Brene Brown

Brene Brown

2 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Dare to Lead Books
Start with: Dare to Lead (2018)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Women & Shame (2004)

ⓘ About Brene Brown

Brene Brown is a University of Houston research professor with a Ph.D. in social work. She is the chair of the Brene Brown Endowed Huffington Foundation at the Graduate College of Social Work. Brown was born in San Antonio Texas to Casandra Deanne Rogers and Charles Arthur Brown. She spent much of her early years in New Orleans in Louisiana, was baptized in the Episcopal Church and then raised Catholic. She would leave the church and then come back almost two decades together with her husband and children. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors in Social Work in 1995 and by 1996 she had completed her Master of Social Work. Brown then studied at the University Of Houston Graduate College Of Social Work where she got her Ph.D. in 2002.

All Book Series by Brene Brown

1
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Dare to Lead

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2018

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2018
2
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Strong Ground

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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Women & Shame

Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2004

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2004
2
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I Thought It Was Just Me

Book 2 of 15 · published 2007

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2007
3
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Connections

Book 3 of 15 · published 2009

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2009
4
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Men, Women, and Worthiness

Book 4 of 15 · published 2012

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2012
5
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Daring Greatly

Book 5 of 15 · published 2012

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2012
6
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The Power of Vulnerability

Book 6 of 15 · published 2013

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2013
7
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The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting

Book 7 of 15 · published 2013

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2013
8
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Rising Strong

Book 8 of 15 · published 2015

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2015
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Present Over Perfect

Book 9 of 15 · published 2016

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2016
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Love, Henri

Book 10 of 15 · published 2016 Co-authored · Henri J.M. Nouwen

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2016
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Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice

Book 11 of 15 · published 2017

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2017
12
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Braving the Wilderness

Book 12 of 15 · published 2017

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2017
13
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The Gifts of Imperfection

Book 13 of 15 · published 2018

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2018
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Book 14 of 15 · published 2018

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2018
15
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Atlas of the Heart

Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Brene Brown?

Brene Brown is a University of Houston research professor with a Ph.D. in social work. She is the chair of the Brene Brown Endowed Huffington Foundation at the Graduate College of Social Work. Brown was born in San Antonio Texas to Casandra Deanne Rogers and Charles Arthur Brown.

Which Brene Brown series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Dare to Lead series, the earliest of Brene Brown's multi-book series: it opens with Dare to Lead (2018) and runs to 2 books across 2018–2025, ending with Strong Ground (2025).

How many books has Brene Brown written?

Brene Brown has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2025. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Dare to Lead series with 2 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Brene Brown's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brene Brown's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dare to Lead (2018–2025, 2 books).

How are Brene Brown's books organised into series?

This guide splits Brene Brown's 17 books into 1 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dare to Lead (2 books, 2018–2025).