Diaries and Prose by Jim Carroll

Updated 11 August 2009

The Petting Zoo - Prep Guide!
Published: soon!
By: Jim Carroll
Publishers: Viking Penguin
Carroll has been working on his first novel, The Petting Zoo (working title), for many years, and it is due to hit bookstores soon. This "prep guide" is a list of books to whet your appetite and maybe enhance your reading experience when the book is finally published.

The Basketball Diaries
Published: 1978, 1980, 1987, 1995, 1998
By: Jim Carroll
Publishers: Tombouctou (1978); Bantam (1980); Penguin (1987, 1995, 1998); Faber & Faber (1987)
Description: The Basketball Diaries is Carroll's most famous work, his actual diary from the ages of 12 to 15. The book has been released (in English) by four publishers so far and has appeared with six different covers (the 1995 edition is a film tie-in that features Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover). The Tombouctou edition is rare. It has also been translated into several languages.

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Also available as an audio book and in translation.

Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries, 1971-1973
Published: 1987, 1997
By: Jim Carroll
Publisher: Penguin Books
Description: Forced Entries is sort of a sequel to The Basketball Diaries, picking up at Carroll's 20th birthday.

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Also available in translation.

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