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Gayl Jones Books in Order

Gayl Jones has written 14 books, published between 1975 and 2024. The first book is Corregidora (1975) and the newest is The Unicorn Woman (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1975–2024
Pages on record
2,546 in 12 of 14 books
Reading time
42–64 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,546 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Gayl Jones, author

Gayl Jones is an American writer, born on November 23, 1949, in Lexington, Kentucky, and a key figure in 20th-century African-American literature. Jones was 25 when Corregidora (1975) appeared; Toni Morrison edited the novel, and James Baldwin and John Updike praised it. Eva's Man (1976) drew less acclaim, and some critics called its portrayal of cruelty and violence dangerous. The Healing and Mosquito followed in 1998, and The Healing reached the National Book Award shortlist. The 14 catalogued books also include poetry such as Xarque And Other Poems, plus Palmares (2021) and The Unicorn Woman (2024).

How many Gayl Jones books are there?

Gayl Jones has 14 books, released between 1975 and 2024.

Gayl Jones Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Gayl Jones 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.

  1. Cover of Corregidora by Gayl Jones (1975)
  2. Cover of Eva's Man by Gayl Jones (1976)
  3. Cover of White Rat by Gayl Jones (1977)
  4. Cover of Song for Anninho by Gayl Jones (1981)
  5. Cover of Hermit-Woman by Gayl Jones (1983)
  6. Cover of Xarque And Other Poems by Gayl Jones (1985)
  7. Cover of Liberating Voices by Gayl Jones (1991)
  8. Cover of The Healing by Gayl Jones (1998)
  9. Cover of Palmares by Gayl Jones (2021)
  10. Cover of The Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones (2022)
  11. Cover of Butter by Gayl Jones (2023)
  1. 1
    Corregidora1975 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975185
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  2. 2
    Eva's Man1976 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976177
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  3. 3
    White Rat1977 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977152
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  4. 4
    Song for Anninho1981 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981136
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  5. 5
    Hermit-Woman1983 · 75 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198375
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  6. 6
    Xarque And Other Poems1985 · 70 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198570
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  7. 7
    Liberating Voices1991 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991228
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  8. 8
    The Healing1998 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998283
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  9. 9
    Mosquito1998 · 624 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998624
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  10. 10
    Palmares2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho2022 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022200
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  12. 12
    The Birdcatcher2022 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022216
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  13. 13
    Butter2023 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2023200
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  14. 14
    The Unicorn Woman2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Gayl Jones 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

14 books

14 Gayl Jones titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gayl Jones books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 14 Gayl Jones books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Gayl Jones

Start with Corregidora (1975), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gayl Jones book?

The Unicorn Woman (2024) is the newest Gayl Jones book released so far.

Is there a new Gayl Jones book coming?

No next Gayl Jones book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gayl Jones at a glance

Still publishing
Gayl Jones published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Gayl Jones books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,546 pages across the 12 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gayl Jones books, 5 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Gayl Jones books are about

10 of the 14 Gayl Jones books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.