Benjamin Myers Books in Order

Benjamin Myers has written 20 books, published between 2002 and 2024. The first book is American Heretics: Rebel Voices in Music (2002) and the newest is Rare Singles (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2002–2024
Pages on record
1,926 in 7 of 20 books

Benjamin Myers is an English novelist and journalist, born in 1976 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. The Myers catalogue holds 20 books from 2002 to 2024. Early titles focus on music, from American Heretics: Rebel Voices in Music (2002) to books on John Lydon, Muse, Green Day and System Of A Down. Later titles include Richard (2010), Pig Iron (2012) and the Mace & Brindle series. Rare Singles is the newest title.

How many Benjamin Myers books are there?

Benjamin Myers has 20 books, released between 2002 and 2024. 2 of them belong to the Mace & Brindle series.

Benjamin Myers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Benjamin Myers books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    American Heretics: Rebel Voices in Music2002 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002192
  2. 2
    The Book Of Fuck2004 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004281
  3. 3
    Muse: Inside the Muscle Museum2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004
  4. 4
    John Lydon2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
  5. 5
    Green Day: American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion2005 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005223
  6. 62006
  7. 72007
  8. 8
    Richard2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010288
  9. 9
    Pig Iron2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  10. 10
    Snorri & Frosti2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  11. 11
    Beastings2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  12. 12
    Turning BlueMace & Brindle #12016 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016336
  13. 13
    These Darkening DaysMace & Brindle #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  14. 14
    The Gallows Pole2017 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017350
  15. 152018
  16. 16
    The Offing2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  17. 17
    Male Tears2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  18. 18
    The Perfect Golden Circle2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  19. 19
    Cuddy2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  20. 20
    Rare Singles2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Benjamin Myers books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Mace & Brindle in order

2 books
  1. 1. Turning Blue
  2. 2. These Darkening Days

Standalone books

18 books

18 Benjamin Myers titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Benjamin Myers books in order?

You only need to read Benjamin Myers books in order within the Mace & Brindle series, which holds 2 of the 20 Benjamin Myers books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Benjamin Myers

Start with American Heretics: Rebel Voices in Music (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Benjamin Myers book?

Rare Singles (2024) is the newest Benjamin Myers book released so far.

Is there a new Benjamin Myers book coming?

No next Benjamin Myers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Benjamin Myers has won

Wikidata records 4 awards for Benjamin Myers. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction2018Won
  • Republic of Consciousness Prize2017Won
  • Tom-Gallon Trust Award2014Won
  • Gordon Burn Prize2013Won

Benjamin Myers at a glance

Still publishing
Benjamin Myers published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Benjamin Myers books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,926 pages across the 7 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 281 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Benjamin Myers books, 9 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Benjamin Myers books are about

7 of the 20 Benjamin Myers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 3 of 7 books
  • Punk rock musicians 2 of 7 books