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Nicholson Baker Books in Order

Find every Nicholson Baker book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 19 books / 4 series

American novelist and essayist Nicholson Baker is best known for his micro-realist works *The Mezzanine* and *Vox*, and for winning the National Book Critics Circle Award for *Double Fold*. His books have sold over a million copies. This page provides the Nicholson Baker books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Nicholson Baker Books in Chronological Order

1988 The Mezzanine POoSN / 1 Buy
1990 Room Temperature POoSN / 2 Buy
1992 U and I POoNB / 1 Buy
1992 Vox POoSN / 3 Buy
1994 The Fermata POoSN / 4 Buy
1996 The Size of Thoughts POoNB / 2 Buy
1998 The Everlasting Story of Nory POoSN / 5 Buy
2001 Double Fold POoNB / 3 Buy
2003 A Box of Matches POoSN / 6 Buy
2004 Vintage Baker POoSSC / 1 Buy
2004 Checkpoint POoSN / 7 Buy
2008 Human Smoke POoNB / 4 Buy
2009 The Anthologist POoPCCB / 1 Buy
2011 House of Holes POoSN / 8 Buy
2012 The Way the World Works POoNB / 5 Buy
2013 Travelling Sprinkler POoPCCB / 2 Buy
2016 Substitute POoNB / 6 Buy
2020 Baseless POoNB / 7 Buy
2024 Finding a Likeness POoNB / 8 Buy

Nicholson Baker Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 U and I 1992 Buy
02 The Size of Thoughts 1996 Buy
03 Double Fold 2001 Buy
04 Human Smoke 2008 Buy
05 The Way the World Works 2012 Buy
06 Substitute 2016 Buy
07 Baseless 2020 Buy
08 Finding a Likeness 2024 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 8 books / 1988-2011
01 The Mezzanine 1988 Buy
02 Room Temperature 1990 Buy
03 Vox 1992 Buy
04 The Fermata 1994 Buy
05 The Everlasting Story of Nory 1998 Buy
06 A Box of Matches 2003 Buy
07 Checkpoint 2004 Buy
08 House of Holes 2011 Buy
01 The Anthologist 2009 Buy
02 Travelling Sprinkler 2013 Buy
01 Vintage Baker 2004 Buy

Where to start with Nicholson Baker

What is the best order to read Nicholson Baker books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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