Marie Chapian Books in Order
Marie Chapian has written 29 books, published between 1972 and 2019. The first book is City Psalms: Design & Photography (1972) and the newest is Quiet Prayer (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 1972–2019
- Pages on record
- 3,218 in 19 of 29 books
- Reading time
- 54–80 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,218 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 29 titles with a page count on record.
Marie Chapian is an American writer and radio ministry host who also publishes as Marie Giordano and Marie Jordan. Christian devotional writing fills most of her catalogue, alongside Christian diet books such as Free To Be Slim (1985) and co-authored biographies including The Emancipation Of Robert Sadler (1975). Telling Yourself the Truth (1980), Staying Happy In An Unhappy World (1984) and Why Do I Do What I Don't Want To Do? (1984) sit on the self-help side. Her 29 catalogued books run from City Psalms (1972) to Quiet Prayer (2019), and the Alula-Belle Adventures are written for children.
How many Marie Chapian books are there?
Marie Chapian has 29 books, released between 1972 and 2019. 2 of them belong to the Alula-Belle Adventures series.
Marie Chapian Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Marie Chapian 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.
- 1City Psalms: Design & Photography1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 2I Learn About The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit1974 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41974321/4
- 3The Holy Spirit And Me1974 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41974321/4
- 4The Emancipation Of Robert Sadler1975 · confirmed 1/41975–1/4
- 5Telling Yourself the Truth1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 6Why Do I Do What I Don't Want To Do?1984 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/419841411/4
- 7Staying Happy In An Unhappy World1984 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419841601/4
- 8Free To Be Slim1985 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419851921/4
- 9Forgive Me1985 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419852201/4
- 10Growing Closer1986 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/419861871/4
- 11Am I The Only One Here With Faded Genes?1987 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419871761/4
- 12Back on Course1987 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/419871831/4
- 13His Thoughts Toward Me1987 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419871921/4
- 14His Gifts To Me1988 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419882081/4
- 15Feeling Small Walking Tall1989 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/419891721/4
- 16Making His Heart Glad1989 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419891761/4
- 17Discovering Joy1990 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/419902061/4
- 18The Secret Place Of Strength1991 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/419911691/4
- 19The All New Free To Be Thin1993 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419932231/4
- 201995841/4
- 211995811/4
- 22Truth Talk1995 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419953841/4
- 23God’s Heart For You2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 24Angels In Our Lives2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 25Harold And I2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 26The Other Side Of Suffering2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 27Walk With Me Jesus2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 28Thank You, Jesus2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 29Quiet Prayer2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Marie Chapian 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.
Alula-Belle Adventures in order
2 booksStandalone books
27 books27 Marie Chapian titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Marie Chapian books in order?
You only need to read Marie Chapian books in order within the Alula-Belle Adventures series, which holds 2 of the 29 Marie Chapian books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Marie Chapian
Start with City Psalms: Design & Photography (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Marie Chapian book?
Quiet Prayer (2019) is the newest Marie Chapian book released so far.
Is there a new Marie Chapian book coming?
No next Marie Chapian book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Marie Chapian at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Marie Chapian title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Marie Chapian books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,218 pages across the 19 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Marie Chapian books, 12 of 29, were published in the 1980s.
What the Marie Chapian books are about
19 of the 29 Marie Chapian books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian life is tagged on 7 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Christian life 7 of 19 books
- Meditations 5 of 19 books
- Christianity 4 of 19 books
- Religious aspects 3 of 19 books
- Christian education 2 of 19 books
- Devotional calendars 2 of 19 books
- English 2 of 19 books
- Happiness 2 of 19 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 19 books
- Prayer books and devotions 2 of 19 books
- Prayers and devotions 2 of 19 books
- Religious education 2 of 19 books