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Catalog of Neil Peart's writing

Below is a catalog of Neil Peart's writing, from 1976 to present. At this point this list is not exhaustiveonly what I could find online. In addition, for some of Neil's unfinished stories referenced in Roadshow, I guessed on the dates starting in 1976, when Neil bought a typewriter to begin his writing hobby.

If you know of other articles written by Neil Peart that are not included here, please send me an e-mail.

Online Source key: AO=andrewolson.com; CX1 = Cygnus-x1.net; PW=Power Windows; NEP = NeilPeart.net, AMZN = Amazon.com

Here's a link to an Excel file if you want to sort the columns yourself.

You can click most of the articles to view them online.

Year Article Date Type Original Source Online Source
1976 2112 Tourbook Intro fiction tourbook CX1
1976 2112: Neil first fiction writing experiment (unfinished, referenced in Roadshow, p-16) fiction unfinished
1977 A Farewell to Kings Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1977 A Farewell to Kings Tour Book - A Rush Primer memoir tourbook CX1
1977 Pawnshop Guitar (unfinished, referenced in Roadshow, p-16) fiction unfinished
1978 Green Pastures (unfinished, referenced in Roadshow, p-17) fiction unfinished
1979 Hemispheres Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1979 Hemispheres Tour Book - Behind the Scenes introduction tourbook CX1
1979 Wesley Emerson Stories (unfinished, referenced in Roadshow, p-17) fiction unfinished
1980 Permanent Waves Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1980 Permanent Waves Tour Book - Personal Waves - The Story of an Album introduction tourbook CX1
1981 Rock Groups Hardly Satanic Jul-81 Letter Daily Texan PW
1981 For Whom The Bus Rolls Oct-81 Rush Backstage Club PW
1981 Moving Pictures Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1981 Moving Pictures Tour Book - A Rush Newsreel introduction tourbook CX1
1982 Notes on the Making of Moving Pictures Dec-82 drums Modern Drummer PW
1982 Signals Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1983 Thrice Told Tales Rush Unknown PW
1983 Signals Tour Book - Stories from Signals introduction tourbook CX1
1984 Grace Under Pressure Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1984 Grace Under Pressure Tour Book - Pressure Release introduction tourbook CX1
1985 Power Windows Backstage Club Jul-85 Rush Backstage Club PW
1985 25 Questions Dec-85 Rush Backstage Club PW
1985 Power Windows Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1985 Power Windows Tour Book - Looking Through Power Windows introduction tourbook CX1
1985 Riding the Golden Lion (excerpt, privately published) travel, memoir, privately published book - non-fiction PW
1987 A Real Job Feb-87 drums Modern Drummer PW
1987 The Quest For New Drums May-87 drums Modern Drummer AO
1987 Here's to the Winners (Drum Giveaway Contest) Oct-87 drumming Modern Drummer PW
1987 Hold Your Fire Tour Book - Fireworks introduction tourbook CX1
1987 The Orient Express (privately published) travel, memoir, privately published book - non-fiction PW
1988 Creating The Drum Part Aug-88 drums Modern Drummer PW
1988 Rush - A Show of Hands - Backstage Club Newsletter Sep-88 Rush Backstage Club PW
1988 Hold Your Fire Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1988 Pedals Over the Pyranees (or Spain and Spokes and Trains) (excerpt, privately published) travel, memoir, privately published book - non-fiction PW
1988 Raindance Over the Rockies (privately published) travel, memoir, privately published book - non-fiction PW
1988 The African Drum (privately published) travel, memoir, privately published book - non-fiction PW
1989 Presto Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1989 A Show of Hands, The Video Concert Linernotes insert videotape PW
1990 Rush - Presto - Backstage Club Newsletter Mar-90 backstage Backstage Club PW
1990 Roll the Bones Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1990 Presto Tour Book - Scissors, Paper, Stone introduction tourbook CX1
1990 The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa (privately published, first edition) travel, memoir, privately published book - non-fiction PW
