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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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