Books
Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, speaker and entrepreneur who thrives at the intersection of culture, business and leadership.
Her critically acclaimed books Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021), Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens (2022) and Iβm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016) were instant bestsellers and established her as a literary force with a powerful pen. Her newest and first children’s book, Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess released on May 2, 2023, and debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestsellers list.
Luvvie continues to expand her beloved Little Troublemaker series with her second children’s book, Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name, now available for preorder and arriving on May 6, 2025.
Little Troublemaker
Defends Her Name
Little Luvvie is ready for her first day at a new school! But immediately things do not go well when a kid makes fun of her name.
How does she navigate it? Ultimately, she learns that her feelings matter, she can defend herself kindly, and she can forgive and open herself up to friendship!
Book arrives May 6, 2025. Available for preorder now.
Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess
Little Luvvie loves her mom. She loves her sister. And she loves doing nice things for other people.
But what happens when doing something nice means breaking some rules? Little Luvvie is about to find out.
Written by the New York Times bestselling author Luvvie Ajayi Jones with bright, bold art by Joey Spiotto, this funny, sweet story about a bighearted girl with the best of intentions is sure to become a family favorite.
Rising Troublemaker: A Fear-Fighter Manual for Teens
In this young readers edition of her New York Times bestseller Professional Troublemaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones uses her honesty and humor to inspire teens to be their bravest, boldest, truest selves, in order to create a world they would be proud to live in.
As a Rising Troublemaker, you need to know that the beautiful, audacious life you want is on the other side of doing the things that will scare you. This book will help you face and fight your fear and start living that life ASAP.
Professional Troublemaker:
The Fear-Fighter Manual
Weβre all afraid of asking for what we want because weβre afraid of hearing βno.β Weβre afraid of being different, of being too much or not enough. Weβre afraid of leaving behind the known for the unknown.
But in order to do the things that will truly, meaningfully change our lives, we have to become professional troublemakers: people who are committed to not letting fear talk them out of the things they need to do or say.
Iβm Judging You:
The Do-Better Manual
Hilariously wry social commentary, delivered as a guide to modern manners; in hardcover for the first time, with gold spot gloss on the jacket, plum Judgey Pops across the endpapers, and the tour de force bonus essay βWe Didnβt Do Betterβ
Iβm Judging You dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives. With a lighthearted, rapier wit and a unique perspective, itβs the handbook the world needs now, doling out the hard truths and a road map for bringing some βact rightβ to our popular culture, social media, and our lives.
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