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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 "The Empathy Exams" (2014) and follow publication order through all 10 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Empathy Exams
2014
52 Blue
2014
The Best American Essays 2017
2017
The Recovering
2018
Make It Scream, Make It Burn
2019
Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story
2024
Waveform
2016
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
2019
Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger
2019
This Woman's Work
2022
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