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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 "The Art of the Novel" (1986) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Art of the Novel
1986
Testaments Betrayed
1993
The Curtain
2005
Encounter
2009
Laughable Loves
1970
A Kidnapped West
1983
89 Words followed by Prague, A Disappearing Poem
2025
Magical Realist Fiction
1984
Granta 6: A Literature for Politics
1990
Granta 13: After the Revolution
1999
PEN America Issue 4: Fact/Fiction
2002
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
19
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