Affiliate Disclosure: Links on this page may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Read our affiliate policy
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 "Japanese Tattoo (With: Donald Richie)" (1980) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Japanese Tattoo (With: Donald Richie)
1980
Behind the Mask / A Japanese Mirror
1984
God's Dust
1989
The Wages of Guilt
1994
The Missionary And The Libertine
1996
Inventing Japan
1999
Voltaire's Coconuts / Anglomania In Europe
1999
Bad Elements
2001
Inventing Japan, 1853-1964
2003
Occidentalism
2004
Conversations with John Schlesinger
2006
Murder in Amsterdam
2006
Taming the Gods
2010
Year Zero
2013
Theater of Cruelty
2014
Their Promised Land
2016
A Tokyo Romance
2018
The Churchill Complex
2020
The Collaborators
2023
Spinoza: Freedom's Messiah
2024
Affiliate Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate, Reading Order Books earns from qualifying purchases. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. This helps us maintain the site and continue providing reading order guides. Read our full disclosure