Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for New York |
2014 |
Buy |
Chapter#
| Title |
Published |
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| Alice |
1992 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Change |
2024 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners |
2006 |
Buy |
| Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts out There? |
2010 |
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| If Someone Says “You Complete Me,” RUN! |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Unqualified Hostess: I Do It My Way So You Can Too! |
2019 |
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| Two Old Broads |
2022 |
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| Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me |
2024 |
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Sugar Plum Ballerinas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Plum Fantastic |
2008 |
Buy |
| Toeshoe Trouble |
2009 |
Buy |
| Perfectly Prima |
2010 |
Buy |
| Terrible Terrel |
2010 |
Buy |
| Sugar Plums to the Rescue! |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dancing Diva |
2012 |
Buy |
Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very small number of performers to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, and in 2001 she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She has also built a significant body of work as a book author, spanning children’s fiction, humour, memoir, and social commentary over more than three decades.
Her best-known authorial project is the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series, six children’s novels set at the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, published between 2008 and 2012. The books were co-written with Deborah Underwood and follow a group of young dancers through their experiences at the school. Goldberg has also written humour and advice books aimed at adults, including Is It Just Me? (2010) and If Someone Says “You Complete Me,” RUN! (2015), as well as memoir works and a graphic novel.
As a host of ABC’s The View since 2007, Goldberg has remained one of the most visible public commentators in American media, and her books reflect the frank, comedic voice that has defined her public persona for decades.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Whoopi Goldberg written?
Whoopi Goldberg has written fifteen books across five series.
What was Whoopi Goldberg's first book?
Whoopi Goldberg’s first book is Alice, published in 1992.
What is Whoopi Goldberg's most successful book series?
The Sugar Plum Ballerinas series is her most sustained work as an author, running to six books published between 2008 and 2012. Set at a ballet school in Harlem, the series follows a group of young dancers and has found a wide readership among children interested in dance. The books were co-written with Deborah Underwood.