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Non-Fiction Books in Order

13
Books
1988
First Book
2022
Latest Book
35
Years

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 "Living Out Loud" (1988) and follow publication order through all 13 books.

The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Living Out Loud cover

Living Out Loud

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1988

2
Thinking Out Loud cover

Thinking Out Loud

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1993

3
How Reading Changed My Life cover

How Reading Changed My Life

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1998

4
Siblings cover

Siblings

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1998

5
A Short Guide to a Happy Life cover

A Short Guide to a Happy Life

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2000

6
Loud and Clear cover

Loud and Clear

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2004

7
Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City cover

Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City

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2004

8
Being Perfect cover

Being Perfect

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2005

9
Good Dog. Stay. / Life with Beau cover

Good Dog. Stay. / Life with Beau

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2007

10
Naked Babies cover

Naked Babies

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2009

11
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake cover

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

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2012

12
Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting cover

Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting

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2019

13
Write for Your Life cover

Write for Your Life

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2022

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