This page lists Sophie Cousens books in publication order, plus standalone reading paths, early works, and related titles.
Quick Index
- Scope: Sophie Cousens novels and major related works
- Default Order: Publication order
- Best Starting Point: This Time Next Year
- Order Matters: No, the novels are standalones
- Main Format: Contemporary romantic comedy
- Latest Release Included: And Then There Was You
Not to be confused with Sophie Kinsella. Sophie Cousens is a British rom-com author and screenwriter. Her current Penguin Random House author page lists This Time Next Year, Just Haven’t Met You Yet, Before I Do, The Good Part, Is She Really Going Out with Him?, and And Then There Was You.
Reading Paths
Publication Order
Recommended for full catalog reading.
- How to Get Ahead in Television
- This Time Next Year
- Just Haven’t Met You Yet
- Before I Do
- The Good Part
- Is She Really Going Out with Him?
- And Then There Was You
Chronological Order
Not required.
- Sophie Cousens’s novels are not one continuous timeline.
- No shared-universe chronology is needed.
- Use publication order for the cleanest full-bibliography path.
Beginner Path
Recommended for first-time readers.
- This Time Next Year
- Just Haven’t Met You Yet
- The Good Part
- Is She Really Going Out with Him?
- And Then There Was You
Mainstream US Publisher Path
Best for readers following the widely available Putnam editions.
- This Time Next Year
- Just Haven’t Met You Yet
- Before I Do
- The Good Part
- Is She Really Going Out with Him?
- And Then There Was You
Publication Order Master List
- How to Get Ahead in Television (2015) – Novel – Early UK ebook, standalone
- This Time Next Year (2020) – Novel – Standalone contemporary romance
- Just Haven’t Met You Yet (2021) – Novel – Standalone contemporary romance
- Before I Do (2022) – Novel – Standalone contemporary romance
- The Good Part (2023) – Novel – Standalone contemporary romance
- Is She Really Going Out with Him? (2024) – Novel – Standalone contemporary romance
- And Then There Was You (2025) – Novel – Standalone contemporary romance
Atlantic Books lists How to Get Ahead in Television as a Corvus ebook published on September 3, 2015. Penguin Random House lists the later Putnam editions as follows: This Time Next Year on December 1, 2020; Just Haven’t Met You Yet on November 9, 2021; Before I Do on October 11, 2022; The Good Part on November 7, 2023; Is She Really Going Out with Him? on November 19, 2024; and And Then There Was You on November 18, 2025.
Related Works and Where They Fit
How to Get Ahead in Television
- How to Get Ahead in Television (2015) – Novel – Early UK ebook
- Placement: Read first for strict publication order.
- Note: This title predates Cousens’s better-known international rom-com catalog.
This Time Next Year Film
- This Time Next Year – Film adaptation
- Placement: Adaptation only. Not a book-order entry.
- Note: Cousens’s official site identifies This Time Next Year as a film, and Penguin Random House describes the novel as a major motion picture.
Reading Group and Book Club Materials
- Book club kits and reading guides – Supplementary material
- Placement: Optional after the relevant novel.
- Note: These are reader resources, not separate fiction entries.
Dependencies & Notes
- Sophie Cousens’s novels can be read as standalones.
- Publication order is the safest default because it shows the development of her catalog.
- There is no required series order.
- There is no known shared-universe chronology across the main novels.
- How to Get Ahead in Television is an early UK ebook and may be less visible in current US publisher listings.
- And Then There Was You is the newest full-length novel included in this order.
FAQs
What Sophie Cousens book should I read first?
Start with This Time Next Year. It is the clearest entry point for her widely available contemporary rom-com catalog.
Do Sophie Cousens books need to be read in order?
No. The novels are standalones. Publication order is recommended for a complete reading path.
Is The Good Part part of a series?
No. Treat The Good Part as a standalone novel.
Is Just Haven’t Met You Yet connected to This Time Next Year?
No required series connection is listed. Read either title independently.
Should I include How to Get Ahead in Television?
Include it for completionist publication order. Skip it for the main current rom-com catalog path.
What is Sophie Cousens’s latest book?
The latest full-length novel included here is And Then There Was You, published in the US in 2025.
Change Log
- Last checked: June 13, 2026
- What changed: Added the early UK ebook How to Get Ahead in Television and confirmed the current Putnam-era publication order through And Then There Was You
- Most recent known release included: And Then There Was You, 2025