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E. Lynn Harris Books in Order

Find every E. Lynn Harris book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 18 books / 6 series

E. Lynn Harris was an American author best known for his Invisible Life series of novels exploring African American gay identity. His books sold over four million copies and earned multiple Lambda Literary Awards. This page provides the E. Lynn Harris books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All E. Lynn Harris Books in Chronological Order

1991 Invisible Life POoILB / 1 Buy
1992 The Mystic Spirituality of A.W. Tozer POoNB / 1 Buy
1994 Just As I Am POoILB / 2 Buy
1996 And This Too Shall Pass POoSN / 1 Buy
1997 If This World Were Mine POoSN / 2 Buy
1998 Any Way the Wind Blows POoYHBB / 1 Buy
1999 Abide With Me POoILB / 3 Buy
2000 Got to be Real POoSSC / 1 Buy
2000 Not a Day Goes By POoYHBB / 2 Buy
2002 A Love of My Own POoSN / 3 Buy
2003 What Becomes of the Brokenhearted POoNB / 2 Buy
2003 I Say a Little Prayer POoSN / 4 Buy
2004 Freedom in this Village Twenty-Five Years of Black Gay Men's Writing POoNB / 3 Buy
2008 Mama Dearest POoYHBB / 3 Buy
2008 Just Too Good to Be True POoSN / 5 Buy
2009 Basketball Jones POoSN / 6 Buy
2010 In My Father's House POoBLDB / 1 Buy
2011 No One in the World POoSN / 7 Buy

E. Lynn Harris Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Mystic Spirituality of A.W. Tozer 1992 Buy
02 What Becomes of the Brokenhearted 2003 Buy
03 Freedom in this Village Twenty-Five Years of Black Gay Men's Writing 2004 Buy
01 Invisible Life 1991 Buy
02 Just As I Am 1994 Buy
03 Abide With Me 1999 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 7 books / 1996-2011
01 And This Too Shall Pass 1996 Buy
02 If This World Were Mine 1997 Buy
03 A Love of My Own 2002 Buy
04 I Say a Little Prayer 2003 Buy
05 Just Too Good to Be True 2008 Buy
06 Basketball Jones 2009 Buy
07 No One in the World 2011 Buy
01 In My Father's House 2010 Buy
01 Got to be Real 2000 Buy
01 Any Way the Wind Blows 1998 Buy
02 Not a Day Goes By 2000 Buy
03 Mama Dearest 2008 Buy

Where to start with E. Lynn Harris

What is the best order to read E. Lynn Harris books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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