Books by Blake Butler

300,000,000: A Novel

by Blake Butler

(52 reviews)

An unforgettable novel of an American suburb devastated by a fiendish madman -- the most ambitious and important work yet by "the 21st century answer to William Burroughs" (Publishers Weekly). Blake Butler's fiction has... See More

There Is No Year: A Novel

by Blake Butler

(42 reviews)

"Butler is an original force who is fearless with form... [an] inventive and deeply promising young author." -- Time Out New York "[Butler's] sentences... twist and evolve, and there's a perverse joy that comes from... See More

Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia

by Blake Butler

(1 review)

One of the most acclaimed young voices of his generation, Blake Butler now offers his first work of nonfiction: a deeply candid and wildly original look at the phenomenon of insomnia. Invoking scientific data, historical... See More

Sky Saw

by Blake Butler

(12 reviews)

"If there's a more thoroughly brilliant and exciting new writer than Blake Butler... well, there just isn't."—Dennis Cooper "Blake Butler, mastermind and visionary, has sneaked up and drugged the American novel."—Ben... See More

Scorch Atlas

by Blake Butler

(59 reviews)

In this striking novel-in-stories, a series of strange apocalypses have hit America. Entire neighborhoods drown in mud, glass rains from the sky, birds speak gibberish, and parents of young children disappear. Millions... See More

Anatomy Courses

by Blake Butler

(13 reviews)

PRAISE FOR BLAKE BUTLER "An endlessly surprising, funny, and subversive writer." -- Publishers Weekly "If the distortion and feedback of Butler's intense riffing is too loud, you may very well be too boring." -- Globe and... See More

NANO Fiction Volume 2 Number 2

by NANO Fiction

(1 review)

NANO Fiction (print ISSN 1935-844X; digital ISSN 2160-939X) is non-profit literary journal that publishes flash fiction -- a form of short story also known as micro fiction, micro narrative, micro-story, microrrelatos... See More

Bust Down the Door and Eat All the Chickens: Issue 8

by Sam Pink

Issue #8 demonstrates why this journal has been hailed as the figurehead publication for absurd and surreal literature. Throughout these pages readers will find a man with an endless supply of money in his pockets and a nun... See More

Molly

by Blake Butler

(138 reviews)

A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. Blake Butler has changed the world of language with his mind-melting literary thrillers, and now he brings his abilities to... See More