Edwidge Danticat books in order
Novelist, short story writer, memoirist
- Born
- 1969
- Country
- Haiti
- Books
- 25
Edwidge Danticat has published 6 novels, 3 short story collections, 4 non-fiction books, 6 children's books, 1 poetry collection and 5 other books, beginning with Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994). The best-known is The Farming of Bones (1998). The latest is Everything Inside (2019).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Edwidge Danticat
Start here
The Farming of Bones
Edwidge Danticat's most-read book.
Newest
Everything Inside
Published 2019.
Standalone novels in order
Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994)
The Farming of Bones (Sep 1998)
The Dew Breaker (2004)
Brother, I'm Dying (Sep 2007)
Claire of the Sea Light (2013)
Royal Diaries (2015)
Short story collections in order
Krik? Krak! (1995)
Haiti Noir (2010)
Everything Inside (2019)
Non-fiction in order
After the Dance (2002)
Homelands (2006)
Create Dangerously (2010)
The Art of Death (2017)
Children's books in order
Behind the Mountains (2002)
Anacaona, Golden Flower (2005)
Eight Days (2010)
Mama's Nightingale (2015)
Untwine (2015)
My Mommy Medicine (2019)
Poetry in order
The Butterfly's Way (2001)
Other books in order
The Penguin Book of Migration Literature (2019)
We're Alone (2024)
Sing the Truth (2025)
Watch Out for Falling Iguanas (2025)
Dèy (Aug 2026)
About Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written or edited several books and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. Her work has dealt with themes of national identity, mother-daughter relationships, and diasporic politics. In 2023, she was named the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities in the department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Edwidge Danticat FAQ
- How many books has Edwidge Danticat written?
- Edwidge Danticat has published 6 novels, 3 short story collections, 4 non-fiction books, 6 children's books, 1 poetry collection and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Edwidge Danticat's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Farming of Bones.
- What is Edwidge Danticat's latest book?
- Everything Inside (2019).
- What is Edwidge Danticat's most famous book?
- The Farming of Bones (1998) is Edwidge Danticat's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.