October 2014 - Andrew Blackman

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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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A Virtual Love¹⁴
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Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 20: The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero: “Oh, thanks for the recommendation! Sounds like a wonderful book. It’s interesting that there’s a chapter on Borges even though…” Jun 26, 10:12
Marcie McCauley on Borges Marathon, Part 20: The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero: “I must have read this story, but I didn’t remember that they were the same person! (Maybe I will become…” Jun 25, 19:00
Andrew Blackman on The Reality of Anti-Fascism: “Yes, I suppose this was written shortly after the storming of the Capitol, which at the time I naively assumed…” Jun 25, 18:23
Gus Gonzalez on Man on Pink Corner: Borges Marathon, Part 8: “Borges takes the raw violence of a knife fight and turns it into a meditation on cowardice, performance, and myth-making.…” Jun 24, 21:54
Emma on The Reality of Anti-Fascism: “Written four years ago. How things have changed since this billet. We were in denial that the Agent Orange could…” Jun 23, 20:52

Andrew Blackman

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Month: October 2014

Under the Tripoli Sky by Kamal Ben Hameda

Latest UK book stats

Reading³⁸²

Thinking¹⁹³

Literary events⁶⁵

Living⁴¹

The writing process³⁴

On the Holloway Road³¹

Published work²²

A Virtual Love¹⁴

Travel¹³

Uncategorized⁷

Monday Morning Inspiration #12

The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain

“t zero” by Italo Calvino

The Politicians by Don Walther