Who This Author Is

Reynolds Price has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 33 catalog-linked books across 1976 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with A long and happy life and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scribner and Simon & Schuster.

Best Place To Start

A long and happy life

Scribner • 2009 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Scribner and Simon & Schuster

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1976 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scribner and Simon & Schuster.

Top Books To Start With

  1. A long and happy life

    Scribner • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009 • 210 pages.

  2. Clear pictures

    Scribner • 2009 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Long and Happy Life

    Scribner • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 208 pages.

  4. A Serious Way of Wondering: The Ethics of Jesus Imagined

    Scribner • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 160 pages.

  5. Noble Norfleet

    Scribner • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 320 pages.

  6. The Tongues of Angels

    Scribner • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 208 pages.

  7. The Promise of Rest

    Scribner • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 368 pages.

  8. Three Gospels

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 288 pages.

  9. Letter to a Godchild

    Scribner • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 112 pages.

  10. The Good Priest's Son: A Novel

    Simon & Schuster • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 288 pages.

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