Bernardine Evaristo Books in Order
Bernardine Evaristo has written 10 books, published between 1994 and 2021. The first book is Island of Abraham (1994) and the newest is Feminism (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1994–2021
- Pages on record
- 2,205 in 9 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,205 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Bernardine Evaristo is an English author, born 28 May 1959, who teaches as Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University of London. For 2025/6, Evaristo also holds the post of Visiting Professor of Creative Media at the University of Oxford. Girl, Woman, Other (2019) shared the 2019 Booker Prize with The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, and Evaristo became the first black woman to win the Booker. The novel also took two British Book Awards. Earlier catalogued titles include Lara (1997), The Emperor's Babe (2002), Blonde Roots (2008) and Mr Loverman (2013).
How many Bernardine Evaristo books are there?
Bernardine Evaristo has 10 books, released between 1994 and 2021.
Bernardine Evaristo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Bernardine Evaristo 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.
- 1Island of Abraham1994 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41994641/4
- 2Lara1997 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419971921/4
- 3The Emperor's Babe2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420022721/4
- 4Soul Tourists2005 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420053041/4
- 5Blonde Roots2008 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/420082691/4
- 6Hello Mum2010 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42010961/4
- 7Mr Loverman2013 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420133201/4
- 8Girl, Woman, Other2019 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420194641/4
- 9Manifesto: On Never Giving Up2021 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420212241/4
- 10Feminism2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Bernardine Evaristo 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
10 books10 Bernardine Evaristo titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Bernardine Evaristo books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 10 Bernardine Evaristo books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Bernardine Evaristo
Start with Island of Abraham (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bernardine Evaristo book?
Feminism (2021) is the newest Bernardine Evaristo book released so far.
Is there a new Bernardine Evaristo book coming?
No next Bernardine Evaristo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Bernardine Evaristo has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Bernardine Evaristo. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Booker Prize2019Wonfor Girl, Woman, Other
- Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize2014Wonfor Mr Loverman
Bernardine Evaristo at a glance
- Paused
- No new Bernardine Evaristo title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Bernardine Evaristo books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,205 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 269 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bernardine Evaristo books, 3 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Bernardine Evaristo books are about
All 10 Bernardine Evaristo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: black women is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Black Women 3 of 10 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 10 books
- Family life 2 of 10 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 10 books