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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism" (1981) and follow publication order through all 30 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
1981
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
1984
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
1989
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics
1990
Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life (With: Cornel West)
1991
Black Looks: Race and Representation
1992
Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery
1993
Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations
1994
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
1994
Killing Rage: Ending Racism
1995
Art on My Mind: Visual Politics
1995
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
1996
Reel to Real: Race, Sex, and Class at the Movies
1996
Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life
1997
remembered rapture: the writer at work
1999
Where We Stand: Class Matters
2000
Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
2000
Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
2002
Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
2002
We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity
2003
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
2003
Belonging: A Culture of Place
2004
Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism (With: Amalia Mesa-Bains)
2006
Soul Sister: Women, Friendship, And Fulfillment
2007
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom
2007
Writing Beyond Race: Living Theory and Practice
2012
Uncut Funk: A Contemplative Dialogue
2017
and there we wept
1978
When Angels Speak of Love
2005
Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place
2012
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