Andrea Gibson Books in Order
Andrea Gibson has written 9 books, published between 2008 and 2021. The first book is Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2008) and the newest is You Better Be Lightning (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2008–2021
- Pages on record
- 832 in 5 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 14–21 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 832 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Andrea Gibson (August 13, 1975 – July 14, 2025) was an American poet and activist, appointed Poet Laureate of Colorado in 2023. Gibson's poems take up gender norms, politics, social justice, LGBTQ subjects, life and mortality. The catalogue holds 9 books from Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2008) to You Better Be Lightning (2021), including The Madness Vase (2011), Pansy (2015), Take Me With You (2018) and Lord of the Butterflies (2020). Poetry, American poetry and lesbian poets are among the subjects.
How many Andrea Gibson books are there?
Andrea Gibson has 9 books, released between 2008 and 2021.
Andrea Gibson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Andrea Gibson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns2008 · 91 pages · confirmed 1/42008911/4
- 2The Madness Vase2011 · 113 pages · confirmed 1/420111131/4
- 3We Will Be Shelter2014 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/420143001/4
- 4Pansy2015 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/420151201/4
- 5Take Me With You2018 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420182081/4
- 6How Poetry Can Change Your Heart2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 7With Any Luck2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 82020–1/4
- 9You Better Be Lightning2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Andrea Gibson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
8 books8 Andrea Gibson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Andrea Gibson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Andrea Gibson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Andrea Gibson
Start with Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Andrea Gibson book?
You Better Be Lightning (2021) is the newest Andrea Gibson book released so far.
Is there a new Andrea Gibson book coming?
No next Andrea Gibson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Andrea Gibson at a glance
- Died
- Andrea Gibson died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Andrea Gibson on record dates from 2021.
- Release pace
- Andrea Gibson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 832 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 120 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Andrea Gibson books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Andrea Gibson books are about
4 of the 9 Andrea Gibson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.