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Chuck Klosterman

Born June 5, 1972

Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman is an American author and essayist who has written books and essays focused on American popular culture. - Wikipedia

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Books16

Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music

Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music

2026

Football

Football

2026

The Nineties

The Nineties

2022

Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction

Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction

2019

Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century

Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century

2017

But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

2016

Grantland Quarterly no. 7

Grantland Quarterly no. 7

2013

with Charles P. Pierce, Malcolm Gladwell and Bryan Curtis

I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains

I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains

2013

Grantland Quarterly no. 8

Grantland Quarterly no. 8

2013

with Bryan Curtis and Charles P. Pierce

The visible man a novel

The visible man a novel

2011

Eating the Dinosaur

Eating the Dinosaur

2009

Downtown Owl

Downtown Owl

2008

with Phillip Hall

Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

2006

Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

2005

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

2003

Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota

Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota

2001

Graphic novels1

The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life

The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life

2019

with Seth, Jonathan Lethem, Chris Ware, Ivan Brunetti, Jennifer Finney Boylan, David Kamp and David L. Ulin