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: January 2026
Publication Order
White Spaces
Buy on Amazon1980
The Art of Hunger
Buy on Amazon1983
The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert (With: Joseph Joubert)
Buy on Amazon1983
The Invention of Solitude
Buy on Amazon1985
The Red Notebook
Buy on Amazon1993
Why Write?
Buy on Amazon1996
Translations
Buy on Amazon1997
Paul Auster's New York (With: Frieder Blickle)
Buy on Amazon1997
Hand to Mouth
Buy on Amazon1997
The Story of My Typewriter (With: Sam Messer)
Buy on Amazon2002
Collected Prose
Buy on Amazon2003
Winter Journal
Buy on Amazon2012
Here and Now (With: J.M. Coetzee)
Buy on Amazon2012
Report from the Interior
Buy on Amazon2013
A Life in Words (With: I. B. Siegumfeldt)
Buy on Amazon2017
Talking to Strangers
Buy on Amazon2019
Groundwork
Buy on Amazon2020
Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane
Buy on Amazon2021
Long Live King Kobe
Buy on Amazon2022
Bloodbath Nation
Buy on Amazon2023
Granta 58: Ambition
Buy on Amazon1997
PEN America Issue 1: Classics
Buy on Amazon2000
Strange Stories for Strange Kids
Buy on Amazon2001
The Future Dictionary of America
Buy on Amazon2004
110 Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
Central Park: An Anthology
Buy on Amazon2012
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. White Spaces (1980), 2. The Art of Hunger (1983), 3. The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert (With: Joseph Joubert) (1983), 4. The Invention of Solitude (1985), 5. The Red Notebook (1993), and 21 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Paul Auster contains 26 books. The series began in 1980 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Paul Auster. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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