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John Robert Lennon (born 1970) is an American novelist, short story writer, musician and composer.

Lennon was raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania (1992) and an M.F.A. (1995) from the University of Montana. He is an assistant professor in the Creative Writing Program at Cornell University and resides in Upstate New York.

Lennon's first novel, The Light of Falling Stars (1997), about the aftermath of a plane crash, was the winner of Barnes & Noble's 1997 Discover Great New Writers Award. His fourth novel, Mailman, was released to critical success in 2003 and concerns a mail-carrying protagonist named Albert Lippincott who is clearly losing his mind. The book won praise for its humorous portrayal of the sadness of everyday life.

His other books include The Funnies (1999), a comedy about a would-be cartoonist; On the Night Plain (2001), a noir western set in the 1940s; and Pieces for the Left Hand: 100 Anecdotes (2005), a collection of 100 very short stories. His novel Happyland is roughly based around the American Girl doll company creator Pleasant Rowland. It was dropped by publisher W. W. Norton due to fear of libel and subsequently published in serial by Harper's Magazine. In 2009, Graywolf Press published a new novel, Castle, and reissued Pieces For The Left Hand, which was appearing for the first time in the U.S.

Lennon is also a musician and composer. As a solo artist, recording as Inverse Room, he has released three full-length CDs, Simulacrum (2002), Pieces for the Left Hand (2005) (a companion to the book of the same title), and American Recluse (2007). He is also one half, along with musician Jim Spitznagel, of The Bemus Point, which has released one CD, Infra Dig (2005). In the early 1990s he fronted the band Wicked Bison, playing the Philadelphia bar and fraternity scene.

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Total Books: 30
Hard Girls
2024 - Hard Girls (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780316550581
ISBN-10: 0316550582
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Subdivision A Novel
2021 - Subdivision a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781644450482
ISBN-10: 1644450488
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Broken River
2018 - Broken River (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781781257982
ISBN-10: 1781257981
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Broken River A Novel
2017 - Broken River a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781555977726
ISBN-10: 1555977723
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 3

See You in Paradise Stories
2014 - See You in Paradise Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781555976934
ISBN-10: 155597693X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

Familiar A Novel
2012 - Familiar a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781555976255
ISBN-10: 1555976255
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 4

Electric Literature No 5
2010 - Electric Literature No 5 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780982498071
ISBN-10: 0982498071
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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What's Your Exit A Literary Detour Through New Jersey
2010 - What's Your Exit a Literary Detour Through New Jersey (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780977934355
ISBN-10: 0977934357
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Castle A Novel
2010 - Castle a Novel (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781555975593
ISBN-10: 1555975593
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 3

Pieces for the Left Hand Stories
2009 - Pieces for the Left Hand Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781555975234
ISBN-10: 1555975232
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Cartero
2005 - Cartero (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788496454064
ISBN-10: 8496454061
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Pieces for the Left Hand 100 Anecdotes
2005 - Pieces for the Left Hand 100 Anecdotes (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781862077409
ISBN-10: 1862077401
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Mailman A Novel
2004 - Mailman a Novel (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780393326079
ISBN-10: 0393326071
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 7

Mailman
2004 - Mailman (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781862076921
ISBN-10: 1862076928
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On the Night Plain  A Novel
2002 - On the Night Plain a Novel (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312420864
ISBN-10: 0312420862
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

On the Night Plain A Novel
2001 - On the Night Plain a Novel (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780805067224
ISBN-10: 0805067221
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 3

Das Licht der fallenden Sterne
2001 - Das Licht Der Fallenden Sterne (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783442448883
ISBN-10: 3442448883
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The Funnies  A Novel
2000 - The Funnies a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781573227810
ISBN-10: 1573227811
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Substores
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
 6

The Light of the Falling Stars
1998 - The Light of the Falling Stars (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781573226820
ISBN-10: 1573226823
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 22

Light Of Falling Stars 6c
1998 - Light of Falling Stars 6c (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781573227070
ISBN-10: 1573227072
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The Light of the Falling Stars
1997 - The Light of the Falling Stars (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781573220668
ISBN-10: 1573220663
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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