Series · 40 books
Maya Angelou Books in Order
The complete Maya Angelou reading order — 40 books from 1969–2014.
- 01 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Amazon — buy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Bookshop — buy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ThriftBooks — buy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings eBooks.com — buy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- 02 Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie Amazon — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie Bookshop — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie ThriftBooks — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie eBooks.com — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie
- 03 Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die Amazon — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die Bookshop — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die ThriftBooks — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die eBooks.com — buy Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die
- 04 Gather together in my name Amazon — buy Gather together in my name Bookshop — buy Gather together in my name ThriftBooks — buy Gather together in my name eBooks.com — buy Gather together in my name
- 05 Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well Amazon — buy Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well Bookshop — buy Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well ThriftBooks — buy Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well eBooks.com — buy Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
- 06 Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas Amazon — buy Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas Bookshop — buy Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas ThriftBooks — buy Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas eBooks.com — buy Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas
- 07 And Still I Rise Amazon — buy And Still I Rise Bookshop — buy And Still I Rise ThriftBooks — buy And Still I Rise eBooks.com — buy And Still I Rise
- 08 The heart of a woman Amazon — buy The heart of a woman Bookshop — buy The heart of a woman ThriftBooks — buy The heart of a woman eBooks.com — buy The heart of a woman
- 09 Maya Angelou Amazon — buy Maya Angelou Bookshop — buy Maya Angelou ThriftBooks — buy Maya Angelou eBooks.com — buy Maya Angelou
- 10 Shaker, why don't you sing? Amazon — buy Shaker, why don't you sing? Bookshop — buy Shaker, why don't you sing? ThriftBooks — buy Shaker, why don't you sing? eBooks.com — buy Shaker, why don't you sing?
- 11 Poems Amazon — buy Poems Bookshop — buy Poems ThriftBooks — buy Poems eBooks.com — buy Poems
- 12 All God's children need traveling shoes Amazon — buy All God's children need traveling shoes Bookshop — buy All God's children need traveling shoes ThriftBooks — buy All God's children need traveling shoes eBooks.com — buy All God's children need traveling shoes
- 13 Now Sheba Sings the Song Amazon — buy Now Sheba Sings the Song Bookshop — buy Now Sheba Sings the Song ThriftBooks — buy Now Sheba Sings the Song eBooks.com — buy Now Sheba Sings the Song
- 14 Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices) Amazon — buy Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices) Bookshop — buy Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices) ThriftBooks — buy Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices) eBooks.com — buy Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices)
- 15 Conversations with Maya Angelou Amazon — buy Conversations with Maya Angelou Bookshop — buy Conversations with Maya Angelou ThriftBooks — buy Conversations with Maya Angelou eBooks.com — buy Conversations with Maya Angelou
- 16 I Shall Not Be Moved Amazon — buy I Shall Not Be Moved Bookshop — buy I Shall Not Be Moved ThriftBooks — buy I Shall Not Be Moved eBooks.com — buy I Shall Not Be Moved
- 17 Maya Angelou Omnibus Amazon — buy Maya Angelou Omnibus Bookshop — buy Maya Angelou Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Maya Angelou Omnibus eBooks.com — buy Maya Angelou Omnibus
- 18 Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now Amazon — buy Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now Bookshop — buy Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now ThriftBooks — buy Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now eBooks.com — buy Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now
- 19 Life Doesn’t Frighten Me Amazon — buy Life Doesn’t Frighten Me Bookshop — buy Life Doesn’t Frighten Me ThriftBooks — buy Life Doesn’t Frighten Me eBooks.com — buy Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
- 20 On the Pulse of Morning Amazon — buy On the Pulse of Morning Bookshop — buy On the Pulse of Morning ThriftBooks — buy On the Pulse of Morning eBooks.com — buy On the Pulse of Morning
- 21 Phenomenal Woman Amazon — buy Phenomenal Woman Bookshop — buy Phenomenal Woman ThriftBooks — buy Phenomenal Woman eBooks.com — buy Phenomenal Woman
- 22 My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me Amazon — buy My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me Bookshop — buy My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me ThriftBooks — buy My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me eBooks.com — buy My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
- 23 The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou Amazon — buy The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou Bookshop — buy The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou ThriftBooks — buy The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou eBooks.com — buy The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou
