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Home / Authors / Chuck Klosterman Chuck Klosterman American author and journalist Chuck Klosterman is best known for his pop culture essay collections like *Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs* and the novel *Downtown Owl*. A major voice in cultural criticism, his books have sold over one million copies. This page lists Chuck Klosterman’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
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2001 Fargo Rock City POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Killing Yourself to Live POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 Chuck Klosterman IV POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 Downtown Owl POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 Eating the Dinosaur POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2010 HYPERtheticals POoE · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society POoE · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 Chuck Klosterman on Pop POoE · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 Chuck Klosterman on Rock POoE · 4 Buy ↗ 2010 ABBA 1, World 0 POoE · 5 Buy ↗ 2010 The Billy Joel Essays POoE · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 Being Zack Morris POoE · 7 Buy ↗ 2010 This Is Zodiac Speaking POoE · 8 Buy ↗ 2010 How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found POoE · 9 Buy ↗ 2010 The Amazing McNugget Diet POoE · 10 Buy ↗ 2010 It Will Shock You How Much It Never Happened POoE · 11 Buy ↗ 2010 Super Bowl XL POoE · 12 Buy ↗ 2010 All I Know Is What I Read in the Papers POoE · 13 Buy ↗ 2010 Tomorrow Rarely Knows POoE · 14 Buy ↗ 2010 Appetite for Replication POoE · 16 Buy ↗ 2010 Billy Sim POoE · 17 Buy ↗ 2010 The Passion of the Garth POoE · 18 Buy ↗ 2010 This Is Emo POoE · 19 Buy ↗ 2010 The American Radiohead POoE · 21 Buy ↗ 2010 The Jack Factor POoE · 22 Buy ↗ 2010 Certain Rock Bands You Probably Like POoE · 23 Buy ↗ 2010 Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television POoE · 24 Buy ↗ 2010 Viva Morrissey! POoE · 26 Buy ↗ 2010 George Will vs. Nick Hornby POoE · 27 Buy ↗ 2010 What Happens When People Stop Being Polite POoE · 28 Buy ↗ 2010 Don't Look Back in Anger POoE · 30 Buy ↗ 2010 Something Instead of Nothing POoE · 31 Buy ↗ 2010 4,8,15,16,23,42 POoE · 32 Buy ↗ 2010 The Lady or the Tiger POoE · 33 Buy ↗ 2010 The Awe-Inspiring Beauty of Tom Cruise's Shattered, Troll-like Face POoE · 34 Buy ↗ 2010 Sulking with Lisa Loeb on the Ice Planet Hoth POoE · 35 Buy ↗ 2010 Oh, the Guilt POoE · 37 Buy ↗ 2010 Chuck Klosterman on Sports POoE · 38 Buy ↗ 2010 The Led Zeppelin Essays POoE · 39 Buy ↗ 2010 Bending Spoons with Britney Spears POoE · 40 Buy ↗ 2010 Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture POoE · 41 Buy ↗ 2010 Taking The Streets to the Music POoE · 42 Buy ↗ 2010 Fargo Rock City, for Real POoE · 43 Buy ↗ 2010 Toby over Moby POoE · 44 Buy ↗ 2010 No More Knives POoE · 45 Buy ↗ 2010 T Is for True POoE · 46 Buy ↗ 2010 I Wanna Get Free POoE · 47 Buy ↗ 2010 Nemesis POoE · 48 Buy ↗ 2010 What We Talk About When We Talk About Ralph Sampson POoE · 49 Buy ↗ 2010 That '70s Cruise POoE · 50 Buy ↗ 2010 Not Guilty POoE · 51 Buy ↗ 2010 I, Rock Chump POoE · 52 Buy ↗ 2010 Monogamy POoE · 53 Buy ↗ 2010 Local Clairvoyants Split Over Future POoE · 55 Buy ↗ 2010 Dude Rocks Like a Lady POoE · 56 Buy ↗ 2010 Can I Tell You Something Weird? POoE · 57 Buy ↗ 