2004
3
Spelling & Grammar
2004
4
Pre-Algebra: Warm up Activities
2004
5
Journal Writing
2004
6
Critical Thinking
2004
7
SAT: English Test Prep (With: Nathan Barber)
SAT: English Test Prep (With: Nathan Barber)
2004
8
U.S. History daily Spark
2004
9
Writing
2004
10
Math Word Problems
2005

List of Too Long; Didn't Read Books in Publication Order

List of Sam Shepard's Plays in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Five Plays (By: Sam Shepard)
1967
2
La Turista (By: Sam Shepard)
1969
3
Operation Sidewinder (By: Sam Shepard)
1970
4
Mad Dog Blues and Other Plays (By: Sam Shepard)
1972
5
Tooth of Crime (By: Sam Shepard)
1972
6
Geography of a Horse Dreamer (By: Sam Shepard)
1974
7
Curse of the Starving Class (By: Sam Shepard)
1976
8
Seduced (By: Sam Shepard)
1978
9
Buried Child (By: Sam Shepard)
1979
10
10
True West (With: Sam Shepard)
1981
11
8
Fool for Love and Other Plays (By: Sam Shepard, Ross Wetzsteon)
1984
12
Savage Love (By: Sam Shepard)
1984
13
Tongues (By: Sam Shepard)
1984
14
A Lie of the Mind (By: Sam Shepard)
1986
15
States of Shock (By: Sam Shepard)
1992
16
Simpatico (By: Sam Shepard)
1995
17
The Late Henry Moss (By: Sam Shepard)
2002
18
Eyes for Consuela (By: Sam Shepard)
2002
19
When the World Was Green (By: Sam Shepard)
2002
20
Action & The Unseen Hand (By: Sam Shepard)
2003
21
The God of Hell (By: Sam Shepard)
2005
22
Kicking a Dead Horse (By: Sam Shepard)
2007
23
Fool For Love (With: Sam Shepard)
2008
24
Ages of the Moon (By: Sam Shepard)
2011
25
Fifteen One-Act Plays (By: Sam Shepard)
2012
26
Heartless (By: Sam Shepard)
2013
27
A Particle of Dread (By: Sam Shepard)
2017
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List of House Of Earth Books in Publication Order (with Pearl S. Buck)

SparkNotes: Biography

SparkNotes is the author of the SparkCharts series which currently consists of 83 novels. The SparkCharts series started in 1990 with the novel The Bible SparkCharts. The most recently released novel in the SparkCharts series was U.S. History: 1865–Present SparkCharts which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming novels for the SparkCharts series.

SparkNotes has also written the SparkNotes Test Prep series which has 40 books including SAT II Math IIC - Updated & Revised and SAT II Physics.

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  1. Jodi Picoult, author of the novel: My Sister's Keeper.
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  3. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  4. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
  5. Erik Larson, author of the novel: The Devil in the White City.

SparkNotes: F.A.Q

What was the first book SparkNotes wrote?

The first novel written by SparkNotes was Italian Vocabulary SparkNotes Study Cards, published in 1000.

What was the most recent book SparkNotes wrote?

Their most recently released work was TL;DR Shakespeare (a short story) on May 31st, 2022.

Will there be any more books by SparkNotes?

SparkNotes does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has SparkNotes written?

SparkNotes has written 272 books across 24 series.
  • 2 Sam Shepard's Plays
  • 1 book in the SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
  • 1 book in the Too Long; Didn't Read Series
  • 40 books in the SparkNotes Test Prep Series
  • 7 books in the SparkCollege Series
  • 83 books in the SparkCharts Series
  • 17 books in the SparkNotes History Notes Series
  • 6 books in the SparkNotes Film Guide Series
  • 37 books in the SparkNotes Philosophy Guide Series
  • 8 books in the SparkNotes Smart Novels Series
  • 1 book in the SparkNotes Psychology Guide Series
  • 9 books in the SparkNotes SAT Power Tactics Series
  • 6 books in the SparkNotes Library of Great Authors Series
  • 18 books in the SparkNotes Study Cards Series
  • 14 books in the SparkNotes 101 Series
  • 3 books in the Spark Your Career Series
  • 10 books in The Daily Spark Series
  • 3 books in the Sparknotes Ultimate Style Series
  • 4 books in the No Fear Skills Series
  • 1 book in the SparkNotes Series
  • 1 book in the House Of Earth Series

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