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ⓘ About Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a noteworthy Nigerian novelist, who is well known for writing some very popular contemporary, feminism, literary fiction, and nonfiction novels. Her popular works include Purple Hibiscus, Americannah, We Should All Be Feminists, etc. Adichie has won the prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant and has been described the most prominent among several critically acclaimed anglophone authors. She is said to have succeeded in attracting new readers to the African literature. Author Adichie was born on September 15, 1977 in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. She is the 5th of the six children born to James Nwoye Adichie and Grace Ifoema. While Adichie was growing up, her father was employed at the Nigeria University as a statistics professor.
All Book Series by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Mama's Sleeping Scarf
Single-title series · published 2023 Co-authored · Joelle Avelino
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Book 2 of 5 · published 2017
Annie Leibovitz: Women: 2025 Edition
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025 Co-authored · Susan Sontag,Annie Leibovitz,Gloria Steinem
2043...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
Book 4 of 6 · published 2021 Anthology · Nisi Shawl
Clap Back
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021 Anthology · Nalo Hopkinson
Shooting Stars: The Rolling Stone Book of Portraits
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1973 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
Photographs Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990
Book 2 of 16 · published 1990 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005
Book 7 of 16 · published 2006 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz at Work
Book 9 of 16 · published 2008 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
Images of a Lost Human Epoch
Book 11 of 16 · published 2014 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
Beaton Photographs
Book 12 of 16 · published 2015 Anthology · Mark Holborn,Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016
Book 13 of 16 · published 2017 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz, Wonderland
Book 14 of 16 · published 2021 Anthology · Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz: Women: 2025 Edition
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2025 Co-authored · Susan Sontag,Annie Leibovitz,Gloria Steinem
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Book 11 of 12 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a noteworthy Nigerian novelist, who is well known for writing some very popular contemporary, feminism, literary fiction, and nonfiction novels. Her popular works include Purple Hibiscus, Americannah, We Should All Be Feminists, etc. Adichie has won the prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant and has been described the most prominent among several critically acclaimed anglophone authors.
Which Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Annie Leibovitz Photography series, the earliest of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's multi-book series: it opens with Shooting Stars: The Rolling Stone Book of Portraits (1973) and runs to 16 books across 1973–2025, ending with Annie Leibovitz: Women: 2025 Edition (2025). Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie written?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has 66 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1973 and 2025. 39 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Annie Leibovitz Photography series with 16 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Annie Leibovitz Photography (1973–2025, 16 books) and Black Stars (2021, 6 books).
How are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's books organised into series?
This guide splits Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 66 books into 3 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Annie Leibovitz Photography (16 books, 1973–2025); Black Stars (6 books, 2021); Selected Shorts (17 books, 1993–2012).