What to Read After The Light of the World
Readers who loved The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Light of the World is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Light of the World
Negroland
Hold Still
Fire Shut up in My Bones
Consolations
Strangers Drowning
Rosalie Lightning
James Baldwin
Poor Your Soul
The Turner house
The Mothers
Another Brooklyn
Love Warrior
Claire of the Sea Light
When Breath Becomes Air
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Dept of Speculation
Citizen
Did You Ever Have a Family
News of the World
A Mother's Reckoning
LaRose
Before We Visit the Goddess
Dear Mr. You
The Bright Hour