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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 "Making the Cat Laugh" (1995) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Making the Cat Laugh
1995
Tennyson and His Circle
1999
Glued to the Gogglebox: 50 Years of British Television
2003
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
2003
Talk to the Hand
2005
The Girl's Like Spaghetti
2007
Twenty-Odd Ducks
2008
Get Her Off the Pitch!
2009
Midsummer Nights
2009
How Rude! Modern Manners Defined
2012
Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
2025
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