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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 White Negro" (1959) and follow publication order through all 28 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The White Negro
1959
Miami and the Siege of Chicago
1968
Why Are We at War?
1968
The Armies of the Night
1968
A Fire on the Moon
1970
Prisoner of Sex
1971
Marilyn
1973
The Faith of Graffiti
1974
The Fight
1975
Genius & Lust
1976
Some Honorable Men: Political Conventions, 1960-1972
1976
A Transit To Narcissus: A Facsimile of the Original Typescript
1978
The Executioner's Song
1979
Of Women and Their Elegance
1980
Huckleberry Finn: Alive at 100
1985
Language of Men
1989
How the Wimp Won the War
1992
Oswald's Tale
1995
Portrait of Picasso As a Young Man
1995
Muhammad Ali: Ringside (With: Joyce Carol Oates,Alex Haley)
1999
Into the Mirror: The Life of Robert P. Hanssen
2002
The Spooky Art
2003
The Big Empty
2006
On God: An Uncommon Conversation
2007
Mind of an Outlaw
2013
Vidal vs. Mailer (With: Gore Vidal)
2013
Selected Letters of Norman Mailer
2014
Ten Thousand Words a Minute
2016
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