- 24 Kofi and His Magic Amazon — buy Kofi and His Magic Bookshop — buy Kofi and His Magic ThriftBooks — buy Kofi and His Magic eBooks.com — buy Kofi and His Magic
- 25 Mother Amazon — buy Mother Bookshop — buy Mother ThriftBooks — buy Mother eBooks.com — buy Mother
- 26 Even the stars look lonesome Amazon — buy Even the stars look lonesome Bookshop — buy Even the stars look lonesome ThriftBooks — buy Even the stars look lonesome eBooks.com — buy Even the stars look lonesome
- 27 Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Amazon — buy Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Bookshop — buy Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ThriftBooks — buy Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings eBooks.com — buy Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- 28 Graduation Amazon — buy Graduation Bookshop — buy Graduation ThriftBooks — buy Graduation eBooks.com — buy Graduation
- 29 Still I rise Amazon — buy Still I rise Bookshop — buy Still I rise ThriftBooks — buy Still I rise eBooks.com — buy Still I rise
- 30 A song flung up to heaven Amazon — buy A song flung up to heaven Bookshop — buy A song flung up to heaven ThriftBooks — buy A song flung up to heaven eBooks.com — buy A song flung up to heaven
- 31 Hallelujah! The Welcome Table Amazon — buy Hallelujah! The Welcome Table Bookshop — buy Hallelujah! The Welcome Table ThriftBooks — buy Hallelujah! The Welcome Table eBooks.com — buy Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
- 32 Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo Amazon — buy Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo Bookshop — buy Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo ThriftBooks — buy Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo eBooks.com — buy Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo
- 33 Amazing peace Amazon — buy Amazing peace Bookshop — buy Amazing peace ThriftBooks — buy Amazing peace eBooks.com — buy Amazing peace
- 34 Celebrations Amazon — buy Celebrations Bookshop — buy Celebrations ThriftBooks — buy Celebrations eBooks.com — buy Celebrations
- 35 Letter to my daughter Amazon — buy Letter to my daughter Bookshop — buy Letter to my daughter ThriftBooks — buy Letter to my daughter eBooks.com — buy Letter to my daughter
- 36 Complete Collected Poems Amazon — buy Complete Collected Poems Bookshop — buy Complete Collected Poems ThriftBooks — buy Complete Collected Poems eBooks.com — buy Complete Collected Poems
- 37 I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou Amazon — buy I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou Bookshop — buy I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou ThriftBooks — buy I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou eBooks.com — buy I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou
- 38 Mom & me & mom Amazon — buy Mom & me & mom Bookshop — buy Mom & me & mom ThriftBooks — buy Mom & me & mom eBooks.com — buy Mom & me & mom
- 39 Rainbow in the cloud Amazon — buy Rainbow in the cloud Bookshop — buy Rainbow in the cloud ThriftBooks — buy Rainbow in the cloud eBooks.com — buy Rainbow in the cloud
- 40 Mom and Me and Mom Amazon — buy Mom and Me and Mom Bookshop — buy Mom and Me and Mom ThriftBooks — buy Mom and Me and Mom eBooks.com — buy Mom and Me and Mom
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 1969 | ||
| 2 | Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie | 1971 | ||
| 3 | Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die | 1973 | ||
| 4 | Gather together in my name | 1974 | ||
| 5 | Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well | 1975 | ||
| 6 | Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas | 1976 | ||
| 7 | And Still I Rise | 1978 | ||
| 8 | The heart of a woman | 1981 | ||
| 9 | Maya Angelou | 1981 | ||
| 10 | Shaker, why don't you sing? | 1983 | ||
| 11 | Poems | 1986 | ||
| 12 | All God's children need traveling shoes | 1986 | ||
| 13 | Now Sheba Sings the Song | 1987 | ||
| 14 | Selected from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Heart of a Woman (Writers Voices) | 1989 | ||
| 15 | Conversations with Maya Angelou | 1989 | ||
| 16 | I Shall Not Be Moved | 1990 | ||
| 17 | Maya Angelou Omnibus | 1991 | ||
| 18 | Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now | 1992 | ||
| 19 | Life Doesn’t Frighten Me | 1993 | ||
| 20 | On the Pulse of Morning | 1993 | ||
| 21 | Phenomenal Woman | 1994 | ||
| 22 | My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me | 1994 | ||
| 23 | The complete collected poems of Maya Angelou | 1994 | ||
| 24 | Kofi and His Magic | 1996 | ||
| 25 | Mother | 1996 | ||
| 26 | Even the stars look lonesome | 1997 | ||
| 27 | Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 1998 | ||
| 28 | Graduation | 2000 | ||
| 29 | Still I rise | 2001 | ||
| 30 | A song flung up to heaven | 2002 | ||
| 31 | Hallelujah! The Welcome Table | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelo | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Amazing peace | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Celebrations | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Letter to my daughter | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Complete Collected Poems | 2008 | ||
| 37 | I know why the caged bird sings, by Maya Angelou | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Mom & me & mom | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Rainbow in the cloud | 2014 | ||
| 40 | Mom and Me and Mom | 2014 |
Maya Angelou reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Maya Angelou — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Maya Angelou books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1969–2014.
What is the newest Maya Angelou book?
Mom and Me and Mom, published in 2014.