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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 "James Baldwin" (1993) and follow publication order through all 9 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
James Baldwin
1993
A Time Not Here: The Mississippi Delta
1997
Walking On Water: Black American Lives At The Turn Of The Twenty First Century
1999
The Fire This Time
2008
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
1996
Shade
1996
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
2004
Twenty-Seven Views of Hillsborough
2010
The Carolina Table: North Carolina Writers on Food
2016
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