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: January 2026
Publication Order
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Buy on Amazon1946
Venice Observed
Buy on Amazon1956
Sights and Spectacles
Buy on Amazon1957
The Stones of Florence
Buy on Amazon1959
Vietnam
Buy on Amazon1967
Hanoi
Buy on Amazon1968
Medina
Buy on Amazon1972
The Mask of State
Buy on Amazon1974
Ideas and the Novel
Buy on Amazon1980
Occasional Prose: Essays
Buy on Amazon1985
How I Grew
Buy on Amazon1987
Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938
Buy on Amazon1992
Between Friends (With: Hannah Arendt)
Buy on Amazon1995
Cast a Cold Eye
Buy on Amazon1950
On the Contrary
Buy on Amazon1962
Writing on the Wall and Other Literary Essays
Buy on Amazon1971
The Hounds of Summer and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon1981
A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon2001
Novels 1963-1979
Buy on Amazon2017
Mary McCarthy: The Complete Fiction
Buy on Amazon2017
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
Buy on Amazon1954
Women Writers at Work
Buy on Amazon1989
Writing Women's Lives
Buy on Amazon1994
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
Buy on Amazon1994
Writing New York
Buy on Amazon1998
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Memories of a Catholic Girlhood (1946), 2. Venice Observed (1956), 3. Sights and Spectacles (1957), 4. The Stones of Florence (1959), 5. Vietnam (1967), and 20 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Mary McCarthy contains 25 books. The series began in 1946 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Mary McCarthy. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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