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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 "A Traveler At Forty" (1913) and follow publication order through all 9 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Traveler At Forty
1913
Twelve Men
1919
A Book about Myself
1922
Dreiser's Russian Diary
1928
Harlan Miners Speak: Report on Terrorism in the Kentucky Coal Fields (With: Sherwood Anderson,John Dos Passos)
1932
Newspaper Days
1991
Dawn
1998
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
Writing New York
1998
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