James Baldwin's most recommended books

We've asked 10,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by James Baldwin.

Chosen by 9 people

Books like Giovanni's Room

Chosen by 3 people

Books like Another Country

Chosen by 2 people

Books like The Fire Next Time

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Notes of a Native Son

Chosen by 2 people

Books like No Name in the Street

Chosen by 1 person

Books like James Baldwin

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Nobody Knows My Name

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Go Tell It on the Mountain

Book lists with James Baldwin's books

22 authors created a book list with a book by James Baldwin as one of their picks.

• Yearning and revolution
• Capturing the magic of jazz
• Being emotionally monogamous and sexually promiscuous
• The realities of being Black in America
• The dazzling lives of queer artists and writers
• Eros and Thanatos desire mixed with doom

Book lists connected to James Baldwin's books

136 authors created a book list connected to James Baldwin's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Being Black in America
• The history of African American education
• The history of land dispossession
• Black poetry
• Why racism persists
• Lyrical memoirs from the soul

Genres connected to James Baldwin's books

Topics connected to James Baldwin's books