Nation Books in Order

21
Books
1991
First Book
2009
Latest Book
19
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Nation books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Los Gusanos (By: John Sayles)

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1991

2

The Best of The Nation (By: Victor Navasky,vanden Heuvel, Katrina)

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2000

3

The Betrayal of America (By: Vincent Bugliosi)

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2001

4

Dreaming War

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2002

5

Unsustainable (By: Eamonn Fingleton)

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2003

6

The Red and the Blacklist (By: Norma Barzman)

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2003

7

Napoleon's Glance (By: William Duggan)

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2003

8

Shaking the Foundations (By: Pete Hamill,Bruce Shapiro)

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2003

9

A Prayer for America (By: Dennis Kucinich)

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2003

10

Taking Back America (By: Katrina Vanden Heuvel,Robert L. Borosage)

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2004

11

A Hole in the World (By: Jonathan Schell)

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2004

12

The Truth About Camp David (By: Clayton E. Swisher)

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2004

13

The Good, the Bad and the Dolce Vita (By: Norman Mailer,Mickey Knox)

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2004

14

Murdered by Capitalism (By: John Ross)

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2004

15

Imperial America

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2004

16

Killed (By: David Wallis)

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2004

17

Love, Poverty, and War (By: Christopher Hitchens)

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2004

18

The High Times Reader (By: Ann Nocenti,Paul Krassner,Ruth Baldwin)

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2004

19

Deserter from Death (By: Howard Zinn,Daniel Singer)

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2005

20

Blood, Class and Empire (By: Christopher Hitchens)

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2009

21

Genocide of the Mind (By: Vine Deloria Jr.)

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2009

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Nation series is publication order: 1. Los Gusanos (By: John Sayles) (1991), 2. The Best of The Nation (By: Victor Navasky,vanden Heuvel, Katrina) (2000), 3. The Betrayal of America (By: Vincent Bugliosi) (2001), 4. Dreaming War (2002), 5. Unsustainable (By: Eamonn Fingleton) (2003), and 16 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Nation series by Gore Vidal contains 21 books. The series began in 1991 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Nation series is written by Gore Vidal. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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