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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 "Paths of Resistance (With: Gore Vidal,Charles McCarry)" (1989) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Paths of Resistance (With: Gore Vidal,Charles McCarry)
1989

Paula
1994

Mothers and Sons
1996

Conversations with Isabel Allende
1999

My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
2003

The Sum of Our Days
2007

The Penguin Book of Latin American Short Stories
1992

Sunrise to Sunset
1997

Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real
2003

At the Threshold of Memory: New & Selected Poems
2003

Best of Best Women's Erotica
2005

Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection
2006

Magical Sites: Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America
2010

Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales From Great Fiction Writers
2012

The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories By Women
2012

Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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