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Blake Butler

Blake Butler
Blake Butler is the author of nine book-length works, recently including Alice Knott (Riverhead) and Aannex (Apocalypse Party), as well as the nonfictional Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia (Harper Perennial). His short fiction, interviews, reviews, and essays have appeared widely, including in The Believer, The New York Times, Bomb, Bookforum, and as an ongoing column at Vice. He recently began blogging on Substack at Dividual.


Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

“Your only job is to find a way to secure enough time to keep throwing yourself into the void.”
December 22, 2023  By Blake Butler
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