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This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days (Collection) was the most recently released book by John Darnielle, on December 2nd, 2025.

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John Darnielle Stats: The most read book by John Darnielle on Book Notification is Wolf in White Van, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Devil House, a Standalone novel.

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

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4.8
Wolf in White Van
2014
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2
6
Universal Harvester
2017
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3
8.3
Devil House
2022
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List of Poetry Collections in Publication Order

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This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days
2025
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List of 33⅓ Books in Publication Order

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1
The Smiths' Meat is Murder (By: Joe Pernice)
2003
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2
The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society (By: Andy Miller)
2003
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3
Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis (By: Warren Zanes)
2003
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4
Neil Young's Harvest (By: Sam Inglis)
2003
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5
Love's Forever Changes (By: Andrew Hultkrans)
2003
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6
Abba's Abba Gold (By: Elisabeth Vincentelli)
2004
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7
Prince's Sign 'O' the Times (By: Michaelangelo Matos)
2004
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8
The Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground and Nico (By: Joe Harvard)
2004
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9
Unknown Pleasures (By: Chris Ott)
2004
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10
Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland (By: John M. Perry)
2004
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11
The Replacements' Let It Be (By: Colin Meloy)
2004
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12
James Brown's Live at the Apollo (By: Douglas Wolk)
2004
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13
Jethro Tull's Aqualung (By: Allan F. Moore)
2004
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14
The Beatles' Let It Be (By: Steve Matteo)
2004
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15
Radiohead's OK Computer (By: Dai Griffiths)
2004
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16
Pet Sounds (By: Jim Fusilli)
2005
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17
The Ramones' Ramones (By: Nicholas Rombes)
2005
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18
Led Zeppelin IV (By: Erik Davis)
2005
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19
6
The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street (By: Bill Janovitz)
2005
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20
Grace (By: Daphne A. Brooks)
2005
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21
Armed Forces (By: Franklin Bruno)
2005
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22
Murmur (By: J. Niimi)
2005
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23
Low (By: Hugo Wilcken)
2005
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24
Endtroducing (By: Eliot Wilder)
2005
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25
Kick Out the Jams (By: Don McLeese)
2005
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26
Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA (By: Geoffrey Himes)
2005
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27
The Band's Music From Big Pink (By: John Niven)
2005
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28
Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (By: Kim Cooper)
2005
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29
The Stone Roses' The Stone Roses (By: Alex Green)
2006
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30
Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On (By: Miles Marshall Lewis)
2006
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31
The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique (By: Dan LeRoy)
2006
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32
Doolittle (By: Ben Sisario)
2006
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33
Nirvana's In Utero (By: Gillian G. Gaar)
2006
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34
Highway 61 Revisited (By: Mark Polizzotti)
2006
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35
33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (By: David Barker)
2006
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36
The Who's The Who Sell Out (By: John Dougan)
2006
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37
Guided By Voices' Bee Thousand (By: Marc Woodworth)
2006
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38
My Bloody Valentine's Loveless (By: Mike McGonigal)
2006
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39
The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs (By: L.D. Beghtol)
2006
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40
Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I and II (By: Eric Weisbard)
2006
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41
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life (By: Zeth Lundy)
2006
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42
Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark (By: Sean Nelson)
2006
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43
Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation (By: Matthew Stearns)
2007
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44
The Byrds' The Notorious Byrd Brothers (By: Ric Menck)
2007
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45
Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica (By: Kevin Courrier)
2007
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46
The Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime (By: Michael T. Fournier)
2007
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47
A Tribe Called Quest's People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (By: Shawn Taylor)
2007
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48
Brian Eno's Another Green World (By: Geeta Dayal)
2007
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49
Steely Dan's Aja (By: Don Breithaupt)
2007
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50
Rid of Me (By: Kate Schatz)
2007
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51
PJ Harvey's Rid of Me: A Story (By: Kate Schatz)
2007
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52
U2's Achtung Baby: Meditations on Love in the Shadow of the Fall (By: Stephen Catanzarite)
2007
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53
Belle & Sebastian's If You're Feeling Sinister (By: Scott Plagenhoef)
2007
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54
Pink Moon (By: Amanda Petrusich)
2007
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55
Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste (By: Carl Wilson)
2007
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56
Swordfishtrombones (By: David Smay)
2007
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57
Throbbing Gristle's Twenty Jazz Funk Greats (By: Drew Daniel)
2007
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58
Master of Reality
2008
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59
Patti Smith's Horses (By: Philip Shaw)
2008
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60
Slayer's Reign in Blood (By: D.X. Ferris)
2008
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61
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future (By: Dan Kois)
2008
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62
Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights (By: Hayden Childs)
2008
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63
The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen (By: Bob Gendron)
2008
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64
The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (By: Jeffrey T. Roesgen)
2008
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65
Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace of Sin (By: Bob Proehl)
2008
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66
Wire's Pink Flag (By: Wilson Neate)
2008
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67
Big Star's Radio City (By: Bruce Eaton)
2008
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68
Elliott Smith's XO (By: Matthew LeMay)
2009
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69
Illmatic (By: Matthew Gasteier)
2009
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70
Madness' One Step Beyond... (By: Terry Edwards)
2009
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71
Flaming Lips' Zaireeka (By: Mark Richardson)
2009
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72
Fleetwood Mac's Tusk (By: Rob Trucks)
2009
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73
AC DC's Highway To Hell (By: Joe Bonomo)
2010
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74
Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (By: Christopher R. Weingarten)
2010
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75
Pavement's Wowee Zowee (By: Bryan Charles)
2010
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76
Slint's Spiderland (By: Scott Tennent)
2010
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77
Radiohead's Kid A (By: Marvin Lin)
2010
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78
Johnny Cash's American Recordings (By: Tony Tost)
2011
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79
