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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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