Daniel A. Olivas Books in Order
Daniel A. Olivas has written 13 books, published between 2000 and 2025. The first book is The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena (2000) and the newest is Waiting for Godínez (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2000–2025
- Pages on record
- 780 in 5 of 13 books
Daniel A. Olivas is an American author and attorney with 13 catalogued books from 2000 to 2025. The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena (2000) is the first title and Waiting for Godínez (2025) the newest. Assumption and Other Stories (2003), Devil Talk (2005), The Book of Want (2011) and How to Date a Flying Mexican (2022) are among the others. Subject headings include Mexican Americans, Hispanic American authors, interviews and social life and customs.
How many Daniel A. Olivas books are there?
Daniel A. Olivas has 13 books, released between 2000 and 2025.
Daniel A. Olivas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Daniel A. Olivas 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.
- 1The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena2000 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/420001081/4
- 2Assumption and Other Stories2003 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/420031571/4
- 3Benjamin and the Word/ Benjamin Y La Palabra2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 4Devil Talk2005 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/420051581/4
- 5Anywhere But L.A.2009 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/420091571/4
- 6The Book of Want2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 7Things We Do Not Talk About2014 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/420142001/4
- 8Crossing the Border2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 9The King of Lighting Fixtures2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 10How to Date a Flying Mexican2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 11Chicano Frankenstein2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 12My Chicano Heart2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 13Waiting for Godínez2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Daniel A. Olivas 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
13 books13 Daniel A. Olivas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Daniel A. Olivas books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 Daniel A. Olivas books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Daniel A. Olivas
Start with The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Daniel A. Olivas book?
Waiting for Godínez (2025) is the newest Daniel A. Olivas book released so far.
Is there a new Daniel A. Olivas book coming?
No next Daniel A. Olivas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Daniel A. Olivas at a glance
- Still publishing
- Daniel A. Olivas published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Daniel A. Olivas books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 780 pages across the 5 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 157 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Daniel A. Olivas books, 5 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
What the Daniel A. Olivas books are about
5 of the 13 Daniel A. Olivas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: hispanic americans is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Hispanic Americans 4 of 5 books
- American literature 1 of 5 books
- Hispanic American authors 1 of 5 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 5 books
- History and criticism 1 of 5 books
- Intellectual life 1 of 5 books
- Interviews 1 of 5 books
- Mexican American authors 1 of 5 books
- Mexican Americans 1 of 5 books
- Social life and customs 1 of 5 books
- Theory 1 of 5 books