Bell Hooks Reading Order
1 series · 69 books
bell hooks was an American author, theorist, and social critic whose influential body of work examined how race, gender, and economic systems intersect to create and maintain inequality. Writing across essays, cultural criticism, and theoretical texts rather than traditional fiction, she brought an accessible yet rigorous approach to discussing feminism, education, and systemic oppression. Her prolific career spanning from 1981 to 2008 established her as a foundational voice in critical theory and Black feminist thought, offering readers practical frameworks for understanding power structures in everyday life.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete69 books
Start with Ain't I a Woman, the first of 69 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A vontade de mudar |
| 2 | Appalachian Elegy |
| 3 | Art on My Mind |
| 4 | Be Love |
| 5 | Be Love, Baby Love |
| 6 | Bell Hooks : the Last Interview |
| 7 | Black Genius |
| 8 | Black women and feminism |
| 9 | Changing the Subject |
| 10 | Erguer a voz |
| 11 | Feminizm Herkes Icindir |
| 12 | Grump Groan Growl |
| 13 | Hep Aska Dair |
| 14 | Homegrown |
| 15 | Homemade love |
| 16 | Insegnare Comunità |
| 17 | Insegnare a trasgredire |
| 18 | Insegnare il pensiero critico |
| 19 | Interview of Emma Amos by Bell Hooks |
| 20 | Isaac Julien: Riot |
| 21 | Jennifer Packer : the Eye Is Not Satisfied with Seeing |
| 22 | Live Through This |
| 23 | Marcia Lippman Sacred Encounters |
| 24 | Men in feminist struggle: the necessary movement |
| 25 | Otras inapropiables |
| 26 | Outlaw Culture |
| 27 | Plantation Culture |
| 28 | Reflections on Race and Sex |
| 29 | Remembered rapture |
| 30 | Roni Horn |
| 31 | Seduction and Surrender |
| 32 | Space |
| 33 | Stephen Burks |
| 34 | T'ik Nat Han Sŭnim kwa Teniŏl Penigŏn Sinbunim i sesang e chŏn hanŭn p'yŏnghwa iyagi |
| 35 | Teaching critical thinking |
| 36 | Teaching to transgress |
| 37 | Uncut Funk |
| 38 | UpSouth |
| 39 | Voices of power |
| 40 | When I remember I see red |
| 41 | When angels speak of love |
| 42 | Writing beyond race |
| 43 | Young wives' tales |
| 44 | liebe lernen |
| 45 | à propos d'amour |
| 46 | Ain't I a Woman 1981 |
| 47 | Talking back 1989 |
| 48 | Yearning 1990 |
| 49 | Breaking bread 1991 |
| 50 | Black looks 1992 |
| 51 | A Woman's Mourning Song 1993 |
| 52 | Sisters of the Yam 1993 |
| 53 | killing rage 1995 |
| 54 | Bone Black 1996 |
| 55 | Reel to real 1996 |
| 56 | Wounds of passion 1998 |
| 57 | Happy to be nappy 1999 |
| 58 | All About Love 2000 |
| 59 | Feminism Is for Everybody 2000 |
| 60 | Feminist theory 2000 |
| 61 | Where We Stand 2000 |
| 62 | Salvation 2001 |
| 63 | Be Boy Buzz 2002 |
| 64 | Communion 2002 |
| 65 | Rock my soul 2003 |
| 66 | Teaching Community 2003 |
| 67 | We Real Cool 2003 |
| 68 | The will to change 2004 |
| 69 | Belonging 2008 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Bell Hooks written?
- Bell Hooks has written 69 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1981 to 2008.
- Are Bell Hooks's series complete?
- Bell Hooks has 1 completed series.

