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
Signifying Rappers
Buy on Amazon1990
The Future of Fiction
Buy on Amazon1996
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Buy on Amazon1997
McCain's Promise
Buy on Amazon2000
Up, Simba!
Buy on Amazon2000
Everything and More
Buy on Amazon2003
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon2005
This Is Water
Buy on Amazon2009
Fate, Time, and Language
Buy on Amazon2010
Getting Away from Already Being Pretty Much Away from It All
Buy on Amazon2012
Both Flesh and Not
Buy on Amazon2012
Quack This Way
Buy on Amazon2013
On Tennis
Buy on Amazon2014
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words
Buy on Amazon2014
Open City #5: Change or Die
Buy on Amazon1997
The Ex-Files
Buy on Amazon2000
Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Buy on Amazon2004
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
The Best American Essays 2005
Buy on Amazon2005
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
Buy on Amazon2007
Thomas Demand: L'Esprit d'Escalier
Buy on Amazon2007
The Best American Essays 2007
Buy on Amazon2007
Conversaciones con David Foster Wallace
Buy on Amazon2012
Way More than Luck
Buy on Amazon2015
Conceptualisms
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Signifying Rappers (1990), 2. The Future of Fiction (1996), 3. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (1997), 4. McCain's Promise (2000), 5. Up, Simba! (2000), and 20 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by David Foster Wallace contains 25 books. The series began in 1990 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by David Foster Wallace. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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