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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons" (1974) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons
1974
Palm Sunday
1981
Like Shaking Hands with God
1999
Kurt Vonnegut on Mark Twain, Lincoln, Imperialist Wars and the Weather
2004
A Man Without a Country
2005
Letters
2012
We Are What We Pretend To Be
2012
If This Isn't Nice What Is?
2013
Pity the Reader
2019
Fates Worse Than Death
1982
Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945
2020
Welcome to the Monkey House (With: Christopher Sergel)
1968
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971
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