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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 "Out of Egypt" (1980) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Out of Egypt
1980
Letters of Transit
1999
False Papers
2000
Entrez
2001
Alibis
2011
The Best American Essays 2020 (With: Robert Atwan)
2020
Roman Hours (With: Jeannette Montgomery Barron)
2020
Homo Irrealis
2021
Roman Year: A Memoir
2024
Writers on Writing
2001
The Proust Project
2004
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
2019
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