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Whoopi Goldberg Books in Order

Whoopi Goldberg has written 15 books, published between 1992 and 2024. The first book is Alice (1992) and the newest is Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Whoopi Goldberg is the pen name of Caryn Elaine Johnson.

Books
15
Published
1992–2024
Pages on record
678 in 5 of 15 books
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Photo of Whoopi Goldberg, author of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series

Whoopi Goldberg, born Caryn Elaine Johnson in 1955, is an American actor, comedian and television personality who also writes books. Fifteen titles are catalogued, from Alice (1992) to Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (2024), among them Whoopi's Big Book of Manners (2006) and the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series for children, which runs through Plum Fantastic (2008), Toeshoe Trouble (2009), Perfectly Prima (2010) and Dancing Diva (2012). Goldberg is one of 28 entertainers to hold the EGOT, an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, and has also taken a BAFTA, two Golden Globes, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010 and the Disney Legend Award in 2017.

How many Whoopi Goldberg books are there?

Whoopi Goldberg has 15 books, released between 1992 and 2024. 6 of them belong to the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series.

Whoopi Goldberg Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Whoopi Goldberg 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 Alice by Whoopi Goldberg, book 1 of the Chapter series (1992)
  2. Cover of Whoopi's Big Book of Manners by Whoopi Goldberg (2006)
  3. Cover of Plum Fantastic by Whoopi Goldberg, book 1 of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (2008)
  4. Cover of Toeshoe Trouble by Whoopi Goldberg, book 2 of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (2009)
  5. Cover of Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts out There? by Whoopi Goldberg (2010)
  6. Cover of Perfectly Prima by Whoopi Goldberg, book 3 of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (2010)
  7. Cover of Terrible Terrel by Whoopi Goldberg, book 4 of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (2010)
  8. Cover of Sugar Plums to the Rescue! by Whoopi Goldberg, book 5 of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (2011)
  9. Cover of Dancing Diva by Whoopi Goldberg, book 6 of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series (2012)
  10. Cover of The Unqualified Hostess: I Do It My Way So You Can Too! by Whoopi Goldberg (2019)
  11. Cover of Two Old Broads by Whoopi Goldberg (2022)
  1. 1
    AliceChapter #11992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  2. 2
    Book1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Whoopi's Big Book of Manners2006 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200640
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Plum FantasticSugar Plum Ballerinas #12008 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008151
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Toeshoe TroubleSugar Plum Ballerinas #22009 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009136
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts out There?2010 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010223
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Perfectly PrimaSugar Plum Ballerinas #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Terrible TerrelSugar Plum Ballerinas #42010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Sugar Plums to the Rescue!Sugar Plum Ballerinas #52011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Dancing DivaSugar Plum Ballerinas #62012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    If Someone Says "You Complete Me," RUN!2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Unqualified Hostess: I Do It My Way So You Can Too!2019 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Two Old Broads2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Change2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Whoopi Goldberg 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.

Sugar Plum Ballerinas in order

6 books
  1. 1. Plum Fantastic
  2. 2. Toeshoe Trouble
  3. 3. Perfectly Prima
  4. 4. Terrible Terrel
  5. 5. Sugar Plums to the Rescue!
  6. 6. Dancing Diva

Chapter in order

1 book
  1. 1. Alice

Standalone books

8 books

8 Whoopi Goldberg titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Whoopi Goldberg books in order?

You only need to read Whoopi Goldberg books in order within the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series, which holds 6 of the 15 Whoopi Goldberg books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Whoopi Goldberg

Start with Alice (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Whoopi Goldberg book?

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (2024) is the newest Whoopi Goldberg book released so far.

Is there a new Whoopi Goldberg book coming?

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

Whoopi Goldberg at a glance

Still publishing
Whoopi Goldberg published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Whoopi Goldberg books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
678 pages across the 5 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 136 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Whoopi Goldberg books, 7 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Whoopi Goldberg books are about

9 of the 15 Whoopi Goldberg books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ballet dancing is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.