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Sweet People Are Everywhere (a short story) (Picture Book) was the most recently released book by Alice Walker, on October 12th, 2021.

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Alice Walker Stats: The highest rated book by Alice Walker on Book Notification is The Color Purple, the first novel in the Color Purple series. The second-highest rated book is The Temple of My Familiar (Color Purple #2).

The most read book by Alice Walker on Book Notification is The Color Purple, the first novel in the Color Purple series. The second most read book is The Temple of My Familiar (Color Purple #2).

Below is a complete list of Alice Walker books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Alice Walker is the Color Purple Series.

List of Color Purple Books in Publication Order

Follows the life of Celie, a Black woman facing hardship and finding her strength in early 20th-century America.

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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8.3
The Color Purple
1982
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2
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The Temple of My Familiar
1989
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3
8
Possessing the Secret of Joy
1992
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Third Life of Grange Copeland
1970
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2
Meridian
1976
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3
Finding the Green Stone
1991
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4
By the Light of My Father's Smile
1998
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5
Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart
2004
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Revolutionary Petunias
1973
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2
In Love & Trouble
1973
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3
Once
1976
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4
Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning
1979
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5
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
1981
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6
Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful
1985
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7
Alice Walker Poetry
1985
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8
Her Blue Body Everything We Know
1991
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9
Everyday Use
1992
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10
Giving Birth, Finding Form
1993
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11
The Complete Stories
1994
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12
The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart
2000
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13
Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth
2003
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14
A Poem Traveled Down My Arm
2003
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15
Collected Poems
2005
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16
Hard Times Require Furious Dancing
2010
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17
The World Will Follow Joy
2013
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18
Collected Essays, Prose, and Stories
2018
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19
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
2018
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
To Hell with Dying
1988
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2
Sweet People Are Everywhere (With: Torres Quim)
2021
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Life of Thomas Lodge
1974
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2
In Search of Our Mother's Garden
1983
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3
Art Against Apartheid
1986
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4
Langston Hughes
1987
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5
Living by the Word
1988
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6
Warrior Marks
1993
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7
The Same River Twice
1996
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8
Alice Walker Banned
1996
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9
Anything We Love Can Be Saved
1997
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10
Go Girl!
1997
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11
Pema Chödrön and Alice Walker in Conversation
1999
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12
Sent by Earth
2001
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13
There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me
2006
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14
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for
2006
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15
Why War Is Never a Good Idea
2007
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16
Overcoming Speechlessness
2009
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17
The World Has Changed
2010
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18
The Chicken Chronicles
2011
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19
The Cushion in the Road
2013
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20
My Life as My Self
2015
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21
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
2020
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List of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books in Publication Order

Explores modern stories and their connection to faith, showing how both shape our lives today.

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1 (With: Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Garrison Keillor, Annie Dillard, Richard Rodríguez, Patricia Hampl, Peter Hawkins, Frederick Buechner, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
1994
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2
Listening for God, Vol. 2 (By: Anne Tyler, John Updike, Tobias Wolff, Gail Godwin, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Kathleen Norris, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Carol Bly, Andrew Dubus)
1996
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3
Listening for God, Vol. 3 (By: Tillie Olsen, Wendell Berry, John Cheever, Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Tess Gallagher, Reynolds Price, Oscar Hijuelos, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins)
2000
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4
Listening For God, Vol. 4 (By: Robert Butler, Allegra Goodman, James Baldwin, Kent Haruf, Sue Miller, Doris Betts, Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. Hawkins, Michael Malone, Alice Elliot Dark)
2002
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List of Alice Walker Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Points of View
1956
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2
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers
1967
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3
I Am the Darker Brother
1968
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4
The Black Woman
1970
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5
Women and Fiction
1975
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6
Stories of the Modern South
1977
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7
The Writer on Her Work
1980
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8
Stories from the Black Experience
1981
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9
A World of Fiction
1983
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10
Home Girls
1983
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11
Through Other Eyes
1988
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12
New Woman, New Fiction
1990
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13
Cries of the Spirit
1991
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14
Growing Up in the South
1991
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15
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
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16
Quartet Of Stories
1993
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17
Hear My Voice
1993
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18
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
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19
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1
1994
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20
Downhome
1995
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21
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
1996
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22
Listening for God, Vol. 2
1996
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23
Sunrise to Sunset
1997
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24
Wild Women
1997
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25
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
1999
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26
Listening for God, Vol. 3
2000
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27
Georgia Voices
2000
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28
8
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
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29
Writers on Writing
2001
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30
Making Callaloo: 25 Years of Black Literature
2002
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31
Listening For God, Vol. 4
2002
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32
Dog is My Co-Pilot
2003
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33
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
2004
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34
Sisters
2009
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35
Hope Beneath Our Feet
2010
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36
Circling Faith
2012
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37
Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell
2018
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38
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought
2021
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39
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
2021
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40
Home Girls, 40th Anniversary Edition: A Black Feminist Anthology
2023
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Alice Walker

Alice Walker (Alice Malsenior Walker) was born on February 9th, 1944 and is currently 80 years old. Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia, USA.

Alice Walker is probably best known for her Non-Fiction Books. There are currently 21 books available. The first was released in 1974 with the book The Life of Thomas Lodge. The most recently released book was Gathering Blossoms Under Fire which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Alice at this time.

Alice Walker (Alice Malsenior Walker) has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 19 books including Revolutionary Petunias and In Love & Trouble.

Alice Walker: Awards & Accolades

Walker's book, The Color Purple won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Hardcover, in 1983.

Alice Walker books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Color Purple was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Narration by the Author, in 2011 as well as the Audie Award - Best Female Narrator in 2021.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Alice Walker are:

  1. Harper Lee, author of the To Kill a Mockingbird Series.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  4. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  5. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.

Alice Walker: F.A.Q

When was Alice Walker Born? How old is Alice Walker?

Alice Walker was born on February 9th, 1944. Alice Walker is currently 80 years old.

Where was Alice Walker Born?

Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia, USA and is American.

What book awards has Alice Walker won?

Walker's book, The Color Purple won the award National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Hardcover, in 1983.

What was the first book Alice Walker wrote?

The first book written by Alice Walker was The Third Life of Grange Copeland, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Alice Walker wrote?

Her most recently released work was Sweet People Are Everywhere (a short story) on October 12th, 2021.

Will there be any more books by Alice Walker?

Alice Walker does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Alice Walker written?

Alice Walker has written 50 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Color Purple Series, 5 Standalone Novels, 19 books in the Short Story Collections, 2 books in the Picture Books, 21 books in the Non-Fiction.

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