Elizabeth Gilbert Reading Order

4 books (2003–2022)

Elizabeth Gilbert edited four anthology collections published between 2003 and 2022, likely representing a complete series. These nonfiction anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with The Best American Sports Writing 2003, followed by The Best American Travel Writing 2007, Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York, and concluding with How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth.

Start with The Best American Sports Writing 2003, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	The Best American Sports Writing 2003 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Best American Travel Writing 2007 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2002–2025)

Elizabeth Gilbert's non-fiction series spans from 2002 to 2025 across six books that should be read in publication order: The Last American Man, Eat, Pray, Love, Committed, Big Magic, Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It, and All the Way to the River. The series remains ongoing and offers Gilbert's reflections on various aspects of life, creativity, and personal experience through her distinctive essay and memoir-based approach.

Start with The Last American Man, the first of 6 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Last American Man 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Eat, Pray, Love 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Committed 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Big Magic 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	All the Way to the River 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1997–1997)

#	Title
1	Pilgrims 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2000–2019)

Elizabeth Gilbert's three standalone novels span nearly two decades of publication, beginning with Stern Men in 2000 and concluding with City of Girls in 2019. While each novel stands independently with its own characters and storyline, readers should begin with Stern Men and proceed in publication order to experience Gilbert's evolving narrative style across this complete collection. Her novels blend historical fiction with richly drawn characters and immersive settings that showcase her gift for storytelling developed through her acclaimed nonfiction work.

Start with Stern Men and read in order.

#	Title
1	Stern Men 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Signature of All Things 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	City of Girls 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible