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ⓘ About Claudia Rankine
About Claudia Rankine An American playwright, essayist, and poet, Claudia Rankine is widely regarded and world renowned for her intelligent and incisive analysis. Looking at issues of race and society, she brings to light how people really function in modern America and what actually drives them. Her poetry and prose are famous for uncovering a number of deeper truths, shedding light on serious and important subject matter. Publishing several anthologies over the course of her literary career, her work has gone on to resonate with readers from all over the world. Becoming a key figure within her field, her writing has gone to become internationally recognized, winning a number of awards in the process.
All Book Series by Claudia Rankine
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2011
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2019
American Poets in the 21st Century: The New Poetics
Book 2 of 15 · published 2007
Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Poetics Across North America
Book 4 of 15 · published 2012
The Image of Whiteness: Contemporary Photography and Racialization
Book 10 of 15 · published 2019
The Forward Book of Poetry 2016
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Claudia Rankine?
About Claudia Rankine An American playwright, essayist, and poet, Claudia Rankine is widely regarded and world renowned for her intelligent and incisive analysis. Looking at issues of race and society, she brings to light how people really function in modern America and what actually drives them. Her poetry and prose are famous for uncovering a number of deeper truths, shedding light on serious and important subject matter.
Which Claudia Rankine series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series, the earliest of Claudia Rankine's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011) and runs to 9 books across 2011–2019, ending with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019 (2019).
How many books has Claudia Rankine written?
Claudia Rankine has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2026. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series with 9 books — and 23 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Claudia Rankine's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Claudia Rankine's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (2011–2019, 9 books).
How are Claudia Rankine's books organised into series?
This guide splits Claudia Rankine's 32 books into 1 named series and 23 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (9 books, 2011–2019).