March 2014 - Andrew Blackman

Thinking

The Future of Books: Reactive?

How would you like to read a book that reacted to your emotions, and changed its storyline to give you exactly what you wanted?…

Reading

What Sport Tells Us About Life by Ed Smith

As well as The Chinese Garden of Serenity, Vishy also sent me What Sport Tells Us About Life. Again, it was a thoughtful…

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Marcie McCauley on The Dead Man: Borges Marathon, Part 28: “Of course you will get that far: you once thought you wouldn’t’ve gotten THIS far!” Apr 8, 21:11
Marcie McCauley on Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim: “I seem to remember you read Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West at some point? or maybe you just commented about it…” Apr 8, 20:59
Andrew Blackman on The Dead Man: Borges Marathon, Part 28: “Yes, exactly! You’re right, there are plenty of Borges stories where the titles are intentionally misleading. I could probably write…” Mar 23, 20:28
Andrew Blackman on Vigil by George Saunders: “Hi Susan, Thanks for stopping by! I agree, the themes are more compelling than the characters. And yes, it might…” Mar 23, 20:26
Stefanie on The Dead Man: Borges Marathon, Part 28: “Another good story. I like how Borges’ titles often mislead. I mean, in this case, the reader will think the…” Mar 23, 16:39