Blake Butler
Actually, 'The Great Gatsby' Is Trash
Contrary to popular belief, the book isn't so great or novel, although it sure is American.
This Bike Poet Delivers Dreams to Your Doorstep
For $45, Mathias Svalina's Dream Delivery Service will bring you custom-written poems straight from his subconscious.
The 22 Best Books I Read in 2016
These books helped keep my brain sane amid a year of near-complete fuckery.
Being a Professional 'Hearthstone' Gamer Is Harder Than It Looks
We talked to the professional gamer known as Kripparrian to find out how he regularly live-beats the shit out of noobs and other pros alike.
Throwing Confetti in Death's Face with Author Derek McCormack
McCormack wrote his new book, 'The Well-Dressed Wound,' while battling cancer. "The book had to save me, or show me a way that I could be saved," he said.
Three Books Blurring the Borders of Memory and Reality
Lately I've been finding it hard to trust what I read unless it makes an attempt at caving in the borders between the page and the world beyond.
John Keene’s 'Counternarratives’ Rewires History with Imagination
We spoke to the author about his vividly imagined and vitally timed collection, 'Counternarratives.'
‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever’ Is the End of an Era, but Its Creators Didn't Want it to End
We spoke to creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro about our favorite surrealist anarchic animated show starring a meatball, a milkshake, and a box of fries.
Three Short, Savage Books You Have to Read
'McGlue,' 'The Dig,' and 'Love Hotel' are three feverish novels where the only things that seem for certain are fear and death.
Underappreciated Masterpieces: Mary Robison's 'Why Did I Ever' (2001)
Writer Blake Butler's ongoing excavation into lesser-known literary masterpieces continues with this glorious novel-in-parts.
Andrew James Weatherhead Proves You Don’t Have to Share Every Single Thing That Comes Into Your Mind
Andrew James Weatherhead is my everything and he has a new book.
Ubu Publishes the Unpublishable
Writer Blake Butler's guide to some of the most gloriously and perversely unpublishable texts you can read for free online at UbuWeb.