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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 "All Over But the Shoutin'" (1997) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

All Over But the Shoutin'
1997

Redbirds: Memories from the South
1998

Wooden Churches: A Celebration
1999

Ava's Man
2001

I am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story
2003

The Prince of Frogtown
2008

The Most They Ever Had
2009

Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story
2014

The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table
2018

The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People, Lost and Found
2021

Somebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg
2000

My Southern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South
2015

Where I Come from: Stories from the Deep South
2020

Stories from the Blue Moon Café
2002

Stories from the Blue Moon Caf III
2004

Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe IV
2005

Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe V
2006

Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit
2010

Our Prince of Scribes
2018

Coming of Age in a Hardscrabble World
2019
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