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
Buy on Amazon2013
On Elizabeth Bishop (By: Colm Tóibín)
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
A Treasury of Five-Minute Stories
Buy on Amazon2000
One City
Buy on Amazon2005
The Sunday Night Book Club
Buy on Amazon2006
The Best British Mysteries IV
Buy on Amazon2007
Midsummer Nights
Buy on Amazon2009
Ox-Tales
Buy on Amazon2009
Crimespotting
Buy on Amazon2009
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7
Buy on Amazon2010
Imagined Lives
Buy on Amazon2010
No Rest for the Dead
Buy on Amazon2011
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8
Buy on Amazon2011
What You Wish For
Buy on Amazon2011
Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales From Great Fiction Writers
Buy on Amazon2012
How Rude! Modern Manners Defined
Buy on Amazon2012
OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
Buy on Amazon2014
Who Built Scotland
Buy on Amazon2017
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 (2013), 5. On Elizabeth Bishop (By: Colm Tóibín) (2015), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Writers on Writers series by Alexander McCall Smith contains 24 books. The series began in 2009 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Writers on Writers series is written by Alexander McCall Smith. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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