Order of Chuck Klosterman Books

Chuck Klosterman is an American author of fiction and non-fiction. He is a New York Times bestselling author. A longtime contributor to publications including Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Spin, The Guardian, The Believer, and ESPN, he has also written the popular “Ethicist” column for The New York Times Magazine. His work, which often blends humour, social commentary, and music criticism, earned him the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in 2002, highlighting his influence as a leading voice in contemporary American writing.

Chuck Klosterman made his debut as an author in 2001 with Fargo Rock City. His fiction debut came in 2008 with Downtown Owl. Below is a list of Chuck Klosterman’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Collections

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Essays

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Chuck Klosterman Synopses: Downtown Owl is a standalone novel by Chuck Klosterman. Somewhere in rural North Dakota lies the fictional town of Owl – a place without cable, without much pop culture, but rich in grain prices, gossip, and the occasional bout of existential dread. People in Owl work hard, drink harder, and die quietly. It’s not as bleak as it sounds. In fact, sometimes it’s just right.

Mitch Hrlicka, high school football player and part-time philosopher, worries about how ordinary he is. Julia Rabia, a new history teacher in town, discovers that free drinks and bad decisions go hand in hand when she falls for a bison farmer with a talent for self-loathing. And Horace Jones, a widower and lifelong resident, has spent seventy-three years observing Owl’s rhythms and rituals from the sidelines.

They’ve all known each other forever – except they’ve never really met. But when a brutal blizzard, inspired by the devastating 1984 North Dakota storm, sweeps through town, their lives are upended in ways as unexpected as they are profound.

The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman is a standalone novel. Therapist Victoria Vick is contacted by a cryptic, unlikable man whose situation seems unique and unfathomable. Her patient – known to her only as Y__ – claims to be a scientist who has stolen cloaking technology from a secretive government project, rendering himself nearly invisible. He says he uses this ability to observe strangers in their daily lives, often when they are alone and vulnerable.

Unsure of his motives or whether he is even telling the truth, Victoria becomes obsessed with Y__ and the increasingly bizarre and disturbing details he reveals. As she digs deeper, his stories begin to threaten not only her career and marriage, but her very sense of self.

Raised in Captivity is a collection of fictional nonfiction by Chuck Klosterman. A man flying first class discovers a puma in the lavatory. A new coach at a small-town Oklahoma high school installs an offense built entirely around a single, very special play. A man explains to the police why he told the employee at his local bodega that his colleague resembled the lead singer of Depeche Mode – a statement that may or may not have contributed to a violent crime. A college professor struggles with the challenges posed by the new generation of students. An obscure power-pop band wrestles with newfound fame when their song, “Blizzard of Summer,” becomes an anthem for white supremacists. A couple debates a medical procedure that would transfer the pain of childbirth from the woman to her husband. A woman interviews a hitman about killing her husband, only to be shocked by his proposed method. A man is recruited to a secret government research team investigating why coin flips no longer land 50/50. And a man who sees a whale struck by lightning realizes everything about his life must change, while a lawyer contends with the unintended consequences of a veterinarian’s rabies vaccination.