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Books like Tender Buttons

24 books recommended for fans of Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein, tied together by themes of Puns & Wordplay, Anthologies (multiple authors), Women Authors, and Form.

Puns & Wordplay Anthologies (multiple authors) Women Authors Form House & Home Humor Poetry

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Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Tender Buttons.

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Women Authors • Form

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • House & Home

The Wreckage of My Presence Essays

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Themes: Anthologies (multiple authors) • Women Authors • Form

Uncle Shelby’s Abz Book: A Primer for Adults Only

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Women Authors • Humor

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

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Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#12

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Themes: Anthologies (multiple authors) • Form • Humor

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The Mermaid Is Unimpressed

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#14

Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks of Later Life

Judith Viorst

Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#15

The Art of Job Hunting

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#16

The Random House Treasury of Humorous Verse

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Themes: Anthologies (multiple authors) • Form • Humor

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Complete Poems

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#18

Doggedly Onward A Life in Poems

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Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#19

I’m Too Young To Be Seventy And Other Delusions

Judith Viorst

Themes: Women Authors • Form • Humor

#20

The Sixth Form Poet Deep Thoughts and Wise Words

Summersdale

Themes: Anthologies (multiple authors) • Form • Humor

#21

The Little Book of Dad Perfect Words for Awesome Dads

Orange Hippo

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

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The Little Green Book of Irish Wisdom

Dermot McEvoy

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

#23

… and Then You Die of Dysentery Lessons in Adulting from the Oregon Trail

Lauren Reeves

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

#24

Big Book of Wordsearches 6: 300 Themed Wordsearches (Collins Wordsearches)

Collins Puzzles

Themes: Puns & Wordplay • Form • Humor

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Puns & Wordplay, Anthologies (multiple authors), Women Authors — the same threads that run through Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein. Among the authors featured: Hailey Leithauser, Jay Catsby, Casey Wilson, Shel Silverstein, and others.