James Baldwin

James Baldwin

James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York, USA on August 2nd, 1924 and passed away at the age of 63 on December 1st, 1987.

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James Baldwin Stats: The highest rated book by James Baldwin on Book Notification is Go Tell It on the Mountain, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Another Country, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by James Baldwin on Book Notification is Go Tell It on the Mountain, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Another Country, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of James Baldwin books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Plays in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Notes of a Native Son
1955
2
Nobody Knows My Name
1961
3
Nothing Personal
1964
4
Black Anti Semitism And Jewish Racism
1969
5
Harlem, U.S.A.
1971
6
A Rap on Race
1971
7
No Name in the Street
1972
8
A Dialogue
1973
9
The Devil Finds Work
1976
10
The Price of the Ticket
1985
11
The Evidence of Things Not Seen
1985
12
The Fights: Photographs (With: A.J. Liebling, Jimmy Cannon, Charles Hoff, Richard B. Woodward)
The Fights: Photographs (With: A.J. Liebling, Jimmy Cannon, Charles Hoff, Richard B. Woodward)
1996
13
Baldwin: Collected Essays
1998
14
Native Sons (With: Sol Stein)
2004
15
The Cross of Redemption
2011
16
I Am Not Your Negro (With: Raoul Peck)
I Am Not Your Negro (With: Raoul Peck)
2017

List of The Last Interview Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Learning to Live Finally (By: Jacques Derrida)
Learning to Live Finally (By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
2
Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations (By: Roberto Bolaño)
2009
3
Kurt Vonnegut (By: Kurt Vonnegut)
Kurt Vonnegut (By: Kurt Vonnegut)
2011
4
Jorge Luis Borges (By: Jorge Luis Borges)
2012
5
Hannah Arendt: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (By: Hannah Arendt)
2013
6
James Baldwin: The Last Interview: and other Conversations (With: Quincy Troupe)
2014
7
Ray Bradbury: The Last Interview (By: Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller)
2014
8
Gabriel García Márquez (By: Gabriel García Márquez)
2015
9
Lou Reed (By: Lou Reed)
Lou Reed (By: Lou Reed)
2015
10
Ernest Hemingway (By: Ernest Hemingway)
2015
11
Nora Ephron: The Last Interview (By: Nora Ephron)
2015
12
Philip K. Dick (By: Philip K. Dick)
2015
13
J. D. Salinger (By: J.D. Salinger)
2016
14
Oliver Sacks (By: Oliver Sacks)
2016
15
Jane Jacobs (By: Jane Jacobs)
2016
16
David Bowie (By: David Bowie)
David Bowie (By: David Bowie)
2016
17
Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
2017
18
Christopher Hitchens (By: Christopher Hitchens)
2017
19
Hunter S. Thompson (By: Hunter S. Thompson)
2018
20
Kathy Acker: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Kathy Acker)
2018
21
Julia Child: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (By: Julia Child)
2018
22
10
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (By: Ursula K. Le Guin)
2019
23
Billie Holiday: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Billie Holiday, Khanya Mtshali)
2019
24
Graham Greene: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Graham Greene)
2019
25
Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Toni Morrison)
2020
26
Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Frida Kahlo)
2020
27
Shirley Chisholm: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Barbara Lee, Shirley Chisholm)
2021
28
Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
29
Johnny Cash: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Johnny Cash)
2021
30
John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations (By: Melville House)
2021
31
Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations (By: Melville House)
2022
32
Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations ( By: Melville House)
2022
33
bell hooks: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: bell hooks)
2023
34
Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (By: Melville House)
2023
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List of James Baldwin Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Identity And Self Respect
1952
2
Points of View
1956
3
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers
1967
4
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance
1971
5
Stories from the Black Experience
1981
6
New Edinburgh Review Anthology
1982
7
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
8
Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology
1993
9
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
10
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
1996
11
Writing New York
1998
12
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
13
The Portable Sixties Reader
2003
14
Rotten English: A Literary Anthology
2007
15
The Civil Rights Reader
2009
16
Fathers: A Literary Anthology
2011
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James Baldwin: Biography

James Baldwin (James Arthur Baldwin) was born on August 2nd, 1924. James passed away December 1st, 1987 at 63 years old. James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York, USA.

James Baldwin is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. There are currently 16 books available. The first was released in 1955 with the novel Notes of a Native Son. The most recently released novel was I Am Not Your Negro which was released in 2017.

James Baldwin: Awards & Accolades

James Baldwin books have been nominated for multiple awards, Just Above My Head was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Hardcover, in 1980. Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian: A Literary Anthology was nominated for the Stonewall Book Award, Literature, in 1994. Going to Meet the Man was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2012.

James Baldwin: F.A.Q

When was James Baldwin Born?

James Baldwin was born on August 2nd, 1924.

When did James Baldwin die?

James Baldwin died on December 1st, 1987 at 63 years old.

Where was James Baldwin Born?

James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York, USA.

What was the first book James Baldwin wrote?

The first novel written by James Baldwin was Go Tell It on the Mountain, published in 1952.

What was the most recent book James Baldwin wrote?

His most recently released work was I Am Not Your Negro on January 1st, 2017.

How many books has James Baldwin written?

James Baldwin has written 34 books. 8 Standalone Novels, 6 books in the Short Story Collections, 3 books in the Plays, 16 books in the Non-Fiction, 1 book in the Sol Stein Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in The Last Interview Series.

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