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James Butler-Gruett Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writer | @ArizonaMFA alum | Writing in @havehadhavehad, @poetry_london @On_The_Seawall, @EL_DIAGRAM, and others.

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Book Cover for: My Private Property, Mary Ruefle

My Private Property

Mary Ruefle
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

teaching "my private property" by mary ruefle to high school sophomores, and theyre completely disgusted by it lol

Paperback, 2017

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

I wrote about the new Ottessa Moshfegh novel (and Coleridge, Matthew Lewis, Gunna, and stimulants) for @On_The_Seawall. https://www.ronslate.com/on-lapvona-a-novel-by-ottessa-moshfegh/

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bad Eminence, James Greer

Bad Eminence

James Greer
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

Amazing: in Bad Eminence by James Greer, he includes a musical duo no one's heard of, and when you look them up, there's a secret soundtrack to the novel on Spotify(!) https://t.co/GyK42tEJzI

Hardcover, 2022

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Please Report Your Bug Here, Josh Riedel

Please Report Your Bug Here

Josh Riedel
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

Congratulations to my old MFA workshop mate @joshriedel on the publication of his new novel, PLEASE REPORT YOUR BUG HERE! Very excited for you, man. Onward!

Paperback, 2024

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen

Crossroads

Jonathan Franzen
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

Top five books I finished this year: "Excellent Women" by Barbara Pym "Zuleika Dobson" by Max Beerbohm "Clairvoyant of the Small: The Life of Robert Walser" by Susan Bernofsky "Bad Eminence" by James Greer "Crossroads" by Jonathan Franzen

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Working Life, Eileen Myles

A Working Life

Eileen Myles
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

I wrote about the great new @EileenMyles collection for @On_The_Seawall https://t.co/5hQwyyA29G

Hardcover, 2023

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Travels with My Aunt: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), Graham Greene

Travels with My Aunt: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Graham Greene
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

Perfect opening paragraph to a comedic novel, from Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt: https://t.co/aHaYQMP1gA

Paperback, 2004

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family, Joshua Cohen

The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family

Joshua Cohen
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

For my first post on Substack, I wrote about the new Joshua Cohen novel, "The Netanyahus," how it fits into the recent crop of campus novels by @blgtylr, Lucy Ives, and Elif Batuman--and all in the form of a campus tour. https://t.co/hASk6XeNkQ

Paperback, 2021

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Couplets: A Love Story, Maggie Millner

Couplets: A Love Story

Maggie Millner
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

I reviewed the new Maggie Millner book, Couplets, for the great people at @On_The_Seawall. https://t.co/2ZSzEpB7l1 https://t.co/PNWklkCgmP https://t.co/w5iMNez28Q

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Book Cover for: Philosophy: Who Needs It, Ayn Rand

Philosophy: Who Needs It

Ayn Rand
James Butler-GruettJames Butler-Gruett

Say what you want about her politics and philosophy, but the fact remains that Ayn Rand wrote while blitzed on speed and wearing evening gowns. https://t.co/rXAGEGWoXx

Paperback, Mass Market, 1984

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book