Bryan Stevenson Books in Order
Bryan Stevenson has written 3 books, published between 2014 and 2018. The first book is Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014) and the newest is Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2014–2018
- Pages on record
- 624 in 2 of 3 books
Bryan Stevenson, born November 14, 1959, is an American lawyer, social justice activist and professor at New York University School of Law. Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and is based in Montgomery, Alabama. Stevenson has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in criminal justice, especially children, and helped secure Supreme Court decisions barring death sentences and mandatory life terms without parole for juvenile offenders. The catalogue lists 3 books: the memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014), A Perilous Path (2018) and a 2018 adaptation of Just Mercy for young adults. The 2019 film Just Mercy is based on the memoir.
How many Bryan Stevenson books are there?
Bryan Stevenson has 3 books, released between 2014 and 2018.
Bryan Stevenson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 3 Bryan Stevenson 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.
- 1Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420143361/4
- 2A Perilous Path2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 3Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420182881/4
Bryan Stevenson 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
3 books3 Bryan Stevenson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Bryan Stevenson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 3 Bryan Stevenson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Bryan Stevenson
Start with Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Bryan Stevenson book?
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice (2018) is the newest Bryan Stevenson book released so far.
Is there a new Bryan Stevenson book coming?
No next Bryan Stevenson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bryan Stevenson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Bryan Stevenson title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Bryan Stevenson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 624 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bryan Stevenson books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.
What the Bryan Stevenson books are about
2 of the 3 Bryan Stevenson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: administration of criminal justice is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

