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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 "Leith's All Party Cookbook" (1972) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Leith's All Party Cookbook
1972
Cooking for Friends
1978
The Best of Prue Leith (With: Jean-Baptiste Reynaud)
1979
Leith's Cookery Course (With: Caroline Waldegrave)
1979
The Cook's Handbook
1981
Leith's Cook Book (With: Caroline Waldegrave)
1985
Prue Leith's Cookery School (With: Caroline Waldegrave)
1985
Entertaining with Style (With: Polly Tyrer)
1985
Dinner Parties
1987
Leith's Cookery Bible (With: Caroline Waldegrave)
1991
The Sunday Times Slim Plan
1992
Leith's Complete Christmas (With: Caroline Waldegrave)
1992
Fruit
1993
Soups and Starters
1993
Leith's Vegetarian Cookery Book
1993
Leith's Baking (With: Caroline Waldegrave)
1993
Quick and Easy
1993
Chicken Dishes
1993
Leith's Confident Cooking: Step By Step Recipes and Techniques
1993
Leith's Contemporary Cooking (With: Caroline Yates,Alison Cavaliero)
1994
Leith's Guide to Wine (With: Richard Harvey)
1995
Vegetarian Cooking
1996
Salads
1996
Chef School: Leith's School of Food and Wine
1998
Leith's Easy Dinners (With: Leith Prue)
1999
Prue: My All-time Favourite Recipes
2018
Love to Bake (With: Paul Hollywood)
2020
The Vegetarian Kitchen (With: Peta Leith)
2021
Bliss on Toast / Relish
2022
Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom
2024
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