Imani Perry Books in Order
Imani Perry has written 9 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is Prophets of the Hood (2004) and the newest is Black in Blues (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2004–2025
- Pages on record
- 336 in 1 of 9 books
Imani Perry, born in 1972, is an American scholar of race, law, literature and African American culture. Perry holds a Harvard professorship in the study of women, gender and sexuality and in African and African American studies, and writes a column for The Atlantic. South to America took the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction, and Perry was named a MacArthur Fellow in October 2023. Nine books are catalogued, from Prophets of the Hood (2004) to Black in Blues (2025), taking in Looking for Lorraine (2018), Vexy Thing (2018) and Breathe: A Letter to My Sons (2019).
How many Imani Perry books are there?
Imani Perry has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2025.
Imani Perry Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Imani Perry 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.
- 1Prophets of the Hood2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 2More Beautiful and More Terrible2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 32018–1/4
- 4Vexy Thing2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 5Looking for Lorraine2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 6Breathe: A Letter to My Sons2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 7South to America2022 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420223361/4
- 8A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 9Black in Blues2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Imani Perry 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.
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8 books8 Imani Perry titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Imani Perry books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 9 Imani Perry books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Imani Perry
Start with Prophets of the Hood (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Imani Perry book?
Black in Blues (2025) is the newest Imani Perry book released so far.
Is there a new Imani Perry book coming?
No next Imani Perry 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 Imani Perry has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Imani Perry. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- National Book Award for Nonfiction2022Wonfor South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry at a glance
- Still publishing
- Imani Perry published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Imani Perry books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 336 pages across the 1 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Imani Perry books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2010s.