Shere Hite published 8 non-fiction books and 6 other books, beginning with The Hite Report (1976).
Updated September 2026
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The Hite Report
Shere Hite's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
The Hite Report (1976)
The Hite Report on Male Sexuality (1981)
The Hite Report on Love, Passion and Emotional Violence (1991)
Women as Revolutionary Agents of Change (1993)
The Hite Report on the Family (1994)
The Hite Report on Shere Hite Voice of a Daughter in Exile (2000)
Oedipus Revisited (2007)
The Hite Report on Women Loving Women (2007)
Other books in order
Sexual Honesty (1974)
Good Guys, Bad Guys (1991)
Sex and Business (2000)
The New Hite Report (2000)
Understanding Female Sexuality (2000)
The Shere Hite Reader (2005)
About Shere Hite
Shere Hite was an American-born German sex educator and feminist. Her sexological work focused primarily on female sexuality. Hite built upon biological studies of sex by Masters and Johnson and by Alfred Kinsey. She was the author of 'the groundbreaking The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study on Female Sexuality (1976), which became a bestseller. She also referenced theoretical, political and psychological works associated with the feminist movement of the 1970s, such as Anne Koedt's essay "The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm". She renounced her United States citizenship in 1995 to become German.
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Shere Hite FAQ
- How many books has Shere Hite written?
- Shere Hite published 8 non-fiction books and 6 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Shere Hite's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Hite Report.
- What is Shere Hite's last book?
- The Hite Report on Women Loving Women (2007).
- What is Shere Hite's most famous book?
- The Hite Report (1976) is Shere Hite'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.