Non-Fiction Books in Order

23
Books
2003
First Book
2014
Latest Book
12
Years

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

1

The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings

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2003

2

Post Pregnancy Diet

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2015

3

Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir

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2017

4

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

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2024

5

Points of View

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1956

6

The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces

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1992

7

American Voices

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1992

8

Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic

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1993

9

Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction

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1993

10

Mid-life Confidential

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1994

11

Out of the Mold

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1997

12

The Best American Short Stories 1999

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1999

13

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction

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1999

14

The Eloquent Essay

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2000

15

40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology

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2000

16

Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth

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2002

17

The Little Big Book of California

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2005

18

40 Model Essays

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2005

19

Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction

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2007

20

Rotten English

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2007

21

First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors

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2009

22

Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All

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2013

23

The Boomer List

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2014

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings (2003), 2. Post Pregnancy Diet (2015), 3. Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir (2017), 4. The Backyard Bird Chronicles (2024), 5. Points of View (1956), and 18 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Non-Fiction series by Amy Tan contains 23 books. The series began in 2003 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Non-Fiction series is written by Amy Tan. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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