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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction 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 Non-Fiction series? Start with "New Maps of Hell" (1960) and follow publication order through all 33 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
New Maps of Hell
1960
The James Bond Dossier
1965
What Became of Jane Austen?
1970
Tennyson
1972
On Drink
1972
Rudyard Kipling and His World
1975
Harold's Years
1977
An Arts Policy?
1979
Everyday Drinking
1983
How's Your Glass?
1984
The Great British Songbook
1986
The Amis Collection
1990
Memoirs
1991
Kingsley Amis in Life and Letters
1991
You Can't Do Both
1994
The King's English
1996
The Letters of Kingsley Amis
2000
Conversations with Kingsley Amis
2009
Raising a Smile
2019
The Faber Popular Reciter
1921
Writing in America
1962
Five-Odd / Possible Tomorrows
1964
Spectrum IV
1965
The Best of British SF 2
1977
The New Oxford Book of Light Verse
1978
Right Turn: Eight Men Who Changed Their Minds
1978
Best for Winter
1979
The Golden Age of Science Fiction
1981
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
1987
The Amis Anthology
1988
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
The Young Oxford Book of Nightmares
2000
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