Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series?"

"There are seven books in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series, published between 1993 and 2020."

Q: "What is the first book in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series?"

"The first book in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series is Handbook of Emotions, published in 1993."

Q: "Which Lisa Feldman Barrett book should I read first?"

"If you want an accessible introduction to her ideas, start with Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (2020). For a deeper look at her theory of constructed emotion, How Emotions Are Made (2016) is the go-to choice."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Handbook of Emotions	1993	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy
2	The Wisdom in Feeling	2002	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy
3	Emotion and Consciousness	2005	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy
4	The Mind in Context	2010	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy
5	The Psychological Construction of Emotion	2014	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy
6	How Emotions Are Made	2016	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy
7	Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain	2020	Lisa Feldman Barrett	Buy

Lisa Feldman Barrett’s non-fiction spans academic texts and popular science books. Her earlier works like Handbook of Emotions and The Wisdom in Feeling are aimed at researchers and students in psychology. These lay out the scientific foundations that her later popular writing would draw on.

Her more recent books reach a broader audience. How Emotions Are Made caused a stir when it argued that emotions are not fixed biological categories but constructions of the brain. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain distilled years of neuroscience research into a short, engaging format. Whether you are a student of psychology or just curious about how your brain works, there is something here worth reading.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series?

There are seven books in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series, published between 1993 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Lisa Feldman Barrett Non-Fiction series is Handbook of Emotions, published in 1993.

Which Lisa Feldman Barrett book should I read first?

If you want an accessible introduction to her ideas, start with Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (2020). For a deeper look at her theory of constructed emotion, How Emotions Are Made (2016) is the go-to choice.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order