Jason F Wright Books in Order
This page gathers Jason F Wright books in order, with short summaries, holiday favorites, series links, and simple where-to-start tips for new readers.
Last updated: July 5, 2026
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Publication Order
29 books
The James Miracle
by Jason F Wright
2004
Sam and Holly Foster see their comfortable life break apart under unexpected hardship. Their young son James, a toy boat, and a mysterious man push them toward faith, family, and a hope they thought they had lost.
Christmas Jars
by Jason F Wright
2005
After her adoptive mother dies and her apartment is robbed on Christmas Eve, reporter Hope Jensen finds a jar of money left on her doorstep. Her search for the giver uncovers a quiet tradition of sacrifice that could change her life.
The Wednesday Letters
by Jason F Wright
2007
When Jack and Laurel Cooper die on the same day, their children return home and discover decades of weekly letters between them. Those pages uncover family secrets, old pain, and a hard lesson about love and forgiveness.
Recovering Charles
by Jason F Wright
2008
After Hurricane Katrina, New York photographer Luke Millward heads to New Orleans to search for the father he barely knows. The hunt for Charles becomes a reckoning with addiction, lost years, and the possibility of a second verse in life.
Christmas Jars Reunion
by Jason F Wright
2009
Two years after learning the truth about her past, Hope Jensen is helping lead a Christmas Jars ministry from Chuck's Chicken 'n' Biscuits. As Christmas approaches, new volunteers, old feelings, and a little girl's wish change everything.
Penny's Christmas Jar Miracle
by Jason F Wright
2009
Penny Paisley plans to use her family's Christmas jar to throw a big neighborhood party. But when her kind older friend Mr. Charlie gets sick, Penny discovers a better way to turn spare change into real compassion.
A Christmas Jar for Santa
by Jason F Wright
2010
This short Christmas Jars story follows a beloved man who has spent years bringing joy as Santa Claus. Then one holiday season, a very special jar lands in his own home and gives the giver something back.
The Cross Gardener
by Jason F Wright
2010
After a car accident kills his wife and unborn son, John Bevan marks the roadside with crosses and sinks into grief. A mysterious stranger known only as the Cross Gardener leads him toward hard memories, deeper questions, and the chance to live again.
The Seventeen Second Miracle
by Jason F Wright
2010
After a childhood tragedy, Rex Connor spends his life trying to use small moments of kindness well. Years later, his story and the journals built around those seventeen second miracles shape a new generation too.
The Wedding Letters
by Jason F Wright
2011
Noah Cooper wins over Rachel and introduces her to a family tradition of wedding letters, notes from loved ones offering advice on love and marriage. When Rachel's past resurfaces, those letters may help save more than the wedding itself.
The 13th Day of Christmas
by Jason F Wright
2012
Widowed Marva Ferguson and her nine-year-old neighbor Charlee share a love of Christmas, even as Charlee's family struggles and her health worsens. Mysterious gifts and notes tied to The Twelve Days of Christmas open the door to hope, secrets, and a possible miracle.
The Proposal Letter
by Jason F Wright
2012
This short companion to The Wednesday Letters returns to Wright's world of romance, family, and handwritten truth. A proposal sits at the center, and the story leans on the way letters can say what people struggle to speak aloud.
Rescue
by Jason F Wright
2013
This brief inspirational work centers on the idea of rescue, what it means to need it, offer it, and recognize it. Wright keeps the focus on everyday faith, human need, and small acts that matter.
The 96th Annual Apple Valley Barn Dance
by Jason F Wright
2013
Two neighboring Virginia towns have been feuding since 1918, yet each year they still gather for a shared carnival, supper, and barn dance. This serial story uses that setup for small-town drama, stubborn pride, and community comedy.
Wright Words
by Jason F Wright
2013
This collection gathers Wright's short pieces on family, faith, kindness, politics, and everyday American life. The appeal is the mix of personal storytelling, opinion, and quick, readable insight.
Christmas Jars Journey
by Jason F Wright
2015
This short nonfiction companion looks at how Christmas Jars moved from a novel into a real tradition of anonymous giving. Wright reflects on the stories, memories, and ripple effects that grew around one simple idea.
Wright Words - 2010
by Jason F Wright
2015
This volume collects Wright's essays and columns from 2010. Expect short pieces on family, faith, public life, kindness, and the small moments that reveal character.
Wright Words - 2011
by Jason F Wright
2015
This volume collects Wright's essays and columns from 2011. Expect short pieces on family, faith, public life, kindness, and the small moments that reveal character.
Wright Words - 2012
by Jason F Wright
2015
This volume collects Wright's essays and columns from 2012. Expect short pieces on family, faith, public life, kindness, and the small moments that reveal character.
A Letter to Mary
by Jason F Wright
2016
Written as an imagined letter from Jesus to his mother, this small Christmas book reflects on Mary's life, the Nativity, and their lasting bond. It is a devotional meditation on gratitude and the season's deeper meaning.