Ween's Chocolate and Cheese (By: Hank Shteamer)
2011
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80
The Rolling Stones' Some Girls (By: Cyrus R.K. Patell)
2011
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81
Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine (By: Daphne Carr)
2011
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82
Talking Heads' Fear of Music (By: Jonathan Lethem)
2011
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83
Dinosaur Jr.'s You're Living All Over Me (By: Nick Attfield)
2011
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84
Television's Marquee Moon (By: Bryan Waterman)
2011
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85
Portishead's Dummy (By: R.J. Wheaton)
2011
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86
Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace (By: Aaron Cohen)
2011
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87
Dangerous (By: Susan Fast)
2012
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88
Flood (By: Elizabeth Sandifer, S. Alexander Reed)
2013
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89
Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson (By: Darran Anderson)
2013
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90
Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (By: Kirk Walker Graves)
2014
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91
Sigur Rós's (By: Ethan Hayden)
2014
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92
Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet (By: Phillip Crandall)
2014
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93
4
Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II (By: Marc Weidenbaum)
2014
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94
Entertainment! (By: Kevin J.H. Dettmar)
2014
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95
Smile (By: Luis A. Sanchez)
2014
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96
Blank Generation (By: Pete Astor)
2014
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97
J Dilla's Donuts (By: Jordan Ferguson)
2014
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98
Oasis' Definitely Maybe (By: Alex Niven)
2014
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99
Exile in Guyville (By: Gina Arnold)
2014
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100
The Grey Album (By: Charles Fairchild)
2014
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101
Beat Happening (By: Bryan C. Parker)
2015
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102
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (By: Michael Stewart Foley)
2015
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103
Freedom of Choice (By: Fred Armisen, Evie Nagy)
2015
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104
Workingman's Dead (By: Buzz Poole)
2015
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105
A Live One (By: Walter Holland)
2015
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106
Metallica (By: David Masciotra)
2015
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107
Bitches Brew (By: George Grella Jr.)
2015
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108
Parallel Lines (By: Kembrew McLeod)
2016
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109
The Geto Boys (By: Rolf Potts)
2016
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110
Psychocandy (By: Paula Mejia)
2016
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111
Hangin' Tough (By: Rebecca Wallwork)
2016
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112
Dig Me Out (By: Jovana Babovic)
2016
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113
Donny Hathaway's Donny Hathaway Live (By: Emily J. Lordi)
2016
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114
Angelo Badalamenti's Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (By: Clare Nina Norelli)
2017
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115
Young Marble Giants' Colossal Youth (By: Michael Blair)
2017
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116
Uptown Saturday Night (By: William Fulton, Patrick Rivers)
2017
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117
The Suburbs (By: Eric Eidelstein)
2017
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118
Bob Mould's Workbook (By: Walter Biggins, Daniel Couch)
2017
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119
Homogenic (By: Emily MacKay)
2017
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120
The Raincoats (By: Jenn Pelly)
2017
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121
Jawbreaker's 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (By: Ronen Givony)
2018
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122
Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker (By: Joe Gross)
2018
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123
Drive-By Truckers’ Southern Rock Opera (By: Rien Fertel)
2018
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124
Siouxsie and the Banshees' Peepshow (By: Samantha Bennett)
2018
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125
Tori Amos's Boys for Pele (By: Amy Gentry)
2018
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126
dc Talk’s Jesus Freak (By: Will Stockton, D. Gilson)
2018
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127
Odetta’s One Grain of Sand (By: Matthew Frye Jacobson)
2019
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128
Tom Petty’s Southern Accents (By: Michael Washburn)
2019
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129
The Shangri-Las’ Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las (By: Ada Wolin)
2019
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130
Manic Street Preachers’ The Holy Bible (By: David Evans)
2019
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131
Massive Attack’s Blue Lines (By: Ian Bourland)
2019
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132
The Wild Tchoupitoulas’ The Wild Tchoupitoulas (By: Bryan Wagner)
2019
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133
Wendy Carlos's Switched-On Bach (By: Roshanak Kheshti)
2019
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134
Murder Ballads (By: Santi Elijah Holley)
2020
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135
D’Angelo’s Voodoo (By: Faith Pennick)
2020
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136
David Bowie's Diamond Dogs (By: Glenn Hendler)
2020
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137
Elton John's Blue Moves (By: Matthew Restall)
2020
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138
Judy Garland's Judy at Carnegie Hall (By: Manuel Betancourt)
2020
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139
Suicide's Suicide (By: Andi Coulter)
2020
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140
Various Artists' I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (By: Ray Padgett)
2020
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141
Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope (By: Ayanna Dozier)
2020
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142
Elvis Presley's From Elvis in Memphis (By: Eric Wolfson)
2020
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143
24-Carat Black's Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth (By: Zach Schonfeld)
2020
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144
Carole King's Tapestry (By: Loren Glass)
2021
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145
Pearl Jam's Vs. (By: Clint Brownlee)
2021
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146
Donna Summer's Once Upon a Time (By: Alex Jeffery)
2021
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147
Duran Duran's Rio (By: Annie Zaleski)
2021
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148
Roxy Music's Avalon (By: Simon A. Morrison)
2021
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149
Sam Cooke’s Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 (By: Colin Fleming)
2021
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150
Janelle Monáe’s The ArchAndroid (By: Alyssa Favreau)
2021
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151
Lyric and Coloratura Arias (By: Ginger Dellenbaugh)
2021
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152
Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly (By: Sequoia Maner)
2022
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153
Britney Spears's Blackout (By: Natasha Lasky)
2022
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154
Earth, Wind & Fire's That's the Way of the World (By: Dwight E. Brooks)
2022
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155
Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden (By: Brittnay L. Proctor)
2022
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156
Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle (By: Selena Chambers)
2023
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157
Madvillain's Madvillainy (By: Will Hagle)
2023
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158
BBC Radiophonic Workshop (By: William L. Weir)
2023
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159
Body Count (By: Ben Apatoff)
2023
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160
Erotica (By: Michael Dango)
2023
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161
Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love (By: Leah Kardos)
2024
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162
John Cale's Paris 1919 (By: Mark Doyle)
2025
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163
Cocteau Twins' Blue Bell Knoll (By: Chris Tapley)
2025
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164
The B-52s' Cosmic Thing (By: Pete Crighton)
2025
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List of John Darnielle Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Topograph: New Writing from the Carolinas and the Landscape Beyond
2010
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2
Uncertainties Volume IV
2020
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John Darnielle

