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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 "Degrees of Freedom" (1965) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Degrees of Freedom
1965

Unruly Times
1973

Imagining Characters
1995

On Histories and Stories
2000

Portraits in Fiction
2001

Writers on Artists
2001

Peacock & Vine
2016

Memory
2018

The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984

Deadly Sins
1994

Mistresses of the Dark
1998

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
1998

Ovid Metamorphosed
2000

The New Uncanny
2008

Great Modern Stories
2009

Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection
2009

Granta 115: The F Word
2011

The Women Writers' Handbook
2020
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