Chicago Shorts Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Chicago Shorts books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators (By: Wayne C. Booth)
Buy on Amazon2012
Hagfish Slime and Lobster Rolls (By: Ellen Prager)
Buy on Amazon2013
Murder in Ancient China
Buy on Amazon2013
We All Feel (By: Barbara J. King)
Buy on Amazon2013
The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections (By: Robert S. Erikson)
Buy on Amazon2014
Historical Whodunits
Buy on Amazon1993
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
Buy on Amazon2000
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Chicago Shorts series is publication order: 1. What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators (By: Wayne C. Booth) (2012), 2. Hagfish Slime and Lobster Rolls (By: Ellen Prager) (2013), 3. Murder in Ancient China (2013), 4. We All Feel (By: Barbara J. King) (2013), 5. The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections (By: Robert S. Erikson) (2014), and 2 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
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