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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 a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas" (1968) and follow publication order through all 14 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
In a Narrow Grave: Essays on Texas
1968
Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood
1987
Crazy Horse
1999
Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen
1999
Roads: A Millennial Journey Along America's Great Interstate Highways
2000
Paradise
2001
Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West
2001
Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West, 1846-1890
2005
The Colonel and Little Missie
2006
Books: A Memoir
2008
Literary Life: A Second Memoir
2009
Hollywood: A Third Memoir
2010
Custer
2012
Missouri River
2015
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