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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 "In Our Time" (1961) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
In Our Time
1961
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
1965
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
1968
The Pump House Gang
1968
Radical Chic: And, Mau Mauing The Flak Catchers
1970
The New Journalism
1973
The Painted Word
1975
Mauve Gloves and Madman, Clutter and Vine
1977
The Right Stuff
1979
From Bauhaus to Our House
1981
The Purple Decades
1982
The Kingdom of Speech
2016
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