John McWhorter

John McWhorter

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Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by John McWhorter, on April 1st, 2025.

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John McWhorter Stats: The highest rated book by John McWhorter on Book Notification is Woke Racism, a Non-Fiction book. The second-highest rated book is Words on the Move, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by John McWhorter on Book Notification is Nine Nasty Words, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Language Families of the World (The Great Courses #12).

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

List of The Great Courses Books in Publication Order (with Jason M. Satterfield, with Elizabeth A. Murray, with Steven Gimbel)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Story of Human Language
2004
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2
Dialects and the Fallacy of Blackboard Grammar
2004
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3
How Artificial Languages Work
2004
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4
Understanding Linguistics
2008
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5
8
Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage
2012
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6
How the Words of Modern English Emerged
2012
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7
Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English
2012
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8
Language A to Z
2013
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9
9.5
Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals (By: Elizabeth A. Murray)
2014
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10
Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science (By: Steven Gimbel)
2015
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11
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain (By: Jason M. Satterfield)
2015
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12
8
Language Families of the World
2019
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis
1997
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2
Word On The Street
1998
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3
The Missing Spanish Creoles
2000
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4
Spreading the Word
2000
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5
Losing the Race
2000
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6
The Power of Babel
2001
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7
An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles
2001
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8
Authentically Black (By: Alan Huffman)
2003
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9
Doing Our Own Thing
2003
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10
Defining Creole
2004
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11
Winning the Race
2005
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12
Language Interrupted
2007
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13
All about the Beat
2008
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14
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
2008
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15
Linguistic Simplicity and Complexity
2011
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16
What Language Is
2011
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17
The Language Hoax
2014
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18
8
Words on the Move
2016
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19
Talking Back, Talking Black
2016
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20
The Creole Debate
2018
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21
Nine Nasty Words
2021
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22
8
Woke Racism
2021
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23
Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words
2025
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List of New Threats to Freedom Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Nation of Takers (By: Nicholas Eberstadt)
2012
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2
Bring Back the Bureaucrats (By: John DiIulio)
2014
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3
Men Without Work (By: Nicholas Eberstadt)
2016
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4
False Black Power? (With: Jason L. Riley, Glenn C. Loury)
2017
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5
Fear Your Future (By: Philip Klein)
2019
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6
The American Dream Is Not Dead (By: Michael R. Strain)
2020
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7
The Black Boom (By: Jason L. Riley, Wilfred Reilly, Juan A. Williams)
2022
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8
Men Without Work: Post-Pandemic Edition (By: Nicholas Eberstadt)
2022
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List of John McWhorter Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Should America Pay?
2003
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2
The Politically Correct University
2009
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3
The Jeffersons - A fresh look back featuring episodic insights, interviews, a peek behind-the-scenes, and photos
2022
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John McWhorter

John McWhorter (John Hamilton McWhorter V) was born on October 6th, 1965 and is currently 59 years old. John McWhorter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, USA. McWhorter attended Simon\'s Rock College where he received an AA, Rutgers University where he received a BA in French, New York University where he received a MA in American Studies and Stanford University where he received a PhD in Linguistics.

John McWhorter is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 23 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1997 with the book Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis. The most recently released was Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by John at this time.

John McWhorter (John Hamilton McWhorter V) has also written The Great Courses series which has 12 books including The Story of Human Language and Dialects and the Fallacy of Blackboard Grammar.

John McWhorter: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Woke Racism was a New York Times: 100 Notable Books in 2021.

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John McWhorter: F.A.Q

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

John McWhorter was born on October 6th, 1965. John McWhorter is currently 59 years old.

Where was John McWhorter Born?

John McWhorter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, USA and is American.

What was the first book John McWhorter wrote?

The first book written by John McWhorter was Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis, published in 1997.

What was the most recent book John McWhorter wrote?

His most recently released work was Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words on April 1st, 2025.

Will there be any more books by John McWhorter?

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

How many books has John McWhorter written?

John McWhorter has written 32 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 books in The Great Courses Series, 22 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the New Threats to Freedom Series.

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