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
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian
Buy on Amazon1954
This Is Dinosaur
Buy on Amazon1955
Wolf Willow
Buy on Amazon1962
The Gathering of Zion
Buy on Amazon1964
Teaching the Short Story
Buy on Amazon1966
The Sound of Mountain Water
Buy on Amazon1969
Discovery! The Search for Arabian Oil
Buy on Amazon1971
The Uneasy Chair
Buy on Amazon1974
The letters of Bernard DeVoto (With: Bernard DeVoto)
Buy on Amazon1975
The Writer in America
Buy on Amazon1976
One Way To Spell Man
Buy on Amazon1982
Conversations with Wallace Stegner on Western History & Literature
Buy on Amazon1983
American Places
Buy on Amazon1985
The American West as Living Space
Buy on Amazon1987
On the Teaching of Creative Writing
Buy on Amazon1988
Wilderness at the Edge
Buy on Amazon1991
Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs
Buy on Amazon1992
Marking the Sparrow's Fall
Buy on Amazon1998
On Teaching and Writing Fiction
Buy on Amazon2002
The Selected Letters of Wallace Stegner
Buy on Amazon2007
The Selected Letters
Buy on Amazon2007
Wallace Stegner's West
Buy on Amazon2008
The Twilight of Self Reliance
Buy on Amazon2008
50 Great American Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1963
Unknown California
Buy on Amazon1985
The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1990
Prose and Poetry of the American West
Buy on Amazon1991
Late Harvest
Buy on Amazon1991
Our Mothers' Spirits: Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men
Buy on Amazon1997
Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers
Buy on Amazon2002
The Little Big Book of California
Buy on Amazon2005
The Driftless Reader
Buy on Amazon2017
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (1954), 2. This Is Dinosaur (1955), 3. Wolf Willow (1962), 4. The Gathering of Zion (1964), 5. Teaching the Short Story (1966), and 27 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Wallace Stegner contains 32 books. The series began in 1954 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Wallace Stegner. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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