Ian Frazier bibliography

A list of the published works of Ian Frazier, American writer.

Books

Humor

Frazier, Ian (1986). Dating your mom. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (1996). Coyote v. Acme.
— (2000). Lamentations of the father. Original version. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press.
— (2008). Lamentations of the father. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (2010). Humor me : an anthology of funny contemporary writing (plus some great old stuff, too). Ecco.
— (2012). The cursing mommy's book of days. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (2021). Cranial fracking. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Non-fiction

Frazier, Ian (1987). Nobody better, better than nobody. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (1989). Great Plains. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (1994). Family. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (2000). On the rez. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (2002). The fish's eye : essays about angling and the outdoors. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (2005). Gone to New York : adventures in the city.
— (2010). Travels in Siberia. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
— (2016). Hogs Wild : Selected Reporting Pieces.
— (2024). Paradise Bronx : The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough.

Translations

Kharms, Daniil (1998). It happened like this : stories and poems. Translated by Ian Frazier; pictures by Katya Arnold.

Essays and reporting

Frazier, Ian (February 26, 1990). "Coyote v. Acme". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker.^[1]
— (December 8, 2008). "The rap". Our Local Correspondents. The New Yorker. 84 (40): 72–81.^[2]
— (August 3, 2009). "Travels in Siberia – I : the ultimate road trip". A Reporter at Large. The New Yorker: 36–49.
— (September 20, 2010). "Parade of the night". Talk of the Town. Dept. of Hoopla. The New Yorker. 86 (28): 48, 50.^[3]
— (November 7, 2011). "History Lesson". The Talk of the Town. Archive Dept. The New Yorker. 87 (35): 28.
— (November 7, 2011). "Messages from Dr. Abravenel". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 87 (35): 38–39.
— (January 2, 2012). "99% Chance". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 87 (42): 37.
— (January 16, 2012). "Knights vs. Cyclones". The Talk of the Town. Matchup. The New Yorker. 87 (44): 20–21.
— (January 30, 2012). "Evening Urgant". The Talk of the Town. Visiting Dignitary. The New Yorker. 87 (46): 18–19. Russian TV host Ivan Urgant.
— (February 11–18, 2013). "The Toll". Our Local Correspondents. The New Yorker. 89 (1): 38–44. Hurricane Sandy and Staten Island.
— (February 25, 2013). "Disclos'd". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 89 (2): 36–37.
— (March 4, 2013). "Tree person". The Talk of the Town. Ink. The New Yorker. 89 (3): 20–21.
— (March 25, 2013). "Bare earth". The Talk of the Town. Last Rites. The New Yorker. 89 (6): 43.
— (July 8–15, 2013). "School's out". The Talk of the Town. Up Life's Ladder. The New Yorker. 89 (20): 28, 30.
— (September 30, 2013). "Community guns". The Talk of the Town. Red Hook Postcard. The New Yorker. 89 (30): 22–23.
— (October 28, 2013). "Hidden city : New York has more homeless than it has in decades. What should the next mayor do?". Our Local Correspondents. The New Yorker. 89 (34): 38–49.
— (December 23–30, 2013). "The Mountain". The Talk of the Town. Snowy Day Dept. The New Yorker. 89 (42): 38, 43. Salt stockpiles, Staten Island.
— (March 24, 2014). "On Texas". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 90 (5): 47.
— (April 14, 2014). "Bus ride". The Talk of the Town. Here to There. The New Yorker. 90 (8): 22–23.
— (April 14, 2014). "Blue bloods : the horseshoe crab is half-a-billion years old, but its existence may be threatened". Annals of Conservation. The New Yorker. 90 (8): 52–61.
— (June 2, 2014). "Buildings and books". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 90 (15): 23–24.
— (June 2, 2014). "Do not cross". The Talk of the Town. Streetscape. The New Yorker. 90 (15): 26–27.
— (July 28, 2014). "Deniers". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 90 (21): 30.
— (September 1, 2014). "Only you". The Talk of the Town. Where There's Smoke. The New Yorker. 90 (25): 22.
— (February 16, 2015). "Russophilia". The Talk of the Town. Wild Nights Dept. The New Yorker. 91 (1): 22–23.
— (March 16, 2015). "Of younger days". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 91 (4): 33.
— (March 23, 2015). "Forever young". The Talk of the Town. In the Ring. The New Yorker. 91 (5): 36–37.^[4]
— (May 25, 2015). "Lack of Center". The Talk of the Town. Poesy Dept. The New Yorker. 91 (14): 25–26.^[5]
— (June 29, 2015). "Security". The Talk of the Town. Newark Postcard. The New Yorker. 91 (18): 18–19.^[6]
— (August 3, 2015). "Amo, Amas". The Talk of the Town. Dept. of Education. The New Yorker. 91 (22): 21.
— (December 7, 2015). "Bronx dreams : a community project to change the world with art". Onward and Upward with the Arts. The New Yorker. 91 (39): 38–44.^[7]
— (January 25, 2016). "Connected". The Talk of the Town. Brave New World Dept. The New Yorker. 91 (45): 21–22.^[8]
— (March 7, 2016). "Marina's will". The Talk of the Town. Perseverance Dept. The New Yorker. 92 (4): 20. Marina Litvinenko.
— (March 21, 2016). "Still looking". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 92 (6): 45.
— (August 8–15, 2016). "Outdone". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 92 (24): 33.^[9]
— (January 2, 2017). "Incident review". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 92 (43): 29.
— (February 27, 2017). "Why mummies?". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 93 (2): 33.
— (May 8, 2017). "Hindsight". The Talk of the Town. Letter from Oregon. The New Yorker. 93 (12): 17–18.^[10]
— (June 3, 2019). "Creative". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 95 (15): 25.
— (December 30, 2019). "Coyote v. Acme". Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 95 (42): 10–11.^[11]
— (April 5, 2021). "Guns down : with the number of shooting deaths rising, Shaina Harrison is teaching kids to turn anger into advocacy". Our Local Correspondents. The New Yorker. 97 (7): 40–47.^[12]
— (July 22, 2024). "Paradise Bronx." Our Local Correspondents. The New Yorker 100 (21): 38–49.

