Books

Butler is the author of the novella Ever, released in January 2009 by Calamari Press

Calamari Press

Calamari Press is an American small-press book publishing company, founded in 2003 by Derek White. It started as an outlet for White's own home-brewed chapbooks and collaborations of art, visual poetry and prose, and the literary magazine Sleepingfish. Early collaborators included Carlos M...

, and the novel-in-stories Scorch Atlas, from Featherproof Books

Featherproof books

Featherproof Books is a small, independent publisher working out of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 2005 by Jonathan Messinger and Zach Dodson. They publish perfect bound novels, short story collections and other works, and provide "mini-books" containing short stories and novellas for free...

. His book There Is No Year was published in 2011.

Commentary on his works

Publisher's Weekly has called him "an endlessly surprising, funny, and subversive writer". About There Is No Year, Library Journal

Library Journal

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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. Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

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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..."

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

The Believer (magazine)

The Believer is a United States literary magazine that also covers other arts and general culture. Founded and designed in 2003 by the writer and publisher Dave Eggers, it is edited by Vendela Vida, Heidi Julavits and Ed Park...

, Unsaid, Fence, Willow Springs, The Lifted Brow

The Lifted Brow

The Lifted Brow is a bimonthly Australian magazine that originated in Brisbane and is now produced from Melbourne..Primarily a literary journal, it also publishes art, comics, and music; it has been considered "uncategorisable"...

, Opium Magazine

Opium Magazine

Opium is a journal featuring fiction, comics, poetry and humor. Founded by Todd Zuniga, Opium Magazine first appeared online in 2001 and in print in 2005. Opium Magazine features many notable writers and artists including Etgar Keret, Aimee Bender, Tao Lin, David Gaffney, Davis Schneiderman,...

, Gigantic

Gigantic (magazine)

Gigantic is an American literary journal that publishes fiction, art and interviews. In particular, it focuses on short prose or flash fiction. Print issues also have included a special poetry section entitled "The Seizure State," curated by celebrated American poet Joe Wenderoth. It publishes...

and Black Warrior Review

Black Warrior Review

The Black Warrior Review is an American literary magazine founded in 1974 and based at the University of Alabama. Work appearing in BWR has been anthologized in the Pushcart Prize collection, The Best American Short Stories , Best American Poetry, New Stories from the South. The Spring 1978 issue...

. His writing has been shortlisted for Best American Nonrequired Reading

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007, a volume in The Best American Nonrequired Reading series, was edited by Dave Eggers and introduced by Sufjan Stevens.- Works included :-External links:*...

. He has published more than one hundred stories in magazine and journals, both online and in print.In addition, Butler's "Insomnia Door" won an &NOW award in 2009 and was published in The &NOW Awards: The Best Innovative Writing.

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
  Creative Loafing
  CL Inc. is the Tampa, Florida-based publisher of three city newsweeklies and their associated websites. Each of the papers focuses on local news, politics, arts and entertainment, and restaurants...
  
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• interview at Powell's books small press weblog april 30, 2009
• Butler at Featherproof Books
• http://thefastertimes.com/writersonwriting/2009/09/22/a-ribbon-of-language-blake-butler-and-michael-kimball-talk-about-acoustics/
• The &NOW AWARDS: The Best Innovative Writing (Volume 1)
• &Now Festival