FICTION
- Things Themselves. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1972.
- Early Dark. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1977.
- Permanent Errors. London, England: MacMillan Pub Co, 1980.
- Vital Provisions. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1982.
- Mustian. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1983.
- Private Contentment. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1984.
- The Laws of Ice. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1986.
- Good Hearts. New York, NY: Athenem, 1988.
- Back Before Day. Rocky Mount, NC: North Carolina Wesleyan, 1989.
- The Use of Fire. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1990.
- Homemade. Rocky Mount, NC: North Carolina Wesleyan, 1990.
- The Foreseeable Future. New York, NY: Scribner, 1991.
- An Early Christmas. Rocky Mount, NC: North Carolina Wesleyan, 1992.
- Collected Stories of Reynolds Price. New York, NY: Scribner, 1993.
- The Surface of Earth. New York, NY: Scribner, 1995.
- The Source of Light. New York, NY: Scribner, 1995.
- The Promise of Rest. New York, NY: Scribner, 1996.
- Three Gospels. New York, NY: Scribner, 1996.
- Kate Vaiden. New York, NY: Scribner, 1998.
- Roxanna Slade. New York, NY: Scribner, 1999.
- A Singular Family: Rosacoke and Her Kin: Three Novels and a Story. New York, NY: Scribner, 1999.
- Blue Calhoun. New York, NY: Scribner, 2000.
- A Perfect Friend. New York, NY: Atheneum, 2000.
- The Tongues of Angels. New York, NY: Scribner, 2000.
- A Great Circle: The Mayfield Trilogy. New York, NY: Scribner, 2001.
- Notable Norfleet. New York, NY: Scribner, 2002.
- The Good Priest’s Son. New York, NY: Scribner, 2005.
- A Long and Happy Life: a Novel. New York, NY: Scriber, 2009.
NONFICTION
- A Palpable God: Thirty Stories Translated from the Bible, with an Essay. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1978.
- A Common Room: Essays 1954-1987. New York, NY: Atheneum, 1987.
- Real Copies. Rocky Mount, NC: North Carolina Wesleyan, 1988.
- Learning a Trade: Craftman’s Notebooks: 1955-1997. Durham, NC: Duke University Press Books, 1998.
- Letter to a Man in the Fire: Does God Exist and Does He Care?. New York, NY: Scribner, 2000.
- Feasting the Heart: Fifty-Two Commentaries for the Air. New York, NY: Scribner, 2001.
- A Serious Way of Wondering. New York, NY: Scribner, 2003.
- A Whole New Life: An Illness and a Healing. New York, NY: Scribner, 2003.
- Letter to a Godchild: Concerning Faith. New York, NY: Scribner, 2006.
- Clear Pictures: First Loves, First Guides. New York, NY: Scribner, 2009.
- Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back. New York, NY: Scribner, 2012.
- Midstream: An Unfinished Memoir. New York, Ny: Scribner, 2013.
PLAYS
- New Music: a Trilogy. New York, NY: Theatre Communications Group, 1993.
- Full Moon and Other Plays,/em>. New York, NY: Theatre Communications Group, 1993.
POETRY
- The Collected Poems. New York, NY: Scribner, 1997.