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The Best American: Travel Writing Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Best American: Travel Writing 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 The Best American: Travel Writing series? Start with "The Best American Travel Writing 2000" (2000) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete The Best American: Travel Writing reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Best American Travel Writing 2000
2000
The Best American Travel Writing 2011 (By: Sloane Crosley)
2011
The Best American Travel Writing 2012 (By: Jason Wilson)
2012
The Best American Travel Writing 2013 (By: Jason Wilson)
2013
The Best American Travel Writing 2014 (By: Jason Wilson)
2014
The Best American Travel Writing 2015 (By: Jason Wilson)
2015
The Best American Travel Writing 2016
2016
The Best American Travel Writing 2017 (By: Jason Wilson,Lauren Collins)
2017
The Best American Travel Writing 2018 (By: Cheryl Strayed)
2018
The Best American Travel Writing 2019 (By: Jason Wilson)
2019
The Best American Travel Writing 2020 (By: Jason Wilson)
2020
The Best American Travel Writing 2021 (By: Padma Lakshmi)
2021
Great Baseball Stories
1990
Icons of England
2008
The Astronomy Book
2012
Dear NHS
2020
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