Miranda July

Miranda July is a writer, filmmaker and artist. Her debut novel, The First Bad Man, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and her collection of stories, No One Belongs Here More Than You, won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Her writing has appeared in the Paris Review, Harper’s and the New Yorker. July lives in Los Angeles.

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All Fours by Miranda July cover

The First Bad Man by Miranda July cover

The First Bad Man

No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July cover

No One Belongs Here More Than You

“If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rather than the trying to have?”

The First Bad Man

“Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can’t see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees”

No One Belongs Here More Than You