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Magic Cleaning — reading order

Marie Kondō

  1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2011)
  2. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (2012)
  3. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life (2015)
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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Publication order

3 volumes2011–2015Completed

  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is the method and the book nearly everyone reads.
  • Spark Joy repeats it with step-by-step illustrations for folding and storing; Joy at Work applies it to the office.
  • Read the first; the others only if you want more detail.

Every volume in order

Read: 0 of 3
  1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
    The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up2011 · 859 ratingsStart here
    7.47.4 / 10
  2. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
    Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up2012 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  3. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life
    Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life2015 · Not ranked yetBuy
    –Not ranked yet

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 11, 2026