Series by James Baldwin
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Buy on Amazon1975 · James Baldwin
“I am completely indebted to Jimmy Baldwin’s prose. It liberated me as a writer.”—Toni Morrison This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s…
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This collectible edition celebrates James Baldwin’s 100th-year anniversary, revealing and critiquing the realities of Black life in mid-century US…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · James Baldwin
"James Baldwin was born for truth. It called upon him to tell it on the mountains, to preach it in Harlem, to sing it on the Left Bank in Paris. . .…
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Buy on AmazonJames Baldwin: Collected Essays
1961 · James Baldwin
Toni Morrison's definitive edition of James Baldwin's incomparable nonfiction. Contains all the major essays collections in their entirety, plus 36…
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Buy on AmazonJames Baldwin: Early Novels & Stories
Year unknown · James Baldwin
Here, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin's reputation as a writer…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · James Baldwin
Includes If Beale Street Could Talk, now a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins. The Library of America completes its edition of the…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has James Baldwin written?
We list 16 books by James Baldwin across 2 series, published between 1912–1982 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read James Baldwin's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Everybody's Protest Novel.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy James Baldwin's books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.