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Art of the Story Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Art of the Story books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Art of the Story series? Start with "A Sportsman's Notebook (By: Ivan Turgenev)" (1852) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Art of the Story reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Sportsman's Notebook (By: Ivan Turgenev)
1852
The General Zapped an Angel (By: Howard Fast)
1970
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (By: Tobias Wolff)
1981
The Essential Tales of Chekhov (By: Anton Chekhov)
1998
The Garden Party and Other Stories (By: Katherine Mansfield)
2004
Wild Nights! (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2008
Continent (By: Jim Crace)
2008
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth (By: Kevin Wilson)
2009
Monstress (By: Lysley Tenorio)
2012
The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition (By: Anton Chekhov)
2015
Mr. and Mrs. Baby (By: Mark Strand)
2015
The Vanishing Princess (By: Jenny Diski)
2017
We Are Taking Only What We Need (By: Stephanie Powell Watts)
2018
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
2018
Catastrophe and Other Stories (By: Dino Buzzati)
2018
Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry (By: Elizabeth McCracken)
2019
Hue and Cry (By: Edward P. Jones,James McPherson)
2019
The Hurly Burly and Other Stories (By: Russell Banks,A.E. Coppard)
2021
Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary (By: Francine Prose,Johanna Kaplan)
2022
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
2010
The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade
2012
Monsters of Literary Sightings
2012
Come Here Often?: 53 Writers Raise a Glass to Their Favorite Bar
2014
Eat Joy
2019
Be Gay, Do Crime
2025
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