E. Lynn Harris

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1996
  • Latest Book:
    January 2012
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Full Series List in Order

Basil and Yancy

1 - Not a Day Goes By (Jul-2000)
2 - Any Way the Wind Blows (Jul-2001)

Invisible Life

1 - Invisible Life (Mar-1999)
2 - Just as I Am (Jul-1998)
3 - Abide with Me (Mar-1999)

Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • And This Too Shall Pass

    A stellar quarterback, an ambitious sportscaster. What happens when rising stars collide?In And This Too Shall Pass, Harris takes us into the locker rooms and newsrooms of Chicago, where four lives are about to intersect in romance and scandal. A...

  • If This World Were Mine

    Set in Chicago, this powerful novel by the author of "Just As I Am" dwells on four people, friends since college, whose lives have gone in different directions. When one of the group faces death, the crisis forces the others to recognize and accept t...

  • Just as I Am

    Invisible Life - 2

    Raymond, a young black lawyer from the South, struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and with the grim reality of AIDS. Nicole, an aspiring singer/actress, experiences frustration in both her career and in her attempts to find a genuine love r...

  • Abide with Me

    Invisible Life - 3

    In this hotly anticipated conclusion to his popular Invisible Life trilogy, E. Lynn Harris delivers a masterful tale that traces the evolving lives of his beloved characters Nicole Springer and Raymond Tyler, Jr., and reintroduces readers to their re...

  • Invisible Life

    Invisible Life - 1

    The re-issue of a remarkable first novel by a young, gay, black author who fashioned a deeply moving and compelling coming of age story out of the highly controversial issues of bisexuality and AIDS. Law school, girlfriends, and career choices were a...

  • Money Can't Buy Me Love

    in Got to be Real
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    Four popular African-American authors--E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Colin Canner, and Marcus Major--come together in a bold new collection of original stories that explore the vast complexities of the human heart and the challenges of love in ...

  • Not a Day Goes By

    Basil and Yancy - 1

    John “Basil” Henderson has always played the field, both as a professional football player and as an equal opportunity lover. After retiring his jersey for a career as a sports agent, the dashing playboy is surprising everyone -- including himse...

  • Got to be Real

    Four popular African-American authors--E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Colin Canner, and Marcus Major--come together in a bold new collection of original stories that explore the vast complexities of the human heart and the challenges of love in ...

  • Any Way the Wind Blows

    Basil and Yancy - 2

    When her wedding to John “Basil” Henderson didn’t come off as planned, Yancey Harrington Braxton flew off to L.A. and remade herself as mega-diva Yancey B. And Basil started concentrating on his career as a high-powered sports agent. But the...



  • A Love of My Own

    After Zola Denise Norwood meets media mogul Davis Vincent McClinton on a New York-bound flight, he makes her a couple of offers before they even land. One is editing his hot new urban style magazine Bling Bling. The other is more personal. As Zola an...

  • Freedom in This Village: Twenty-Five Years of Black Gay Men's Writing, 1979 to the Present

  • I Say a Little Prayer

    Chauncey Greer, the suave and successful owner of the Cute Boy Card Company, never wants for the attention of guys just as hot as he is. After a couple of bad dates Chauncey finds himself in church, where the minister's message inspires him to return...

  • Blame It on the Sun

    Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football...

  • Just Too Good to Be True

    A New York Times Bestseller Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of beco...

  • Basketball Jones

    E. Lynn Harris has wowed and seduced more than three million readers with the wicked drama and undeniable heart in his novels. Now he's back with another winner sure to top the bestseller lists--a rip-roaring tale of sex, secrets, betrayal . . . and ...

  • Mama Dearest

    One of E. Lynn Harris's incomparable heroines, Yancey Harrington Braxton, is working her way back to Broadway and beyond. And this diva supreme always stirs up drama in and out of the spotlight.... New York City, you've been warned: Yancey Harring...

  • In My Father's House

    For his final new series, New York Times mega-bestselling author E. Lynn Harris introduces Bentley L. Dean, owner of the hottest modeling agency in Miami's sexy South Beach.Only the world's most beautiful models make the roster of Picture Perfect Mod...

  • No One in the World

    E. Lynn Harris and RM Johnson -- two powerful voices of a generation -- unite with an insightful and emotional project that tackles themes of family, loyalty and identity.The untimely passing of the beloved New York Times bestselling author E. Lynn ...

  • Love Is Stronger Than Pride

    Making use of his signature themes of love and friendship, bestselling author E. Lynn Harris has created Love Is Stronger than Pride, a collection of five novellas, with a signature work from Harris along with the work of four up-and-coming writers. ...



Award-Winning Books by E. Lynn Harris

Freedom in This Village: Twenty-Five Years of Black Gay Men's Writing, 1979 to the Present
2005 Lambda Literary Award -- Anthology
A Love of My Own
2003 Blackboard Book of the Year Award -- Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

E. Lynn Harris has published 19 books.

E. Lynn Harris does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Love Is Stronger Than Pride, was published in January 2012.

The first book by E. Lynn Harris, And This Too Shall Pass, was published in February 1996.

Yes. E. Lynn Harris has 2 series.
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