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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 "Technique of Modern Fiction" (1968) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Technique of Modern Fiction
1968
Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn
1968
The Society of the Poem
1971
Soft City
1974
Arabia
1979
Old Glory: A Voyage Down the Mississippi
1981
Bad Land
1985
Coasting: A Private Voyage
1986
For Love and Money: A Writing Life, 1969-1989
1987
Hunting Mister Heartbreak
1990
The Oxford Book of the Sea
1992
My Holy War: Dispatches from the Home Front
2005
Driving Home: An American Journey
2010
Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
2011
Father and Son
2023
Travel Writing
1984
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