Christian Wiman Books in Order
Christian Wiman has written 14 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is The Long Home (1998) and the newest is The Dance (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1998–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,097 in 7 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,097 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
American poet Christian Wiman, born August 31, 1966, also works as a translator and editor. The catalogue lists 14 books from The Long Home (1998) to The Dance (2026). Subjects include American poetry, Russian poetry, translations into English, religion and poetry, and spiritual life. Titles between those dates include Hard Night (2005), Every Riven Thing (2010), My Bright Abyss (2014) and He Held Radical Light (2018).
How many Christian Wiman books are there?
Christian Wiman has 14 books, released between 1998 and 2026.
Christian Wiman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Christian Wiman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Long Home1998 · 75 pages · confirmed 1/41998751/4
- 2Ambition and Survival2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 3Hard Night2005 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/420051041/4
- 4Every Riven Thing2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 5Stolen Air2012 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420121281/4
- 6My Bright Abyss2014 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/420141821/4
- 7Once in the West2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 8Hammer Is the Prayer2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 9He Held Radical Light2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 10Joy2019 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/420192321/4
- 11Survival Is a Style2020 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420201121/4
- 12Home2021 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/420212641/4
- 13Zero at the Bone2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 14The Dance2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Christian Wiman books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
14 books14 Christian Wiman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Christian Wiman books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 14 Christian Wiman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Christian Wiman
Start with The Long Home (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Christian Wiman book?
The Dance (2026) is the newest Christian Wiman book released so far.
Is there a new Christian Wiman book coming?
No next Christian Wiman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Christian Wiman at a glance
- Still publishing
- Christian Wiman published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Christian Wiman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,097 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Christian Wiman books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Christian Wiman books are about
6 of the 14 Christian Wiman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Poetry 4 of 6 books