This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days
nonfiction · First published 2025
Author guide
John Darnielle Books in Order
John Darnielle is an American novelist, songwriter, guitarist, vocalist, and musician. He is the principal member of the indie-folk band The Mountain Goats. His books include the novella Black Sabbath's Master of Reality, the novels Wolf in White Van, Universal Harvester, and Devil House, and the annotated lyric memoir This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days.
literary fictionhorror fictionmusic criticismmemoirsongwriting
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Wolf in White Van
The first novel and the clearest starting point for Darnielle's fiction.
This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days
The best starting point for his songwriting, lyric commentary, and nonfiction.
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Books by series
music criticism series · ongoing
33 1/3
A series of concise books devoted to individual albums and their cultural, musical, and personal significance.
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Black Sabbath's Master of RealityBook 56 · novella · 2008
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (4)
- Wolf in White Van
novel · 2014
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Universal Harvesternovel · 2017
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Devil Housenovel · 2022
- This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days
nonfiction · 2025