Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fit for the Future | 1986 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 2 | Art Objects | 1995 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 3 | Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? | 2011 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 4 | Stop What You’re Doing and Read This! | 2011 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 5 | Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere | 2018 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
| 6 | 12 Bytes | 2021 | Jeanette Winterson | Buy |
Jeanette Winterson’s non-fiction spans essays on art, memoir, and technology. Art Objects (1995) collects essays on painting, literature, and the purpose of art. Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere (2018) is a short work reflecting on women’s suffrage and ongoing struggles for equality. Her most recent non-fiction book, 12 Bytes (2021), examines artificial intelligence and technology through the lens of literature and philosophy.
These books reflect Winterson’s intellectual range beyond fiction. She writes about art and culture with the same directness and conviction that marks her novels, making arguments about why creative work matters and how technology is reshaping human life. Her non-fiction is personal and opinionated, shaped by her own experience as a writer and reader.