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Philip Gulley

5 Series • 24 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Harmony Books
Start with: Home to Harmony (2000)
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Publication Order of Hope Books
Start with: A Place Called Hope (2014)
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Publication Order of Porch TalkBooks
Start with: Front Porch Tales (1997)

ⓘ About Philip Gulley

Philip Gulley is an American author born in Danville, Indiana. He is known for being one of the more recognizable voices and emblematic people who represents and knows small-town life in America. Born in 1961, he is the author of the novels Front Porch Tales and Hometown Tales. He has also written several collections, included a Philip Gulley Reader and his Hometown Tales collection. He has also worked with other authors, such as James Mulholland, with whom he collaborated on two books about God. He also hosts a radio show that is called Porch Talk with Phil Gulley which is fairly popular. Gulley resides in Indiana, the same place included as the setting of many of his books. He lives in an old house there with his wife Joan. They have two sons together that are named Spencer and Sam.

All Book Series by Philip Gulley

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Home to Harmony

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2000

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2000
2
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Just Shy of Harmony

Book 2 of 8 · published 2001

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2001
3
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Christmas in Harmony

Book 3 of 8 · published 2002

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2002
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Signs and Wonders

Book 4 of 8 · published 2003

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2003
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Life Goes On

Book 5 of 8 · published 2004

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2004
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A Change of Heart

Book 6 of 8 · published 2005

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2005
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The Christmas Scrapbook: A Harmony Story

Book 7 of 8 · published 2005

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2005
8
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Almost Friends

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2006

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2006
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A Place Called Hope

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
2
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A Lesson in Hope

Book 2 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
3
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A Gathering in Hope

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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Front Porch Tales

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1997

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1997
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Hometown Tales

Book 2 of 4 · published 1998

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1998
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For Everything a Season

Book 3 of 4 · published 1999

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1999
4
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Porch Talk

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2007

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2007
1
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A Philip Gulley Reader

Single-title series · published 2000

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2000
1
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A Grandmother's Touch

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2001

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2001
2
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If Grace Is True

Book 2 of 8 · published 2003

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2003
3
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If God Is Love

Book 3 of 8 · published 2004

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2004
4
I Love You, Miss Huddleston, and Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood book cover

I Love You, Miss Huddleston, and Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood

Book 4 of 8 · published 2009

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2009
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If the Church Were Christian

Book 5 of 8 · published 2010

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2010
6
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The Evolution of Faith

Book 6 of 8 · published 2011

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2011
7
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Living the Quaker Way

Book 7 of 8 · published 2013

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2013
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Unlearning God

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Philip Gulley?

Philip Gulley is an American author born in Danville, Indiana. He is known for being one of the more recognizable voices and emblematic people who represents and knows small-town life in America. Born in 1961, he is the author of the novels Front Porch Tales and Hometown Tales.

Which Philip Gulley series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Porch TalkBooks series, the earliest of Philip Gulley's multi-book series: it opens with Front Porch Tales (1997) and runs to 4 books across 1997–2007, ending with Porch Talk (2007). Philip Gulley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Philip Gulley written?

Philip Gulley has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2018. 15 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Harmony series with 8 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Philip Gulley's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Philip Gulley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Porch TalkBooks (1997–2007, 4 books), Harmony (2000–2006, 8 books) and Hope (2014–2017, 3 books).

How are Philip Gulley's books organised into series?

This guide splits Philip Gulley's 24 books into 3 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Harmony (8 books, 2000–2006); Porch TalkBooks (4 books, 1997–2007); Hope (3 books, 2014–2017).