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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 Life of Thomas Lodge" (1974) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Life of Thomas Lodge
1974
In Search of Our Mother's Garden
1983
Art Against Apartheid
1986
Langston Hughes
1987
Living by the Word
1988
Warrior Marks
1993
The Same River Twice
1996
Alice Walker Banned
1996
Anything We Love Can Be Saved
1997
Go Girl!
1997
Pema Chödrön and Alice Walker in Conversation
1999
Sent by Earth
2001
There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
2006
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for
2006
Why War Is Never a Good Idea
2007
Overcoming Speechlessness
2009
The World Has Changed
2010
The Chicken Chronicles
2011
The Cushion in the Road
2013
My Life as My Self
2015
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
2020
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