Author Guide
Glennon Doyle Books in Order
Complete reading list for the activist and bestselling memoirist — from her debut to the Oprah Book Club phenomenon Untamed.
About
Glennon Doyle is an American author, activist, and founder of Together Rising, a nonprofit that has raised over $25 million for women and families in crisis. She is married to US Women's National Soccer Team star Abby Wambach. Her writing is defined by radical honesty — about addiction, eating disorders, faith, sexuality, and the performance of perfect womanhood. Untamed (2020) became an Oprah Book Club selection and sold millions of copies. She hosts the podcast We Can Do Hard Things with Wambach and her sister Amanda Doyle.
Where to start: Untamed (2020) is the essential Glennon Doyle book and works perfectly as a standalone. Love Warrior for the full backstory of her first marriage and recovery.
All Glennon Doyle Books
Three memoirs, all linked but each readable standalone.
1
Carry On, Warrior
2013
Essays on faith, sobriety, and the messy reality behind the image of perfect motherhood. Doyle's debut collection.
2
Love Warrior
2016
Oprah Book ClubAbout her marriage falling apart and how she rebuilt herself. Oprah Book Club. Her most emotionally raw book.
3
Untamed
2020
Start Here — Oprah Book ClubThe book about leaving — her marriage, her religion, her old self. The most widely read memoir of 2020. Start here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Untamed about?
Untamed is a memoir about Glennon Doyle's marriage ending, her falling in love with Abby Wambach, and the broader project of becoming who you actually are rather than who you were told to be. It is structured as a series of essays, not a linear narrative.
Do Glennon Doyle's books need to be read in order?
No, but Love Warrior provides the backstory for events referenced in Untamed. If you read Untamed first and want to understand more about her first marriage and divorce, Love Warrior is the natural next read.
Is Glennon Doyle religious?
Yes and no. She grew up Catholic and her early work draws heavily on faith and Christianity. Untamed moves away from institutional religion toward a more personal spirituality. Her writing can be read and appreciated by religious and non-religious readers equally.