Audre Lorde

  • 14

    Catalog books

  • 12

    Works

  • 1983 to 2020

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Audre Lorde has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 14 catalog-linked books across 1983 to 2020, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Black Unicorn, Poems and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from W W Norton & Co Inc and Center for the Humanities, the Graduate Center, the City University of New York.

Best Place To Start

The Black Unicorn, Poems

W W Norton & Co Inc • 1995 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from W W Norton & Co Inc and Center for the Humanities, the Graduate Center, the City University of New York

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1983 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from W W Norton & Co Inc and Center for the Humanities, the Graduate Center, the City University of New York.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Black Unicorn, Poems

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 134 pages.

  2. Your Silence Will Not Protect You Essays

    Silver Press • 2017 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2017 • 220 pages.

  3. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series)

    Ten Speed Pr • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 190 pages.

  4. The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 2000 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  5. Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 489 pages.

  6. Coal

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 80 pages.

  7. Our Dead Behind Us: Poems

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 86 pages.

  8. The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance: Poems 1987-1992

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 68 pages.

  9. ZAMI: A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME (CROSSING PRESS FEMINIST SERIES)

    Crossing Pr • 1983 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1983 • 190 pages.

  10. "I teach myself in outline,"

    Center for the Humanities, the Graduate Center, the City University of New York • 2017 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2017 • 76 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Black Unicorn, Poems is the easier short commitment, while Your Silence Will Not Protect You Essays asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Black Unicorn, Poems gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Your Silence Will Not Protect You Essays leans later in the catalog.
  • Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series) is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Black Unicorn, Poems.

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