Poems

Title	Year	First published
Greetings, friends! [2013]	2013	Frazier, Ian (December 23–30, 2013). "Greetings, friends!". The New Yorker. 89 (42): 103.
Greetings, friends! [2014]	2014	Frazier, Ian (December 22–29, 2014). "Greetings, friends!". The New Yorker. 90 (41): 127.
Greetings, friends! [2016]	2016	Frazier, Ian (December 19–26, 2016). "Greetings, friends!". The New Yorker. 92 (42): 91.
Greetings, friends! [2020]	2020	Frazier, Ian (December 28, 2020). "Greetings, friends!". The New Yorker. 96 (42): 34–35.

Notes

^ Reprinted in the December 30, 2019, issue.
^ On Derrick Parker, a former police officer who specializes in security for rap stars.
^ J'ouvert parade, Brooklyn.
^ Online version is titled "Hulkamania".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "A Poet Laureate of Queens".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "Armed Guards in the Sanctuary".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "Where art is saving the world".
^ Title in the online table of contents is "Installing the future of New York".
^ Online version is titled "The rise of artificial intelligence".
^ About Patricia Limerick. Online version is titled "A[n] historian of the American West shares her insights".
^ Online version is titled "Wile E. Coyote v. Acme Company". Originally published in the February 26, 1990, issue.
^ Online version is titled "Fighting America’s gun plague".

[1] Reprinted in the December 30, 2019, issue.

[2] On Derrick Parker, a former police officer who specializes in security for rap stars.

[3] J'ouvert parade, Brooklyn.

[4] Online version is titled "Hulkamania".

[5] Title in the online table of contents is "A Poet Laureate of Queens".

[6] Title in the online table of contents is "Armed Guards in the Sanctuary".

[7] Title in the online table of contents is "Where art is saving the world".

[8] Title in the online table of contents is "Installing the future of New York".

[9] Online version is titled "The rise of artificial intelligence".

[10] About Patricia Limerick. Online version is titled "A[n] historian of the American West shares her insights".

[11] Online version is titled "Wile E. Coyote v. Acme Company". Originally published in the February 26, 1990, issue.

[12] Online version is titled "Fighting America’s gun plague".

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