John Darnielle was born on March 16th, 1967 and is currently 59 years old. John Darnielle was born in Bloomington, USA.

John Darnielle has written 3 standalone novels, starting with Wolf in White Van in 2014. The most recently released novel was Devil House, which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming standalone novels by John at this time.

John Darnielle has also written the 33⅓ series which has 164 books including The Smiths' Meat is Murder and The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society.

John Darnielle: Awards & Accolades

Darnielle's book, Wolf in White Van won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2015.

John Darnielle books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Wolf in White Van was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, in 2014. Devil House was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2023.

John Darnielle: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Wolf in White Van was a Paste Magazine: The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Selection in 2020.

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  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  5. Emily St. John Mandel, author of: Station Eleven.

John Darnielle: F.A.Q

When was John Darnielle Born? How old is John Darnielle?

John Darnielle was born on March 16th, 1967. John Darnielle is currently 59 years old.

Where was John Darnielle Born?

John Darnielle was born in Bloomington, USA and is American.

What book awards has John Darnielle won?

Darnielle's book, Wolf in White Van won the award Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2015.

What was the first book John Darnielle wrote?

The first book written by John Darnielle was Master of Reality, published in 2008.

What was the most recent book John Darnielle wrote?

His most recently released work was This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days on December 2nd, 2025.

What is the most popular book by John Darnielle?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular John Darnielle book is Wolf in White Van. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Wolf in White Van (4.75)
  2. Devil House (8.33)
  3. Universal Harvester (6)

Are there upcoming new books by John Darnielle?

John Darnielle does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has John Darnielle written?

John Darnielle has written 5 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 Standalone Novels, 1 Poetry Collections, 1 book in the 33⅓ Series.

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