When Rain Clouds Gather (novel) 1968

Maru (novel) 1971

A Question of Power (novel) 1973

The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales (short stories) 1977

Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind (history) 1981

A Bewitched Crossroad: An African Saga (history) 1984

Tales of Tenderness and Power (short stories) 1989

A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings (essays) 1990

A Gesture of Belonging: Letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979 (letters) 1991