Blake Butler (author)
Blake Butler (born 1979) is an American writer.
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[edit] Books
Butler is the author of the novella Ever, released in January 2009 by Calamari Press, and the novel-in-stories Scorch Atlas, from Featherproof Books.[1] His book There Is No Year and Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia were both published in 2011 by Harper Perennial.
[edit] Commentary on his works
Publisher's Weekly has called him "an endlessly surprising, funny, and subversive writer".[2] About There Is No Year, Library Journal says, "This artfully crafted, stunning piece of nontraditional literature is recommended for contemporary literature fans looking for something out of the ordinary. Butler integrates unusual elements into his novel, such as interview-style monologs and in later chapters poetry-like stanzas. Also recommended for students of literature, psychology, and philosophy, as the distinctive writing style and creative insight into the minds of one family deserve analysis.[3] Kirkus Reviews says, "For those who like their prose fresh out of a cleaner and more traditional wellspring, Blake's writing can prove tedious at best and arduous at worst. But for those who lean toward writing that is more visceral, taxing or outright demanding of the reader, this might be the right cup of tea..."[4]
[edit] Blogs, journals and stories
Butler edits the literature blog HTML Giant, and two journals: Lamination Colony, and concurrently with co-editor Ken Baumann, No Colony. His other writing has appeared in The Believer, Unsaid, Fence, Willow Springs, The Lifted Brow, Opium Magazine, Gigantic and Black Warrior Review. His writing has been shortlisted for Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has published more than one hundred stories in magazine and journals, both online and in print.[citation needed]In addition, Butler's "Insomnia Door" won an &NOW award in 2009 and was published in The &NOW Awards: The Best Innovative Writing.
[edit] Bibliography
- Ever (novella) (Calamari Press, 2009)
- Scorch Atlas (novel-in-stories) (Featherproof Books, 2010)
- There Is No Year (novel) (Harper Perennial, 2011)
- Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia (memoir) (Harper Perennial, 2011)
[edit] References
- ^ Scorch Atlas by Blake Butler, Featherproof Books 2009
- ^ 2010. "There Is No Year." Publishers Weekly 257, no. 50: 27. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed June 17, 2011).
- ^ Funk, Jennifer. 2011. "There Is No Year." Library Journal 136, no. 2: 50. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed June 17, 2011).
- ^ 2011. "THERE IS NO YEAR." Kirkus Reviews 79, no. 1: 1. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed June 17, 2011).
[edit] External links
- Butler's weblog "Gilles Deleuze Committed Suicide and So Will Dr. Phil"
- weblog "HTMLGiant"
- "The diarrheic, incomprehensible, foul, ridiculous prose of author Blake Butler" Profile in Creative Loafing, April 28, 2011
- interview at Powell's books small press weblog april 30, 2009
- Butler at Featherproof Books
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- The &NOW AWARDS: The Best Innovative Writing (Volume 1)
- &Now Festival
