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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Problem of Pain" (1940) and follow publication order through all 23 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Problem of Pain
1940
Case for Christianity
1942
Mere Christianity
1943
The Abolition of Man
1943
English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Excluding Drama
1944
Miracles
1947
What Christians Believe
1952
Surprised by Joy
1955
Reflections on the Psalms
1958
The Four Loves
1960
A Grief Observed
1961
Letters to Malcolm
1964
Christian Reflections
1967
God in the Dock
1971
The Joyful Christian
1977
The Business of Heaven
1984
A Year with C.S. Lewis
2003
From Narnia To Space Odyssey (With: Arthur C. Clarke)
2003
C. S. Lewis's Lost Aeneid: Arms and the Exile (With: A.T. Reyes)
2011
The Weight of Glory
2016
How to Be a Christian
2018
The Reading Life
2019
On Writing
2022
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