David Olusoga Books in Order
David Olusoga has written 8 books, published between 2010 and 2024. The first book is The Kaiser's Holocaust (2010) and the newest is Black History for Every Day of the Year (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2010–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,186 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 36–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,186 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
David Adetayo Olusoga, born January 1970, is a British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster and film-maker, and Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. Olusoga has made historical documentaries for the BBC and written for The Guardian. The catalogue holds 8 books running from The Kaiser's Holocaust (2010) to Black History for Every Day of the Year (2024). Black and British: A Forgotten History (2016) appears alongside a short edition (2020) and an illustrated edition (2022). Subject headings name Black British history, race relations, colonies and genocide.
How many David Olusoga books are there?
David Olusoga has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2024.
David Olusoga Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 David Olusoga 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 Kaiser's Holocaust2010 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/420103941/4
- 2The World's War2014 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420144321/4
- 3Black and British: A Forgotten History2016 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/420166401/4
- 4Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress: As seen on TV2018 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420183041/4
- 5Black and British: A Short, Essential History2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 6A House Through Time2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420203361/4
- 7Black and British: An Illustrated History2022 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42022801/4
- 8Black History for Every Day of the Year2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
David Olusoga 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 David Olusoga titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Olusoga books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 David Olusoga books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with David Olusoga
Start with The Kaiser's Holocaust (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Olusoga book?
Black History for Every Day of the Year (2024) is the newest David Olusoga book released so far.
Is there a new David Olusoga book coming?
No next David Olusoga 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 David Olusoga has won
Wikidata records 1 award for David Olusoga. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Hessell-Tiltman Prize2017Wonfor Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Olusoga published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- David Olusoga books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,186 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 365 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Olusoga books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.
What the David Olusoga books are about
6 of the 8 David Olusoga books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 5 of 6 books
- Blacks 2 of 6 books
- Blacks, great britain 2 of 6 books
- Blacks, race identity 2 of 6 books
- Great Britain, history 2 of 6 books
- Great britain, race relations 2 of 6 books
- Great britain, social conditions 2 of 6 books
- Race relations 2 of 6 books