Books by Douglas Coupland

This spring, Bloomsbury will publish Douglas Coupland's new novel, JPod, a read that Publishers Weekly has described as Microserfs 2.0 because of its workplace setting.

Learning about the forthcoming book, I realized that it's been awhile since I've dipped my toe in the pond that is Coupland. This lens was developed to help me catch up with the man -- and perhaps help you, too!

Introducing: Douglas Coupland.

The Best Bookmarks

Coupland online

These are what I consider the best web sites devoted to Coupland and his work

Coupland.com: The author's official site includes articles, excerpts from novels and essays, a tour diary and a daily online magazine.
The Coupland File: An award-winning web site on the author
Wikipedia: Douglas Coupland: The collective profile concentrates on his background and bibliography
The Bogus Tribute to Douglas Coupland: This blog features "all the latest dirt, stories and news -- even before it becomes dirt, stories and news." It's been updated regularly since 2004!

News to Peruse

The man in the media

These are current headlines about Coupland, his work and related topics

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Insightful Interviews

Conversing with Coupland

Ideas and insights from the author's mouth

Birnbaum v. Douglas Coupland: "It's a good world when Americans and Canadians can still get along. In his first interview for TMN, Robert Birnbaum talks to author Douglas Coupland about Columbine, art projects, pus-bags, and that sexy country of sin up north."
Interview with Douglas Coupland: Alexander Laurence's 1994 interview opens with the sentence "Douglas Coupland is a lucid Canadian writer who loves nature." Good to know!
January Interview: Douglas Coupland: Linda Richards examines the author's love affair with the city of Vancouver.
Close to the Edge: "From the epoch-defining Generation X to his new work, Hey, Nostradamus!, novelist Douglas Coupland inhabits a world where the optimistic collides with the apocalyptic."
From Fear to Eternity: "Chris Mitchell emails Douglas Coupland about fame, the future and the problem with American chocolate."
Submit Response: Douglas Coupland: "Douglas Coupland writes books about the weirdness of modern culture and the effect of technology on relationships. ... We talked to him about coincidence, change, and how strange R. Crumb's upbringing was."
Hey Douglas Coupland!: "In September 2003, Brian Draper interviewed Douglas Coupland about his latest novel, Hey Nostradamus!. This text was first published in Church Times on 23/9/03."
Generation next: He's the prolific artist turned bestselling writer who's given us Generation X, the horror of McJobs, and the first intimations of a world rewired by hackers and slackers. Here, circling slowly 500ft above Vancouver, Douglas Coupland tells Euan Ferguson how we each have an internet alter ego, why irony is America's last hope and why he worries about the lonely lives of sea containers
Things I've Learned from Touring: Douglas Coupland shares some experiences from book tours in Germany and Australia.

Copping Coupland

A YouTube video of the author in action -- almost

Want to see some Coupland-inspired footage? Here's your chance.

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What You Need to Read

What Coupland has written

Here are all the books you need to get up to speed with Coupland's work

Eleanor Rigby: A Novel

by: Douglas Coupland

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Terry: Terry Fox and His Marathon of Hope

by: Douglas Coupland

Amazon Price: $17.90 (as of 11/15/2009)
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Souvenir of Canada

by: Douglas Coupland

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Souvenir of Canada 2

by: Douglas Coupland

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Hey Nostradamus! : A Novel

by: Douglas Coupland

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Girlfriend in a Coma

by: Douglas Coupland

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Microserfs

by: Douglas Coupland

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Miss Wyoming

by: Douglas Coupland

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City of Glass: Doug Coupland's Vancouver

by: Douglas Coupland

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School Spirit

by: Douglas Coupland

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 11/15/2009)
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All Families are Psychotic: A Novel

by: Douglas Coupland

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Life After God

by: Douglas Coupland

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Shampoo Planet

by: Douglas Coupland

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Lara's Book--Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenon

by: Douglas Coupland, Kip Ward

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Polaroids from the Dead

by: Douglas Coupland

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Microserfs

by: Douglas Coupland

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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

by: Douglas Coupland

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Additional Authors

Other related writers

When I think about Coupland and his work, I also tend to think about these writers.

Jay McInerney: Like Coupland's Generation X, McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City helped define a generation -- and somewhat pigeonhole the author.
Douglas Rushkoff: Similarly academinc at times, Rushkoff's primary connection might be found in Exit Strategy. Strike that: Rushkoff edited The GenX Reader!
Jim Munroe: And not just because he's Canadian.

Other Books of Interest

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Coupland doesn't necessarily make me think of these specific authors -- or vice versa -- but the books do have a certain resonance with his work

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Arend-Jan Arend-Jan Jun 13, 2006 @ 4:40 am

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