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Miranda July

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Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography, Gay & Lesbian

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Miranda July (born February 15, 1974) is a performance artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, after having lived for many years in Portland, Oregon. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with a high school friend called "Snarla."

Miranda July was born in Barre, Vermont, the daughter of Lindy Hough and Richard Grossinger. Her parents, who taught at Goddard College at the time, are both writers. In 1974 they founded North Atlantic Books, a publisher of alternative health, martial arts, and spiritual titles. Miranda was encouraged to work on her short fiction by author and friend ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 318,389 ratings · 40,936 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors
All Fours
3.42 avg rating — 198,108 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions
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Lincoln in the Bardo
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No One Belongs Here More Th...
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The First Bad Man
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It Chooses You
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The Boy from Lam Kien
4.06 avg rating — 244 ratings — published 2005
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Something That Needs Nothing
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Kajillionaire
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“All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.”
― Miranda July, It Chooses You
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“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you.”
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“What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You
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Polls

What book would you like to read for our July 2024 Group Read? The theme is Road Trip.

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
(high fantasy, classics, adventure)
 
  28 votes 28.6%

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
(historical fiction, adventure, coming of age)
 
  20 votes 20.4%

The Maze Runner byJames Dashner
(young adult, dystopian, science fiction)
 
  13 votes 13.3%

November Road by Lou Berney
(historical fiction, thriller, crime)
 
  7 votes 7.1%

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño
(literary fiction, Latin America, classics)
 
  7 votes 7.1%

Together We Will Go by J. Michael Straczynski
(mental health, romance, travel)
 
  7 votes 7.1%

 
  6 votes 6.1%

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
(young adult, mystery, romance)
 
  4 votes 4.1%

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
(romance, LGBTQIA+, contemporary)
 
  3 votes 3.1%

All Fours by Miranda July
(literary fiction, LGBTQIA+, humor)
 
  3 votes 3.1%

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