Don Delillo

  • 53

    Catalog books

  • 19

    Works

  • 1974 to 2017

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Don Delillo has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 53 catalog-linked books across 1974 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with White Noise and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1974 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Group USA and Circe.

Best Place To Start

White Noise

Penguin Group USA • 1999 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Penguin Group USA and Circe

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1974 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Group USA and Circe.

Top Books To Start With

  1. White Noise

    Penguin Group USA • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 320 pages.

  2. Great Jones Street (Contemporary American Fiction)

    Penguin Group USA • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 265 pages.

  3. Mao II: A Novel

    Penguin Group USA • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 256 pages.

  4. Americana (Contemporary American fiction)

    Penguin Group USA • 1989 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1989 • 377 pages.

  5. End Zone

    Penguin Group USA • 1986 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1986 • 256 pages.

  6. White Noise (Contemporary American Fiction)

    Penguin Group USA • 1984 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1984 • 326 pages.

  7. Zero K

    Pan Macmillan • 2017 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2017 • 288 pages.

  8. Falling Man

    Scribner • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 256 pages.

  9. Falling Man (Platinum Fiction Series)

    Center Point Large Print • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 400 pages.

  10. Cosmopolis: A Novel

    Scribner • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 224 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Great Jones Street (Contemporary American Fiction) is the easier short commitment, while White Noise asks for more reading time up front.
  • Great Jones Street (Contemporary American Fiction) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while White Noise leans later in the catalog.

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