Faith book series in reading order

Max Lucado

278 books• 6 series

Max Lucado has 278 books in the catalogue, published between 1985 and 2026, and subject headings centre on Christian life, the Bible, Jesus Christ, meditations and biblical teaching. Lucado, born January 11, 1955, is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church, formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ, in San Antonio, Texas. The earliest titles are No Wonder They Call Him the Savior and On the Anvil (both 1985), then God Came Near (1986), The Applause of Heaven (1990) and He Still Moves Stones (1992). Series include Life Lessons, Hermie & Friends, Max Lucado's Wemmicks and Just in Case, and children's fiction is also among the subjects. The newest listed title is Unbreakable Courage Bible Study Guide (2026).

Anne Lamott

23 books

Faith, family and the writing life are Anne Lamott's recurring subjects. Hard Laughter (1979) is the earliest of 23 catalogued titles, which include Operating Instructions (1993), Bird by Bird (1994) and Traveling Mercies (1999) and reach Good Writing in 2026. Christian biography, spirituality and mothers and sons fill the subject tags.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Lee Strobel

36 books• 3 series

Lee Strobel is an American Christian author, Baptist pastor and professor, born January 25, 1952, and formerly an investigative journalist. Strobel's books include a series answering challenges to the truth of Christianity, and four titles received ECPA Christian Book Awards. The catalogue counts 36 books from Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary (1993) to Seeing the Supernatural for Teens (2026), among them The Case for Christ (1998) and The Case for Faith (2000). Strobel hosted Faith Under Fire on PAX TV.

Karen Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist, born in Fairfax, Virginia, on June 8, 1963. Kingsbury worked as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Missy's Murder (1991), Kingsbury's first book, grew out of a murder story covered as a reporter in Los Angeles. Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist. The catalogue holds 115 titles, running to The Christmas Ring (2025), and the series include Firstborn, Sunrise, Above the Line, Bailey Flanigan, Red Gloves and Forever Faithful. Christian fiction and family life recur among the subjects.

Grace Livingston Hill

128 books• 1 series

Grace Livingston Hill wrote Christian romance about young women and the choices in front of them, a catalogue of 128 titles dating back to A Chautauqua Idyl (1887). The Parkerstown Delegate (1892), Katharine's Yesterday and Other Stories (1895), In the Way (1897), Lone Point (1898) and A Daily Rate (1900) follow. Religious fiction and historical romance run together throughout, and reprints continue to appear, the most recent being The Unknown God.

Jimmy Carter

51 books• 1 series

Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and wrote 51 books. Carter's subjects cover his own childhood and career, American politics and government, peace negotiation, the Arab-Israeli conflict and Christian faith. The catalogue opens with Why Not the Best?: The First Fifty Years (1975), two years before he took office, and takes in Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President (1982) and The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East (1986). Later titles turn to the Bible and devotional writing, the most recent dated 2020. Books median 224 pages, and the 2000s were Carter's most productive decade.

Kirsten Miller, born 1973, is an American novelist who created the Kiki Strike series. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City (2006) opened the series, and The Empress's Tomb followed in October 2007. The books follow Kiki Strike, Ananka Fishbein and their friends through the tunnels and hidden rooms beneath New York City. The idea came in 2001, when the lawn of a Manhattan nursing home collapsed to reveal an underground room. The catalogue lists 18 books up to The Women of Wild Hill (2025), with The Eternal Ones and Last Reality as further series.

Christian romance and romantic suspense make up the catalogue of Margaret Daley, and the subject tags also mark inspirational fiction and the Love Inspired line. The catalogue holds 110 books from A Matter of Pride (1983) to Into the Danger (2021). Family for Keeps, Sadie's Hero and The Power of Love all appeared in 2002, and Gold in the Fire (2004) and Light in the Storm (2005) came soon after. Series include Strong Women, Extraordinary Situations; Fostered by Love; Guardians Inc.; Lone Star Justice; Men of the Texas Rangers; Caring Canines; Alaskan Search and Rescue; and Heart of the Amazon. Widows, bodyguards and missing persons recur in the tags.

Catherine Marshall was an American author of inspirational non-fiction, devotional writing and fiction, married to the minister Peter Marshall. A Man Called Peter (1951) opens a catalogue of 42 books, and Christy (1967) sits in it alongside the Christy of Cutter Gap series. Christian life, faith, prayer and biography are the recurring subjects, with teachers and schools among them. The catalogue closes with Moments That Matter (2001).

Betty Smith is catalogued here with one title, Wednesdays and Other Stories, published in 2013. No series and no other book are recorded against the name, and the catalogue is marked complete at that single entry.

Bill Myers is an American Christian author, film director and film producer, born in Seattle, Washington on September 9, 1953. The animated series McGee and Me! is the work Myers is most noted for. Myers writes across comedy, horror, thriller, fiction and nonfiction. The catalogue holds 132 books, from My Friend William Moved Away (1979) to Commune (2023), with the 1990s as the busiest decade. Series include Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle, Forbidden Doors, Bloodhounds Inc., TJ and the Time Stumblers and Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog, SPLAT. Catalogue subjects cover Christian life, children's fiction, humorous stories, time travel and spies.