Underground
by Jason F Wright
2016
Disgraced London detective Charlie Phillips is used to human crime, until something ancient begins stirring beneath the city. As violence spreads, he may be the only one who can stop a creature that feeds on human darkness.
Picturing Christmas
by Jason F Wright
2017
Fresh out of college, Aubrey arrives in New York ready for her dream job as a photographer. Instead, family trouble, a messy relationship, and the city's pressure send her searching for what Christmas really means.
Seen, Loved, Lifted
by Jason F Wright
2019
Wright argues that every person has a deep need to be seen, loved, and lifted. Through short personal stories and reflections, he turns that idea into a practical call to notice people and help them.
The Christmas Doll
by Jason F Wright
2019
Set in Utah in 1949, this illustrated story draws on Gail Saxton Miller's childhood. A family with very little discovers that one precious doll can carry lessons about sacrifice, love, and the real meaning of Christmas.
The Christmas Jukebox
by Jason F Wright
2020
Built around an old jukebox and the songs tied to it, this holiday story lets music stir memory, regret, and hope. It is a family-centered Christmas tale about looking back honestly and finding a way forward together.
Even the Dog Knows
by Jason F Wright
2022
An estranged couple, their grandson, and their old black Lab set out on a last trip from Virginia to Florida. What begins as a farewell journey becomes a chance to face grief, old mistakes, and the possibility of forgiveness.
Until You Find Strength
by Jason F Wright
2022
In this brief, illustrated book, Wright offers comfort to people whose grief feels too heavy to carry. It is a gentle reminder that loss looks different for everyone and that peace can return slowly, in its own time.
Rise Today
by Jason F Wright
2023
This short inspirational book encourages readers to trust God's promises when fear, waiting, or uncertainty take over. Wright keeps the message simple, hopeful, and focused on faith that can steady an ordinary day.
The Final 4th of Sergeant Drummond
by Jason F Wright
2026
Ninety-one-year-old Sergeant Ron Drummond wants just one more thing, to live long enough to see America's 250th Fourth of July. When time runs short, a Virginia community bands together for a loving deception with real emotional stakes.
Where should I start?
If you want the book most readers start with: The Wednesday Letters
If you want a Christmas story built on kindness: Christmas Jars → Christmas Jars Reunion → Christmas Jars Journey
If you want grief, faith, and healing: The Cross Gardener → The Seventeen Second Miracle → Even the Dog Knows
If you want warm holiday fiction: The 13th Day of Christmas → Picturing Christmas → The Christmas Jukebox
Author bio
Jason F. Wright was born in Missouri and spent parts of his childhood in Europe, Illinois, and Virginia, with Charlottesville becoming the place he most closely calls home. He started writing young, and by his junior year of high school he had already published a small book called Sitting on the Dock. That early habit of putting life on the page never really left him.
He writes like someone who believes ordinary people are worth paying attention to.
Wright's national breakout came with Christmas Jars, a compact Christmas novel built around anonymous giving. What made that book unusual was not just its success, but what happened after. Readers began copying the idea in real life, saving spare change in jars and passing it on to people in need at Christmas. Years later, the story was adapted for film, which gives you a sense of how far that one simple premise traveled.
Then The Wednesday Letters pushed him onto a much bigger stage. The novel, about a marriage revealed through decades of weekly letters, became a bestseller and remains the book many readers mention first when they talk about Wright. It shows what he tends to do best: family stories, buried secrets, faith, forgiveness, and emotional stakes that feel close to home instead of far away.
Other novels work in the same emotional neighborhood. Recovering Charles heads into post-Katrina New Orleans for a father and son story shaped by loss and addiction. The Cross Gardener and The Seventeen Second Miracle both wrestle with grief and what comes after it. Much later, Even the Dog Knows turned those same interests into a road trip novel about an estranged family, an aging dog, and the hard work of healing old hurts.
He has also written nonfiction and shorter inspirational books, including Christmas Jars Journey, Until You Find Strength, and Rise Today. The titles alone tell you a lot about his concerns. He keeps returning to kindness, trust, service, and the idea that hope often arrives through people rather than grand speeches.
That same thread runs through his life off the page.
Alongside his books, Wright has written columns and commentary, spoken widely, and founded the Kindness Card Movement, a nonprofit focused on simple acts of generosity for people who are hungry or unhoused. He also serves as Writer in Residence at Southern Virginia University, which feels like a natural fit for someone whose career has always mixed storytelling, encouragement, and public conversation.
Today he lives in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley with his wife, Kodi. Their family life seems to sit close to the center of everything he writes. His books are full of marriages, parents, children, neighbors, church communities, old wounds, and small acts that turn into something larger. Even when his stories deal with sorrow, they usually lean toward repair, which is probably a big part of why readers keep coming back.
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