Claudia Rankine

Claudia Rankine

Claudia Rankine was born in Kingston,.

Claudia Rankine is the author of 5 Poetry Collections. The first collection published was Nothing in Nature Is Private, in 1994. The most recently published collection was Citizen: An American Lyric which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming collections.

Claudia Rankine has also written The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series which has 9 books including The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 and The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012.

Claudia Rankine: Lists & Other Mentions

• Citizen: An American Lyric has made several lists including:
  1. The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Section in 2019.
  2. New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2024.
  3. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
  4. Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.
  5. Los Angeles Times: The 30 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Last 30 Years Selection in 2025.
• Just Us was a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2020 and a New York Times: 100 Notable Books Selection in 2020.

Related Authors

Fans of Claudia Rankine also enjoy these authors:

1. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
3. Jussi Adler-Olsen, author of the Department Q Series.
4. Jane Austen, author of: Pride and Prejudice.
5. N.K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth Series.

Claudia Rankine: F.A.Q