1991 Rush - Roll the Bones - Backstage Club Newsletter Oct-91 backstage Backstage Club PW
1991 Roll the Bones Tour Book - Row the Boats introduction tourbook CX1
1992 Letter of thanks to fans Oct-92 drumming Modern Drummer PW
1992 Counterparts Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1994 Rush - Counterparts - Backstage Club Newsletter Jan-94 backstage Backstage Club PW
1994 A Port Boy's Story  Jun-94 memoir St. Catherines Standard PW
1994 Drumbeats fiction Shock Rock II PW
1994 Counterparts Tour Book - Reflections in a Wilderness of Mirrors introduction tourbook CX1
1995 Into Africa Apr-95 travel Maclean's NEP
1995 Starting Over Nov-95 drums Modern Drummer PW
1996 Canadian Conquistadors… Scooter Trash Rockin' the Aztecs Jun-96 travel, motorcycling Motorcycle Tour & Travel NEP
1996 Letter on the World-Wide GossipNet Aug-96 drumming Modern Drummer PW
1996 Chasing Some Midnight Rays Apr-06 travel, motorcycling Cycle Canada NEP
1996 Test for Echo Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
1996 Test for Echo Tour Book - Official Guidebook and User Manual introduction tourbook CX1
1996 The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa (publicly published, Pottersfield press, second edition) travel, memoir, publicly published book - non-fiction AMZN
1997 American Echoes: Landscape with Drums (unfinished, referenced in Roadshow, p-19) travel memoir unfinished
2002 Vapor Trails Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
2002 Vapor Trails Tour Book - Behind the Fire introduction tourbook CX1
2002 Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road (publicly published, ECW Press) travel, memoir, publicly published book - non-fiction AMZN
2003 Neil Peart Speaks With Zildjian Jan-03 drumming Zildjian online PW
2003 Flying Down To Rio, Leaving Vapor Trails Behind Oct-03 rush DVD PW
2004 A Motorcycle Journey To Meductic Jan-04 drumming Sabian Newsbeat Mag PW
2004 Feedback Linernotes Jun-05 rush CD  
2004 30th Anniversary Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
2004 The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa (publicly published, third edition, ECW Press) travel, memoir, publicly published book - non-fiction AMZN
2004 Traveling Music: Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times (pubicly published, ECW Press) travel, memoir, publicly published book - non-fiction AMZN
2005 News Weather and Sports - July 2005 Jul-05 blog neilpeart.net NEP
2005 Works on Paper, A Life Measured Out in Tour Books Nov-05 rush The Complete Tourbooks 1977 - 2004 PW
2006 My Laurentian Soulscape Feb-06 memoir Canadian Magazine NEP
2006 Introduction to Kevin J. Anderson's Landscapes Mar-06 introduction Landscapes book PW
2006 News Weather and Sports - April 2006 Apr-06 blog neilpeart.net NEP
2006 Soloing in the Shadows of Giants Apr-06 drumming Modern Drummer NEP
2006 News Weather and Sports - June 2006 Jun-06 blog neilpeart.net NEP
2006 Neil's Letter Of Thanks #2 Oct-06 letter Modern Drummer PW
2006 At the Gate of the Year Dec-06 blog neilpeart.net NEP
2006 Roadshow: Landscape With Drums, A Concert Tour By Motorcycle (publicly published, hardcover, Rounder Books) travel, memoir, publicly published book - non-fiction AMZN
2007 The Count of Words Mar-07 blog, rush neilpeart.net NEP
2007 Motorcyclist Magazine: Roadshow Excerpt + Peart's Picks sidebar May-07 travel, motorcycling Motorcyclist NEP
2007 That's the Way We Roll Jul-07 blog, travel, memoir, rush neilpeart.net NEP
2007 Every Road Has Its Toll Aug-07 blog, travel, memoir, rush neilpeart.net NEP
2007 The Drums of Snakes & Arrows - What Went Into What Came Out Aug-07 drumming Modern Drummer NEP
2007 Shunpikin' it Old Skool Sep-07 blog, travel, memoir, rush neilpeart.net NEP
2007 Haste Ye Back Nov-07 blog, travel, memoir, rush neilpeart.net NEP
2007 The Hour of Arrival Dec-07 blog, travel, memoir, rush neilpeart.net NEP
2007 Snakes & Arrows Tour Book - Equipment List drumming tourbook AO
2007 Snakes & Arrows Tourbook - Prize Every Time introduction tourbook CX1
2007 Roadshow: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle (publicly published, Paperback, Rounder Books) travel, memoir, publicly published book - non-fiction AMZN