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The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection (Collection) was the most recently released book by Bill Bryson, on April 6th, 2023.

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Bill Bryson Stats: The highest rated book by Bill Bryson on Book Notification is In a Sunburned Country / Down Under, the 8th novel in the Bill Bryson Travel Books series. The second-highest rated book is I'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big Country (Bill Bryson Travel Books #6).

The most read book by Bill Bryson on Book Notification is A Walk in the Woods, the 5th novel in the Bill Bryson Travel Books series. The second most read book is In a Sunburned Country / Down Under (Bill Bryson Travel Books #8).

Below is a complete list of Bill Bryson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Bill Bryson is the Bill Bryson Travel Books.

List of History Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Icons of England
2008
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2
7.2
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
2010
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3
7.6
One Summer: America, 1927
2013
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List of Language Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words
1984
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2
6.4
The Mother Tongue
1990
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3
Made in America
1994
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4
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
2008
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Best American Travel Writing 2000
2000
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2
8
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
2006
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3
7
Shakespeare
2007
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4
8
The Secret History of Christmas
2022
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List of Science Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.9
A Short History of Nearly Everything
2003
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2
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
2004
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3
Seeing Further
2010
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4
8.6
The Body
2019
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List of Travel Books in Publication Order (with Marina Warner, with Christopher Lloyd, with Jennifer Jenkins, with David Bellamy, with Robin Hanbury-Tenbison, with Anna Parord)

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Palace Under the Alps
1985
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2
6.7
The Lost Continent
1989
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3
7.4
Neither Here nor There
1992
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4
7.6
Notes from a Small Island
1995
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5
8.2
A Walk in the Woods
1997
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6
8.8
I'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big Country
1998
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7
The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity (With: Marina Warner, Christopher Lloyd, Jennifer Jenkins, David Bellamy, Robin Hanbury-Tenbison, Anna Parord)
2000
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8
9.1
In a Sunburned Country / Down Under
2000
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9
8
Bill Bryson's African Diary
2002
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10
7.6
The Road to Little Dribbling
2015
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection
2023
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List of Eminent Lives Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (By: Karen Armstrong)
1991
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2
Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero (By: Michael Korda)
2004
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3
George Balanchine (By: Robert Gottlieb)
2004
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4
Beethoven (By: Edmund Morris)
2005
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5
Thomas Jefferson ( By: Christopher Hitchens)
2005
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6
Caravaggio ( By: Francine Prose)
2005
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7
Alexander the Great (By: Norman F. Cantor)
2005
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8
Freud (By: Peter D. Kramer)
2006
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9
Francis Crick (By: Matt Ridley)
2006
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10
Alexis de Tocqueville (By: Joseph Epstein)
2006
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11
7
Shakespeare
2007
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12
Machiavelli (By: Ross King)
2007
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13
George Washington (By: Paul Johnson)
2009
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List of Marina Warner Travel Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity (With: Marina Warner, Christopher Lloyd, Jennifer Jenkins, David Bellamy, Robin Hanbury-Tenbison, Anna Parord)
2000
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2
Myth and Landscape (By: Marina Warner, Ibrahim al-Koni, David Parker)
2015
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List of The Best American: Travel Writing in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Best American Travel Writing 2000
2000
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2
The Best American Travel Writing 2011 (By: Sloane Crosley)
2011
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3
The Best American Travel Writing 2012 (By: Jason Wilson)
2012
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4
The Best American Travel Writing 2013 (By: Jason Wilson)
2013
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5
The Best American Travel Writing 2014 (By: Jason Wilson)
2014
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6
The Best American Travel Writing 2015 (By: Jason Wilson)
2015
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7
The Best American Travel Writing 2016
2016
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8
The Best American Travel Writing 2017 (By: Jason Wilson, Lauren Collins)
2017
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9
The Best American Travel Writing 2018 (By: Cheryl Strayed)
2018
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10
The Best American Travel Writing 2019 (By: Jason Wilson)
2019
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11
The Best American Travel Writing 2020 (By: Jason Wilson)
2020
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12
The Best American Travel Writing 2021 (By: Padma Lakshmi)
2021
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List of Bill Bryson Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Great Baseball Stories
1990
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2
The Astronomy Book
2012
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3
Dear NHS
2020
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Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson (William McGuire Bryson) was born on December 8th, 1951 and is currently 73 years old. Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Bryson attended Drake University.

Bill Bryson is the author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books series which currently consists of 10 novels. The Bill Bryson Travel Books series started in 1985 with the novel The Palace Under the Alps. The most recently released novel in the Bill Bryson Travel Books series was The Road to Little Dribbling which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the Bill Bryson Travel Books series.

Bill Bryson (William McGuire Bryson) has also written the Language Books series which has 4 books including Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words and The Mother Tongue.

Bill Bryson is a member of The Nielsen Bestseller Award's 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

Bill Bryson: Awards & Accolades

Bill Bryson won the British Book Awards, UK Author of the Year, in 1997.

Bryson's books have also won multiple awards, A Walk in the Woods won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2017. Shakespeare won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2017. The Road to Little Dribbling won the Nielsen Awards, Gold Bestseller, in 2017.

Bryson's book, The Body was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Science and Technology, in 2019.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Bill Bryson are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Louise Penny, author of the Inspector Gamache Series.
  3. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
  4. John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
  5. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.

Bill Bryson: F.A.Q

When was Bill Bryson Born? How old is Bill Bryson?

Bill Bryson was born on December 8th, 1951. Bill Bryson is currently 73 years old.

Where was Bill Bryson Born?

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA and is American.

What awards has Bill Bryson won?

Bill Bryson has won the following awards: UK Author of the Year at the British Book Awards (1997).

What book awards has Bill Bryson won?

A Walk in the Woods: Nielsen Awards Gold Bestseller (2017).
Shakespeare: Nielsen Awards Gold Bestseller (2017).
The Road to Little Dribbling: Nielsen Awards Gold Bestseller (2017).

What was the first book Bill Bryson wrote?

The first book written by Bill Bryson was Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, published in 1984.

What was the most recent book Bill Bryson wrote?

His most recently released work was The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection on April 6th, 2023.

Will there be any more books by Bill Bryson?

Bill Bryson does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Bill Bryson written?

Bill Bryson has written 27 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 History Books
  • 4 Language Books
  • 4 Non-Fiction Books
  • 4 Science Books
  • 10 Travel Books
  • 1 Short Story Collections
  • 1 book in the Eminent Lives Series
  • 1 Marina Warner Travel Books
  • 2 The Best American: Travel Writing

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