Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche | 2000 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 2 | What I Talk About When I Talk About Running | 2008 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 3 | Murakami Diary 2009 | 2008 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 4 | 村上さんのところ | 2015 | Haruki Murakami | N/A |
| 5 | Novelist as a Vocation | 2015 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 6 | Haruki Murakami Goes to Meet Hayao Kawai | 2016 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 7 | Absolutely on Music | 2016 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 8 | Murakami 2020 Diary | 2019 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
| 9 | Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love | 2020 | Haruki Murakami | Buy |
Haruki Murakami’s non-fiction covers a range of subjects. Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche (2000) is an investigative work about the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (2008) reflects on his twin passions for writing and long-distance running.
Later non-fiction includes Novelist as a Vocation (2015), about the craft of writing, and Absolutely on Music (2016), a series of conversations with conductor Seiji Ozawa. Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love (2020) shows a more personal side, cataloging his extensive t-shirt collection. He has also published diaries and other personal works in Japanese.