2010 Cultural Betrayal POoE · 58 Buy ↗ 2010 Advancement POoE · 59 Buy ↗ 2010 Three Stories Involving Pants POoE · 60 Buy ↗ 2010 Band on the Couch POoE · 61 Buy ↗ 2010 The Karl Marx of the Hardwood POoE · 62 Buy ↗ 2011 The Visible Man POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 I Wear the Black Hat POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2016 But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2017 Chuck Klosterman X POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2019 Raised in Captivity POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 SUPERtheticals POoE · 64 Buy ↗ 2022 The Nineties POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2026 Football POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 10 books · 2001–2026
01 Fargo Rock City 2001 Buy ↗ 02 Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs 2003 Buy ↗ 03 Killing Yourself to Live 2005 Buy ↗ 04 Chuck Klosterman IV 2006 Buy ↗ 05 Eating the Dinosaur 2009 Buy ↗ 06 I Wear the Black Hat 2013 Buy ↗ 07 But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past 2016 Buy ↗ 08 Chuck Klosterman X 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Essays 62 books · 2010–2020
01 HYPERtheticals 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Chuck Klosterman on Living and Society 2010 Buy ↗ 03 Chuck Klosterman on Pop 2010 Buy ↗ 04 Chuck Klosterman on Rock 2010 Buy ↗ 05 ABBA 1, World 0 2010 Buy ↗ 06 The Billy Joel Essays 2010 Buy ↗ 07 Being Zack Morris 2010 Buy ↗ 08 This Is Zodiac Speaking 2010 Buy ↗ 09 How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found 2010 Buy ↗ 10 The Amazing McNugget Diet 2010 Buy ↗ 11 It Will Shock You How Much It Never Happened 2010 Buy ↗ 13 All I Know Is What I Read in the Papers 2010 Buy ↗ 14 Tomorrow Rarely Knows 2010 Buy ↗ 16 Appetite for Replication 2010 Buy ↗ 18 The Passion of the Garth 2010 Buy ↗ 21 The American Radiohead 2010 Buy ↗ 22 The Jack Factor 2010 Buy ↗ 23 Certain Rock Bands You Probably Like 2010 Buy ↗ 24 Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television 2010 Buy ↗ 26 Viva Morrissey! 2010 Buy ↗ 27 George Will vs. Nick Hornby 2010 Buy ↗ 28 What Happens When People Stop Being Polite 2010 Buy ↗ 30 Don't Look Back in Anger 2010 Buy ↗ 31 Something Instead of Nothing 2010 Buy ↗ 32 4,8,15,16,23,42 2010 Buy ↗ 33 The Lady or the Tiger 2010 Buy ↗ 34 The Awe-Inspiring Beauty of Tom Cruise's Shattered, Troll-like Face 2010 Buy ↗ 35 Sulking with Lisa Loeb on the Ice Planet Hoth 2010 Buy ↗ 38 Chuck Klosterman on Sports 2010 Buy ↗ 39 The Led Zeppelin Essays 2010 Buy ↗ 40 Bending Spoons with Britney Spears 2010 Buy ↗ 41 Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture 2010 Buy ↗ 42 Taking The Streets to the Music 2010 Buy ↗ 43 Fargo Rock City, for Real 2010 Buy ↗ 44 Toby over Moby 2010 Buy ↗ 45 No More Knives 2010 Buy ↗ 47 I Wanna Get Free 2010 Buy ↗ 49 What We Talk About When We Talk About Ralph Sampson 2010 Buy ↗ 50 That '70s Cruise 2010 Buy ↗ 55 Local Clairvoyants Split Over Future 2010 Buy ↗ 56 Dude Rocks Like a Lady 2010 Buy ↗ 57 Can I Tell You Something Weird? 2010 Buy ↗ 58 Cultural Betrayal 2010 Buy ↗ 60 Three Stories Involving Pants 2010 Buy ↗ 61 Band on the Couch 2010 Buy ↗ 62 The Karl Marx of the Hardwood 2010 Buy ↗ 64 SUPERtheticals 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 1 book · 2019
01 Raised in Captivity 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 2 books · 2008–2011
02 The Visible Man 2011 Buy ↗