Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll was born in New York, New York on August 1st, 1950 and passed away at the age of 59 on September 11th, 2009.

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Jim Carroll Stats: The most read book by Jim Carroll on Book Notification is The Basketball Diaries, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Jim Carroll books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
The Basketball Diaries
1999
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2
The Future Belongs To Those Who Are Fast
2012
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3
Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries: 1971-1973
2024
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List of Poetry in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top poetry books are The Book of Nods, Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems, and Living at the Movies.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4 Ups and 1 Down
1970
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2
Living at the Movies
1973
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3
The Book of Nods
1986
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4
Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems
1993
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5
8 fragments for Kurt Cobain
1994
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Petting Zoo
2010
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List of Penguin Poets Books in Publication Order

Poetry anthologies collected.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Selected Poems (By: John Ashbery)
1967
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2
Loba (By: Diane di Prima)
1973
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3
Living at the Movies
1973
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4
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (By: John Ashbery)
1975
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5
Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems
1993
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6
Nerve Storm (By: Amy Gerstler)
1993
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7
The Descent Of Alette (By: Alice Notley)
1996
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8
Crown Of Weeds (By: Amy Gerstler)
1997
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9
Mysteries Of Small Houses: Poems ( By: Alice Notley)
1998
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10
Void Of Course
1998
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11
Overtime: Selected Poems (By: Philip Whalen)
1999
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12
Medicine (By: Amy Gerstler)
2000
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13
The Sonnets ( By: Ted Berrigan)
2000
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14
If In Time: Selected Poems, 1975-2000 (By: Ann Lauterbach)
2001
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15
Practical Gods: Pulitzer Prize Winner (By: Carl Dennis)
2001
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16
Disobedience (By: Alice Notley)
2001
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17
Hip Logic (By: Terrance Hayes)
2002
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18
Lives Of The Animals (By: Robert Wrigley, Ginger Legato)
2003
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19
Ghost Girl (By: Amy Gerstler)
2004
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20
Wind In A Box (By: Terrance Hayes)
2006
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21
Way More West: New And Selected Poems (By: Michael Rothenberg, Ed Dorn, Dale Smith)
2007
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22
In The Pines ( By: Alice Notley)
2007
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23
Dearest Creature (By: Amy Gerstler)
2009
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24
Lighthead (By: Terrance Hayes)
2010
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25
Culture Of One (By: Alice Notley)
2011
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26
Terroir (By: Robert Morgan)
2011
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27
Alien Vs. Predator (By: Michael Robbins)
2012
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28
Gossamurmur (By: Anne Waldman)
2013
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29
Instant Winner ( By: Carrie Fountain)
2014
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30
How To Be Drawn (By: Terrance Hayes)
2015
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31
Scattered At Sea (By: Amy Gerstler)
2015
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32
Certain Magical Acts (By: Alice Notley)
2016
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33
The Sobbing School (By: Joshua Bennett)
2016
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34
Madness (By: Sam Sax)
2017
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35
8
American Sonnets For My Past And Future Assassin (By: Terrance Hayes)
2018
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36
Trickster Feminism (By: Anne Waldman)
2018
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37
For The Ride (By: Alice Notley)
2020
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38
Index Of Women (By: Amy Gerstler)
2021
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39
The Life (By: Carrie Fountain)
2021
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40
Walkman (By: Michael Robbins)
2021
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41
Mutiny (By: Phillip B. Williams)
2021
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42
Golden Ax (By: Rio Cortez)
2022
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43
The Study Of Human Life (By: Joshua Bennett)
2022
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44
The Symmetry Of Fish
2022
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45
Flickering (By: Pattiann Rogers)
2023
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46
So To Speak (By: Terrance Hayes)
2023
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47
Organs Of Little Importance (By: Solmaz Sharif)
2023
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48
Thick with Trouble (By: Amber McBride)
2024
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49
mother (By: m.s. RedCherries)
2024
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50
Is This My Final Form? (By: Amy Gerstler)
2025
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51
Mesopotopia (By: Anne Waldman)
2025
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52
Lift Every Voice (By: Phillip B. Williams)
2026
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List of Jim Carroll Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Portable Sixties Reader
2003
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Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll was born on August 1st, 1950. Jim passed away September 11th, 2009 at 59 years old. Jim Carroll was born in New York, New York.

Jim Carroll was the author of the Jim Carroll Poetry series which consists of 5 novels. The Jim Carroll Poetry series started in 1970 with the novel 4 Ups and 1 Down. The most recently released novel in the Jim Carroll Poetry series was 8 fragments for Kurt Cobain which was released in 1994. There are no upcoming novels for the Jim Carroll Poetry series.

Jim Carroll also wrote 3 books in the Penguin Poets series including Living at the Movies and Fear of Dreaming: The Selected Poems.

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Jim Carroll: F.A.Q

When was Jim Carroll Born?

Jim Carroll was born on August 1st, 1950.

When did Jim Carroll die?

Jim Carroll died on September 11th, 2009 at 59 years old.

Where was Jim Carroll Born?

Jim Carroll was born in New York, New York, .

What was the first book Jim Carroll wrote?

The first book written by Jim Carroll was 4 Ups and 1 Down, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Jim Carroll wrote?

Their most recently released work was Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries: 1971-1973 on October 14th, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Jim Carroll?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Jim Carroll book is The Basketball Diaries. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. The Basketball Diaries (4.00)

How many books has Jim Carroll written?

Jim Carroll has written 10 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 Non-Fiction Books, 1 Standalone Novel, 5 books in the Poetry, 3 books in the Penguin Poets Series.

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