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ⓘ About Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat was born January 19, 1969 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At the age of two, her dad, Andre, immigrated to New York from Haiti and her mom, Rose, followed two years later. Her and Eliab, her younger brother, were then raised by her uncle and aunt. Her formal education in Haiti was in French, while at home, she spoke Haitian Creole. When she was only twelve years old, she moved to the United States. Danticat began writing when she was only nine years old, and turned to writing to deal with the disorientation to her new surroundings. She wrote about the immigration experience in a piece called “A New World Full of Strangers”.
All Book Series by Edwidge Danticat
Watch Out for Falling Iguanas
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
The Best American Essays 2021
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2021
The Art of Attention: A Poet's Eye
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · Donald Revell
The Art of the Poetic Line
Book 2 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · James Longenbach
The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again
Book 3 of 13 · published 2007 Anthology · Sven Birkerts
The Art of Syntax: Rhythm of Thought, Rhythm of Song
Book 4 of 13 · published 2009 Anthology · Ellen Bryant Voigt
The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction
Book 6 of 13 · published 2010 Anthology · Dean Young
The Art of Description: World into Word
Book 7 of 13 · published 2010 Anthology · Mark Doty
The Art of Daring: Risk, Restlessness, Imagination
Book 8 of 13 · published 2014 Anthology · Carl Phillips
The Art of Perspective
Book 9 of 13 · published 2016 Anthology · Christopher Castellani
The Art of Mystery: The Search for Questions
Book 12 of 13 · published 2018 Anthology · Maud Casey
The Art of Revision: The Last Word
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2021 Anthology · Peter Ho Davies
Mary, Queen of Scots
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 1994 Anthology · Kathryn Lasky
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile
Book 2 of 20 · published 1999 Anthology · Kristiana Gregory
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor
Book 3 of 20 · published 1999 Anthology · Kathryn Lasky,Kristiana Gregory
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla
Book 4 of 20 · published 2000 Anthology · Carolyn Meyer
Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles
Book 5 of 20 · published 2000 Anthology · Kathryn Lasky
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess
Book 6 of 20 · published 2000 Anthology · Carolyn Meyer
Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets
Book 7 of 20 · published 2001 Anthology · Patricia Clark Smith
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Red Bird of the South
Book 8 of 20 · published 2001 Anthology · Laurence Yep
Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia
Book 9 of 20 · published 2001 Anthology · Anna Kirwan
Sŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars
Book 10 of 20 · published 2002 Anthology · Sheri Holman
Eleanor, Crown Jewel of Aquitaine
Book 11 of 20 · published 2002 Anthology · Kristiana Gregory
Jahanara, Princess Of Princesses
Book 13 of 20 · published 2002 Anthology · Kathryn Lasky
Elisabeth: The Princess Bride
Book 14 of 20 · published 2003 Anthology · Barry Denenberg
Kristina: The Girl King
Book 15 of 20 · published 2003 Anthology · Carolyn Meyer
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba
Book 16 of 20 · published 2003 Anthology · Patricia McKissack
Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal
Book 17 of 20 · published 2004 Anthology · Anna Kirwan
Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven
Book 18 of 20 · published 2004 Anthology · Kathryn Lasky
Catherine, The Great Journey
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2006 Anthology · Kristiana Gregory
Women Writing Resistance: Essays on Latin America and the Caribbean
Book 4 of 17 · published 2003
Louder than Bombs: Interviews from The Progressive Magazine
Book 5 of 17 · published 2004
Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World
Book 14 of 17 · published 2020
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
Book 15 of 17 · published 2021
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story
Book 16 of 17 · published 2026
Gloria Naylor in the Archives
Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 2027
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Edwidge Danticat?
Edwidge Danticat was born January 19, 1969 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At the age of two, her dad, Andre, immigrated to New York from Haiti and her mom, Rose, followed two years later. Her and Eliab, her younger brother, were then raised by her uncle and aunt.
Which Edwidge Danticat series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Royal Diaries series, the earliest of Edwidge Danticat's multi-book series: it opens with Mary, Queen of Scots (1994) and runs to 20 books across 1994–2006, ending with Catherine, The Great Journey (2006). Edwidge Danticat's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Edwidge Danticat written?
Edwidge Danticat has 204 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2027. 165 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Royal Diaries series with 20 books — and 39 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Edwidge Danticat's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Edwidge Danticat's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Royal Diaries (1994–2006, 20 books) and Art of. (2007–2021, 13 books).
How are Edwidge Danticat's books organised into series?
This guide splits Edwidge Danticat's 204 books into 4 named series and 39 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Royal Diaries (20 books, 1994–2006); Art of. (13 books, 2007–2021); Akashic Noir (121 books, 2002–2025); The Best American: Essays (11 books, 2011–2021).