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…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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Andrew Blackman on Books I read in May 2026: “Me too! I didn’t read the description very carefully, so I didn’t realise it was so focused on her mother…” Jun 8, 10:41
Andrew Blackman on “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger: “Hey O, Thanks for commenting. I smiled at that last part: “the awkward 2nd hand embarrassment and evaluating of something…” Jun 8, 10:39
wadholloway on Books I read in May 2026: “I think Arundhati Roy is one of the greats. I’ve read The God of Small Things and The Ministry of…” Jun 7, 09:09
o. on “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger: “Oh I remember reading this book when I was 16 (17 now so not that long ago)- I wasn’t aware…” Jun 6, 17:24
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in May 2026: “Yes, I’d second that recommendation. The style is quite different from The God of Small Things, I guess partly because…” Jun 4, 12:38

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Month: October 2014

Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda

Latest UK book stats

Reading⁴⁰⁷

Thinking¹⁹⁵

Literary events⁶⁵

Living⁴¹

The writing process³⁴

On the Holloway Road³¹

Published work²²

A Virtual Love¹⁴

Travel¹³

Uncategorized⁷

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