Author · updated 2026
Nicholson Baker Books in Order
Every Nicholson Baker book in publication order — 18 in total, spanning 1988–2020.
Publication Order of Paul Chowder Chronicles Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Anthologist | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Travelling Sprinkler | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mezzanine | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Room Temperature | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Vox | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Fermata | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Everlasting Story of Nory | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Box of Matches | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Checkpoint | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | House of Holes | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vintage Baker | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U and I | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Size of Thoughts | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Double Fold | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Human Smoke | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Way the World Works | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Substitute | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Baseless | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 18, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mezzanine | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Room Temperature | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Vox | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | U and I | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Fermata | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Size of Thoughts | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Everlasting Story of Nory | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Double Fold | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Box of Matches | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Checkpoint | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Vintage Baker | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Human Smoke | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Anthologist | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | House of Holes | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Way the World Works | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Travelling Sprinkler | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Substitute | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Baseless | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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