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Cormac McCarthy

A subreddit for the American author and playwright Cormac McCarthy, author of The Road, Blood Meridian, Suttree, and the Border Trilogy. Photo Avatar Sculpture By Erik Ebeling (https://www.instagram.com/erikebelingart/)

53k subscribers168 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)144 authors / mosince 2012

r/cormacmccarthy has 53k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 168 posts a month from 144 people. Top topics: Book Editions, Used Bookstores and Reading Updates.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202652k
Growing52k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−10%vs Sep 2025 · +15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026168
QuieterPeaked at 527 in Jun 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cormacmccarthy

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Book Editions0.4%
  2. Used Bookstores0.2%
  3. Reading Updates0.2%
  4. Movie Trailers0.2%
  5. Old Books & Literature0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Spotify
  3. Buzzsprout
  4. Kobo
  5. IMDb

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research