Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Frozen Thames | 2007 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
| 2 | Nocturne: on The Life And Death Of My Brother | 2013 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
| 3 | True Story | 2013 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
| 4 | The River | 2015 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
| 5 | The Ghost Orchard | 2017 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
| 6 | Field Study: Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium | 2021 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
| 7 | And a Dog Called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life | 2022 | Helen Humphreys | Buy |
Helen Humphreys’s nonfiction shares her novels’ interest in where personal experience meets the natural and historical world. The Frozen Thames (2007) collects stories from the winters when London’s river froze solid. Nocturne (2013) is a memoir about the death of her brother. The Ghost Orchard (2017) tracks down forgotten apple varieties in North America.
Her more recent nonfiction includes Field Study (2021), about a year spent at a herbarium, and And a Dog Called Fig (2022), a book about solitude, her dog, and the writing life. The seven books span from 2007 to 2022.