Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peach and Glass | 1977 | Frances Mayes | N/A |
| 2 | The Discovery of Poetry | 1994 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 3 | Under the Tuscan Sun | 1997 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 4 | Bella Tuscany | 1999 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 5 | In Tuscany | 2000 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 6 | Bringing Tuscany Home | 2004 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 7 | A Year in the World | 2006 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 8 | Greek Expectations | 2008 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 9 | Every Day in Tuscany | 2010 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 10 | The Passionate Traveler Journal | 2011 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 11 | The Tuscan Sun Cookbook | 2012 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 12 | Under Magnolia | 2014 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 13 | See You in the Piazza | 2019 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 14 | Always Italy | 2020 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 15 | A Place in the World | 2022 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
| 16 | Pasta Veloce | 2023 | Frances Mayes | Buy |
Frances Mayes’ non-fiction catalog spans 16 titles covering memoir, travel, and food. Under the Tuscan Sun (1997) remains her best-known work, describing the purchase and renovation of a villa in Cortona, Italy. The Tuscan books that followed, including Bella Tuscany (1999), In Tuscany (2000), and Every Day in Tuscany (2010), continued exploring Italian life and culture.
Beyond Italy, Mayes wrote A Year in the World (2006), a broader travel memoir, and Under Magnolia (2014), about growing up in the American South. Her non-fiction also includes The Tuscan Sun Cookbook (2012) and Pasta Veloce (2023), reflecting her deep interest in Italian food and cooking.