Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Points of View
Buy on Amazon1956
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers
Buy on Amazon1967
I Am the Darker Brother
Buy on Amazon1968
The Black Woman
Buy on Amazon1970
Women and Fiction
Buy on Amazon1975
Stories of the Modern South
Buy on Amazon1977
The Writer on Her Work
Buy on Amazon1980
Stories from the Black Experience
Buy on Amazon1981
A World of Fiction
Buy on Amazon1983
Home Girls
Buy on Amazon1983
Through Other Eyes
Buy on Amazon1988
New Woman, New Fiction
Buy on Amazon1990
Cries of the Spirit
Buy on Amazon1991
Growing Up in the South
Buy on Amazon1991
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
Buy on Amazon1992
Quartet Of Stories
Buy on Amazon1993
Hear My Voice
Buy on Amazon1993
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
Buy on Amazon1994
Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1
Buy on Amazon1994
Downhome
Buy on Amazon1995
Go the Way Your Blood Beats
Buy on Amazon1996
Sunrise to Sunset
Buy on Amazon1997
Wild Women
Buy on Amazon1997
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Buy on Amazon1999
Georgia Voices
Buy on Amazon2000
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
Buy on Amazon2000
Writers on Writing
Buy on Amazon2001
Making Callaloo: 25 Years of Black Literature
Buy on Amazon2002
Dog is My Co-Pilot
Buy on Amazon2003
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
Buy on Amazon2004
Sisters
Buy on Amazon2009
Hope Beneath Our Feet
Buy on Amazon2010
Circling Faith
Buy on Amazon2012
Letters to Change the World: From Pankhurst to Orwell
Buy on Amazon2018
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought
Buy on Amazon2021
On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
Buy on Amazon2021
Home Girls, 40th Anniversary Edition: A Black Feminist Anthology
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith series is publication order: 1. Points of View (1956), 2. The Best Short Stories by Black Writers (1967), 3. I Am the Darker Brother (1968), 4. The Black Woman (1970), 5. Women and Fiction (1975), and 32 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith series by Alice Walker contains 37 books. The series began in 1956 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith series is written by Alice Walker. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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