October 2014 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda

Peirene Press is known for publishing contemporary European literature in translation, but its latest offering takes us a little further afield, to Tripoli in…

Latest UK book stats

Came across some interesting stats on UK book sales in the latest issue of The Author magazine from the Society of Authors, and…

Reading⁴¹⁵
Thinking¹⁹⁵
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Perryestate on The House of Asterion: Borges Marathon, Part 33: “I love how Borges turns a familiar monster story on its head. The Minotaur’s loneliness makes Theseus’s supposedly heroic act…” Sep 16, 15:57
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 2: The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro: “Hey Silvia, It’s great to get your comments on my Borges posts, and don’t worry about the grammar at all!…” Sep 11, 09:38
Andrew Blackman on Borges marathon, part 1: The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell: “Hey Silvia, It’s wonderful to hear that you’re reading the stories! Please let me know what you think of them…” Sep 11, 09:35
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “It’s strange to me how the publishing world is still so rigidly demarcated. I sometimes get excited about books that…” Sep 11, 09:29
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “I hadn’t heard of her before reading this, but will be on the lookout for more of her work now.” Sep 11, 09:25

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Month: October 2014

Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda

Latest UK book stats

Reading⁴¹⁵

Thinking¹⁹⁵

Literary events⁶⁵

Living⁴¹

The writing process³⁴

On the Holloway Road³¹

Published work²²

A Virtual Love¹⁴

Travel¹³

Uncategorized⁸

Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis: Book Review

“The Paperchase” by Marcel Theroux

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