Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series?"

"There are three books in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series, published between 2014 and 2021."

Q: "What is the first book in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series?"

"The first book in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series is My Body Is a Book of Rules, published in 2014."

Q: "Which Elissa Washuta book should I read first?"

"White Magic (2021) is the strongest entry point. It is the most formally inventive and widely praised of her three books, using divination systems as an organizing principle for a memoir about Native identity, loss, and the search for meaning. My Body Is a Book of Rules (2014) is more directly autobiographical and works well for readers who want to start at the beginning."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	My Body Is a Book of Rules	2014	Elissa Washuta	Buy
2	Starvation Mode	2015	Elissa Washuta	Buy
3	White Magic	2021	Elissa Washuta	Buy

Elissa Washuta’s three non-fiction books trace a progression from personal memoir to cultural criticism. My Body Is a Book of Rules (2014) uses legal and diagnostic language as a framework for exploring her experiences with mental health, relationships, and institutional life. Starvation Mode (2015) continues the autobiographical focus.

White Magic (2021) marked a significant evolution, using tarot, astrology, and other systems of divination as a structure for examining how Native spiritual knowledge was displaced and commodified. The book earned widespread critical attention and established Washuta as a writer working at the intersection of memoir, cultural criticism, and Native studies.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series?

There are three books in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series, published between 2014 and 2021.

What is the first book in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Elissa Washuta Non-Fiction series is My Body Is a Book of Rules, published in 2014.

Which Elissa Washuta book should I read first?

White Magic (2021) is the strongest entry point. It is the most formally inventive and widely praised of her three books, using divination systems as an organizing principle for a memoir about Native identity, loss, and the search for meaning. My Body Is a Book of Rules (2014) is more directly autobiographical and works well for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order