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.

My Private Property
Mary Ruefle
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
Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh
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
Bad Eminence
James Greer
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
Please Report Your Bug Here
Josh Riedel
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
Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
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
A Working Life
Eileen Myles
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
Travels with My Aunt: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Graham Greene
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
The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family
Joshua Cohen
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
Couplets: A Love Story
Maggie Millner
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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Philosophy: Who Needs It
Ayn Rand
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