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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith series? Start with "Points of View" (1956) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Points of View
1956
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
Ten Modern American Short Stories
1965
Prize Stories 1970: The O. Henry Awards
1970
The Best American Short Stories 1984
1984
Great Baseball Stories
1990
The Best American Short Stories 1991
1991
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
1992
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces
1992
The Literary Traveller
1994
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
Deadly Sins
1994
Listening for God, Vol. 2
1996
Our Mothers' Spirits: Great Writers on the Death of Mothers and the Grief of Men
1997
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
1999
Wonderful Town
2000
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
2000
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
Writers on Writing
2001
The Best American Short Stories 2001
2001
Baseball: a Literary Anthology
2002
Classic Erotic Tales
2002
Common Wealth: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania
2005
The Best American Erotica 2006
2006
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
2007
First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors
2009
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
2010
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
Reel Verse
2019
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