Sue Monk Kidd Reading Order

1 book (2021–2021)

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1	Hungry Hearts: Essays on Courage, Desire, and Belonging 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2016–2016)

The Instaread Summary series comprises four books published in 2016, offering concise summaries of contemporary historical fiction novels. This complete series should be read in publication order and features summaries of works by various authors including Anita Diamant, M.L. Stedman, and Nadia Hashimi. Each entry provides condensed overviews of the original texts, making them useful references for readers seeking quick synopses of popular historical fiction titles.

Start with Summary of The Boston Girl(By: Anita Diamant,Instaread Summaries), the first of 4 books in the Instaread Summary series.

12 books (1987–2025)

Sue Monk Kidd's non-fiction series comprises 12 books published from 1987 to 2025, with the series still ongoing. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved. The series explores spiritual growth, personal awakening, and creative inspiration through Kidd's reflective essays and inspirational writings.

Start with God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved, the first of 12 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	This Is the Day 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	All Things Are Possible 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Love's Hidden Blessings: God Can Touch Your Life When You Least Expect It 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Luminous Presence: One Woman's Awakening to the Inner Life 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Traveling with Pomegranates(With: Ann Kidd Taylor) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Business Opportunities at Home: How to Start and Maintain Home Based Business 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Spiritual Sampler 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Writing Creativity and Soul 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2001–2020)

Sue Monk Kidd wrote four historical fiction novels published between 2001 and 2020, each standing alone as a complete story. Though independent narratives, the books are best approached in publication order, beginning with The Secret Life of Bees and continuing through The Mermaid Chair, The Invention of Wings, and The Book of Longings. This complete series showcases Kidd's storytelling across different time periods and settings.

Start with The Secret Life of Bees, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Secret Life of Bees 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mermaid Chair 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Invention of Wings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book of Longings 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible