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Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Michael Shermer, on January 27th, 2026.

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Michael Shermer Stats: The most read book by Michael Shermer on Book Notification is Why People Believe Weird Things, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Michael Shermer books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Skeptic Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience	2002	Loading... Go
2	The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience VOLUME 1	2002	Loading... Go
3	Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye	2016	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Why People Believe Weird Things, The Moral Arc, and The Believing Brain.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Sport Cycling	1985	Loading... Go
2	Genesis Revisited	1985	Loading... Go
3	Cycling	1987	Loading... Go
4	The Woman Cyclist (With: Elaine Mariolle)	1988	Loading... Go
5	The Raam Book (With: John Marion, Lon Haldeman)	1988	Loading... Go
6	Teach Your Child Science	1989	Loading... Go
7	Teach Your Child Math (With: Arthur T. Benjamin)	1991	Loading... Go
8	Race Across America	1993	Loading... Go
9	8 Why People Believe Weird Things	1997	Loading... Go
10	How to debate a Creationist	1997	Loading... Go
11	Denying History (With: Arthur Hertzberg, Alex Grobman)	2000	Loading... Go
12	The Baloney Detection Kit	2000	Loading... Go
13	The Borderlands of Science	2001	Loading... Go
14	In Darwin's Shadow	2002	Loading... Go
15	How We Believe	2003	Loading... Go
16	Science Friction	2004	Loading... Go
17	Why Darwin Matters	2006	Loading... Go
18	The Mind of the Market	2007	Loading... Go
19	The History of Science	2009	Loading... Go
20	The Believing Brain	2011	Loading... Go
21	All Possible Photons	2012	Loading... Go
22	Pseudoscience and Deception (With: Bryan Farha)	2013	Loading... Go
23	The Moral Arc	2014	Loading... Go
24	Arguing Science (With: Rupert Sheldrake)	2016	Loading... Go
25	Heavens on Earth	2018	Loading... Go
26	Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories	2019	Loading... Go
27	Giving the Devil his Due	2020	Loading... Go
28	Conspiracy	2022	Loading... Go
29	10 Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters	2026	Loading... Go

List of Holt Paperback Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	5001 Nights at the Movies (By: Pauline Kael)	1982	Loading... Go
2	8 Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs (By: Patrick F. McManus)	1987	Loading... Go
3	The Science of Good and Evil	2005	Loading... Go
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List of Michael Shermer Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think	2006	Loading... Go
2	The Nature of Nature: Examining the Role of Naturalism in Science	2010	Loading... Go
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Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer was born on September 8th, 1954 and is currently 71 years old. Michael Shermer was born in Glendale, California.

Michael Shermer has written 29 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1985 with the book Sport Cycling. The most recently released was Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters which was released in 2026. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Michael at this time.

Michael Shermer has also written the Skeptic series which has 3 books including The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience and The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience VOLUME 1.

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Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Michael Shermer: F.A.Q

When was Michael Shermer Born? How old is Michael Shermer?

Michael Shermer was born on September 8th, 1954. Michael Shermer is currently 71 years old.

Where was Michael Shermer Born?

Michael Shermer was born in Glendale, California, .

What was the first book Michael Shermer wrote?

The first book written by Michael Shermer was Sport Cycling, published in 1985.

What was the most recent book Michael Shermer wrote?

Their most recently released work was Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters on January 27th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Michael Shermer?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Michael Shermer book is Why People Believe Weird Things. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:

Why People Believe Weird Things (8.00)
Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters (10.00)

Are there upcoming new books by Michael Shermer?

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

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How many books has Michael Shermer written?

Michael Shermer has written 33 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Skeptic Series, 29 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Holt Paperback Series.

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