Writers on Writers Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Writers on Writers books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Notes on Sontag (By: Phillip Lopate)
Buy on Amazon2009
On Whitman (By: C.K. Williams)
Buy on Amazon2010
On Conan Doyle (By: Michael Dirda)
Buy on Amazon2011
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You (By: Alexander McCall Smith)
Buy on Amazon2013
On Elizabeth Bishop
Buy on Amazon2015
On Empson (By: Michael Wood)
Buy on Amazon2017
On Henry Miller: Or, How to Be an Anarchist (By: John Burnside)
Buy on Amazon2018
On Seamus Heaney (By: Roy Foster)
Buy on Amazon2020
New Writing From Ireland
Buy on Amazon1994
Finbar's Hotel
Buy on Amazon1997
The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950
Buy on Amazon1999
The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction
Buy on Amazon1999
New Writing 11
Buy on Amazon2002
The Weekenders: Adventures in Calcutta
Buy on Amazon2004
The Proust Project
Buy on Amazon2004
Synge
Buy on Amazon2005
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2006
Buy on Amazon2006
Midsummer Nights
Buy on Amazon2009
From the Republic of Conscience
Buy on Amazon2010
The Best of Barcelona INK
Buy on Amazon2012
A London Address
Buy on Amazon2013
Multiples
Buy on Amazon2013
1914 - Goodbye to All That
Buy on Amazon2014
That Glimpse of Truth
Buy on Amazon2014
All Over Ireland: New Irish Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2015
Crashing Cathedrals: Edmund White by the Book
Buy on Amazon2019
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Writers on Writers series is publication order: 1. Notes on Sontag (By: Phillip Lopate) (2009), 2. On Whitman (By: C.K. Williams) (2010), 3. On Conan Doyle (By: Michael Dirda) (2011), 4. What W. H. Auden Can Do for You (By: Alexander McCall Smith) (2013), 5. On Elizabeth Bishop (2015), and 21 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Writers on Writers series by Colm Tóibín contains 26 books. The series began in 2009 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Writers on Writers series is written by Colm Tóibín. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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