Blake Butler (author)

This article is about the American writer. For the British actor, see Blake Butler.

Blake Butler (born 1979) is an American writer and editor.^[1][2] He edits the literature blog HTMLGIANT and two journals: Lamination Colony, and, with co-editor Ken Baumann, No Colony. His writing has appeared in Birkensnake, The Believer, Unsaid, Fence, Willow Springs, The Lifted Brow, Opium Magazine, Gigantic and Black Warrior Review.^[3] He also wrote a regular column for Vice magazine.^[4]

Blake Butler
Born	1979 (age 45–46)
Occupation	Writer editor
Nationality	American
Education	Georgia Tech Bennington College (MFA)
Spouse	Molly Brodak ​ ​ (m. 2017; died 2020)​ Megan Boyle ​ (m. 2022)​
Website
blakebutler.org

Butler attended Georgia Tech, where he majored in multimedia design. He went on to Bennington College for his Master of Fine Arts.^[5] He was married to poet and memoirist Molly Brodak from 2017 until her death in 2020.^[6] Since 2022 he has been married to writer Megan Boyle.^[7]

Commentary on his work

Publishers Weekly has called Butler "an endlessly surprising, funny, and subversive writer".^[8] Of There Is No Year, Library Journal wrote, "This artfully crafted, stunning piece of nontraditional literature is recommended for contemporary literature fans looking for something out of the ordinary. ... 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.^[9] Kirkus Reviews wrote, "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".^[10]

Bibliography

• Ever (novella) (Calamari Press, 2009)
• Scorch Atlas (novel-in-stories) (Featherproof Books, 2010)
• There Is No Year (novel) (Harper Perennial, 2011)^{[11][12][13][14][15]}
• Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia (memoir) (Harper Perennial, 2011)^[16][17]
• Sky Saw (novel) (Tyrant Books, 2012)^[18]
• One (novel) (Roof Books, 2012)^[19]
• 300,000,000 (novel) (Harper Perennial, 2014)^[20]
• Alice Knott (novel) (Penguin Random House, 2020)^[21]
• Aannex (novel) (Apocalypse Party, 2022)^[22]
• Molly (memoir) (Archway Editions, 2023)^[23]
• UXA.GOV (novel) (Inside the Castle, 2024)^[24]
• Void Corporation (novel) (reissue of Alice Knott) (Archway Editions, 2024)^[25]