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Mat Johnson

Born

in Philadelphia, PA, The United States

August 19, 1970

Website

http://www.matjohnson.info/

Twitter

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

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Mat Johnson is an American writer of literary fiction who works in both prose and the comics format. In 2007, he was named the first USA James Baldwin Fellow by United States Artists.

Johnson was born and raised in the Germantown and Mount Airy communities in Philadelphia.

His mother is African American and his father is Irish Catholic. He attended Greene Street Friends School, West Chester University, University of Wales, Swansea, and ultimately received his B.A. from Earlham College. In 1993 he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Johnson received his M.F.A. from Columbia University School of the Arts (1999).

Johnson has taught at Rutgers University, Columbia University, Bard College, and The Callaloo Journal Writers Retreat. He is no ...more

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Mat Johnson’s books

Average rating: 3.66 · 16,001 ratings · 2,446 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pym 3.60 avg rating — 4,267 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving Day 3.54 avg rating — 3,988 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incognegro by Mat Johnson, Warren Pleece (Artist) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,471 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Things 3.53 avg rating — 1,533 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hellblazer: Papa Midnite by Mat Johnson, Tony Akins (Illustrator), Dan Green (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story by Mat Johnson, Simone Gane (Illustrator) 3.25 avg rating — 571 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incognegro: Renaissance by Mat Johnson, Warren Pleece (Illustrator), Clem Robins (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drop: A Novel 3.47 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting in Harlem 3.88 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right State by Mat Johnson, Andrea Mutti (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 2.84 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Mat Johnson

Incognegro Graphic Novels (5 books)
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Mat Johnson,

Warren Pleece (Artist)

4.01 avg rating — 3,843 ratings

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An English Trilogy by François Rivière

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Murder Book: A Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

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Incognegro: Renaissance by Mat Johnson

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The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery, Vol. 1: From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø by Russ Kick

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Literary Fiction ...: Heidi Durrow, Mat Johnson, Danzy Senna in NYT Article On Mixed-Race Authors & Artists	2	45	Jul 15, 2011 07:40AM
Literary Fiction ...: Discussion: Pym	112	123	Aug 11, 2011 07:35PM
Literary Fiction ...: Coming Attractions - 2011	52	135	Dec 27, 2011 10:34PM
Literary Fiction ...: Favorite Reads 0f 2011	23	121	Jan 12, 2012 08:52PM
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