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
Winter's Tales
Buy on Amazon1980
Winter's Tales 26
Buy on Amazon1981
Matters of Life and Death: New American Stories
Buy on Amazon1983
A World of Fiction
Buy on Amazon1983
The Best American Short Stories 1992
Buy on Amazon1992
The Picador Book Of Contemporary American Stories
Buy on Amazon1993
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories
Buy on Amazon1994
The Best American Short Stories 1994
Buy on Amazon1994
Listening for God, Vol. 2
Buy on Amazon1996
1996
Best New American Voices 2000
Buy on Amazon2000
Writers Harvest 3
Buy on Amazon2000
The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark
Buy on Amazon2000
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
Buy on Amazon2005
12 Short Stories and Their Making
Buy on Amazon2005
The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers
Buy on Amazon2005
The Best American Short Stories 2006
Buy on Amazon2006
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story
Buy on Amazon2007
The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction
Buy on Amazon2008
Radio Silence
Buy on Amazon2012
The Story Prize
Buy on Amazon2019
Coming of Age in a Hardscrabble World
Buy on Amazon2019
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
Buy on Amazon2021
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith series is publication order: 1. Winter's Tales (1980), 2. Winter's Tales 26 (1981), 3. Matters of Life and Death: New American Stories (1983), 4. A World of Fiction (1983), 5. The Best American Short Stories 1992 (1992), and 18 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 Tobias Wolff contains 23 books. The series began in 1980 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith series is written by Tobias Wolff. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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