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ⓘ About Anthony Bourdain
Chef and award winning journalist Anthony Michael Bourdain was born June 25, 1956 in New York City, New York, and spent much of his childhood in Leonia, New Jersey. He was called Tony by his friends. During his childhood, he was a Boy Scout. He was the oldest of two sons of Gladys Bourdain (nee Sacksman, a staff editor for The New York Times) and Pierre Bourdain (worked as an executive for Columbia Records). His little brother, Christopher, appeared on some of his television series and is a currency analyst. He died while in France filming “Parts Unknown” on June 8, 2018. He graduated from Dwight-Englewood School, and then went to Vassar College, before dropping out after just two years.
All Book Series by Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain's "Les Halles" Cookbook
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2004
Easy and Complete Keto Diet Meal for Beginners
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
World Travel
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Laurie Woolever
Learning To Live Finally
Series opener · book 1 of 41 · published 2005 Anthology · Jacques Derrida
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words
Book 6 of 41 · published 2014 Anthology · David Foster Wallace
James Baldwin
Book 7 of 41 · published 2014 Anthology · James Baldwin,Quincy Troupe
Gabriel García Márquez
Book 9 of 41 · published 2015 Anthology · Gabriel García Márquez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Book 18 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Martin Luther King Jr.
Christopher Hitchens
Book 19 of 41 · published 2017 Anthology · Christopher Hitchens
Hunter S. Thompson
Book 20 of 41 · published 2018 Anthology · Hunter S. Thompson
Marilyn Monroe
Book 30 of 41 · published 2020 Anthology · Melville House,Sady Doyle
Octavia E. Butler
Latest in the series · book 41 of 41 · published 2023 Anthology · Melville House
The Best American Recipes 2002-2003
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2002
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Anthony Bourdain?
Chef and award winning journalist Anthony Michael Bourdain was born June 25, 1956 in New York City, New York, and spent much of his childhood in Leonia, New Jersey. He was called Tony by his friends. During his childhood, he was a Boy Scout.
Which Anthony Bourdain series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hungry Ghosts series, the earliest of Anthony Bourdain's multi-book series: it opens with Hungry Ghosts #1 (2018) and runs to 4 books across 2018, ending with Hungry Ghosts #4 (2018).
How many books has Anthony Bourdain written?
Anthony Bourdain has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2025. 47 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Hungry Ghosts series with 4 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Anthony Bourdain's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anthony Bourdain's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Get Jiro Graphic Novels (2012–2015, 2 books) and Hungry Ghosts (2018, 4 books).
How are Anthony Bourdain's books organised into series?
This guide splits Anthony Bourdain's 64 books into 3 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hungry Ghosts (4 books, 2018); Get Jiro Graphic Novels (2 books, 2012–2015); The Last Interview (41 books, 2005–2023).