Kwame Anthony Appiah books in order
Ghanian-British-American philosopher and writer
- Born
- 1954
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 19
Kwame Anthony Appiah has published 5 novels, 10 non-fiction books and 4 other books, beginning with Cosmopolitanism (2007). The latest is The Lies That Bind (2018).
Updated September 2026
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Cosmopolitanism
Kwame Anthony Appiah's most-read book.
Newest
The Lies That Bind
Published 2018.
Standalone novels in order
Avenging Angel (1991)
In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture (1992)
Toni Morrison (1993)
Thinking It Through (2003)
Early African-American Classics (2008)
Non-fiction in order
Necessary Questions (1989)
In My Father's House (1992)
Alice Walker (1993)
Richard Wright (1993)
Color Conscious (1996)
The Dictionary of Global Culture (1996)
The Ethics of Identity (2004)
Cosmopolitanism (2007)
The Honor Code (2010)
The Lies That Bind (2018)
Other books in order
Africana (1999)
Buying Freedom (2007)
Experiments in Ethics (2009)
Captive Gods (2025)
About Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah is a Ghanaian-English-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he joined the faculty in 2014, and has been a Silver Professor since 2025. He was previously the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. Appiah was elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in January 2022.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Kwame Anthony Appiah FAQ
- How many books has Kwame Anthony Appiah written?
- Kwame Anthony Appiah has published 5 novels, 10 non-fiction books and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Kwame Anthony Appiah's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Cosmopolitanism.
- What is Kwame Anthony Appiah's latest book?
- The Lies That Bind (2018).
- What is Kwame Anthony Appiah's most famous book?
- Cosmopolitanism (2007) is Kwame Anthony Appiah's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.